[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

winsome \win"some\, a. compar. winsomer; superl.
   winsomest. as. wynsum, fr. wynn joy; akin to os. wunnia,
   ohg. wunna, wunni, g. wonne, goth. wunan to rejoice in
   unwunands sad, as. wunian to dwell. ????. see win, v. t.,
   wont, a.
   1913 webster
   1. cheerful; merry; gay; light-hearted.
      1913 webster

            misled by ill example, and a winsome nature.
                                                  --jeffrey.
      1913 webster

   2. causing joy or pleasure; gladsome; pleasant.
      1913 webster

            still plotting how their hungry ear
            that winsome voice again might hear.  --emerson.
      1913 webster
see also:
winsomer winsomest win wont 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

winsome
     adj : charming in a childlike or naive way

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

109 moby thesaurus words for "winsome":
   admirable, adorable, alluring, angelic, appealing, appetizing,
   attractive, beaming, beguiling, bewitching, blandishing, blithe,
   blithesome, bright, bright and sunny, cajoling, captivating,
   caressable, catching, charismatic, charming, cheerful, cheery,
   coaxing, come-hither, coquettish, cuddlesome, delightful, dulcet,
   elated, enchanting, engaging, enravishing, enthralling, enticing,
   entrancing, eupeptic, euphoric, exalted, exciting, exhilarated,
   exotic, exquisite, fascinating, fetching, flirtatious, flushed,
   genial, glad, gladsome, glamorous, glowing, happy, heart-robbing,
   high, hopeful, hypnotic, in good spirits, in high spirits,
   interesting, intriguing, inviting, irrepressible, irresistible,
   kissable, laughing, likable, lovable, lovely, lovesome, luxurious,
   mesmeric, mouth-watering, of good cheer, optimistic, piquant,
   pleasant, prepossessing, provocative, provoquant, radiant,
   ravishing, riant, rosy, sanguine, sanguineous, seducing, seductive,
   sensuous, seraphic, siren, sirenic, smiling, sparkling,
   spellbinding, spellful, sunny, sweet, taking, tantalizing, teasing,
   tempting, thrilling, tickling, titillating, titillative,
   voluptuous, winning, witching

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