Adjective : a winsome smile. From Dictionary.com.
Hath she not beauty, hath she not wisdom, hath she not great winsomeness?. From Wordnik.com. [The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt] Reference
Yet the unusual winsomeness of his father's noble love was hard to resist. From Wordnik.com. [The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt] Reference
A frivolous spirit, instead of a joyous winsomeness, or a sweet seriousness. From Wordnik.com. [Quiet Talks on Power] Reference
Her winsomeness and her elfishness departed from her, she began to wither, she grew tense. From Wordnik.com. [The Plumed Serpent] Reference
‘You are forgiven,’ replied Helena, suddenly smiling into his face with her rare winsomeness. From Wordnik.com. [The Trespasser] Reference
Too easy to indulge you think, to easy to display a winsomeness surely meant to break the ice –. From Wordnik.com. [The Moment Flies Away] Reference
But he had such an innocent charm, an extraordinary winsomeness, that it was much more delicious than wit. From Wordnik.com. [Kangaroo] Reference
They put beautiful lights into girls 'eyes, softness into their cheeks, and winsomeness into the whole face. From Wordnik.com. [Hold Up Your Heads, Girls! : Helps for Girls, in School and Out] Reference
The Inspirer of the Word saw in it too much of worth and winsomeness to allow it to slip out of the memories of men. From Wordnik.com. [Sermons on Biblical Characters] Reference
We find that some of the winsomeness and much of the demonstrativeness and dependency of earlier childhood are gone. From Wordnik.com. [The Unfolding Life A Study of Development with Reference to Religious Training] Reference
I tried believe me I tried to suppress the shudder that ran along my spine as I read the ghastly winsomeness of Esther M. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2010-01-01] Reference
She overdid the winsomeness and never seemed truly tragic, but it's hard to know how much of this to blame on Vick's direction. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-09-01] Reference
At the thought, I patted her soft cheek with my hand, and in response she smiled up into my eyes with wondrous trust and winsomeness. From Wordnik.com. [Tales of Destiny] Reference
And what entitles Neuman to be this warden of winsomeness?. From Wordnik.com. [Heeb HQ RSS] Reference
He liked the winsomeness of light upon velvet and polished wood. From Wordnik.com. [Free Air] Reference
His winsomeness drew to him the noblest youths and fairest maidens of. From Wordnik.com. [A Handful of Stars Texts That Have Moved Great Minds] Reference
In the great street pageants, it was the beauty and winsomeness of the. From Wordnik.com. [For Whom Shakespeare Wrote] Reference
Webb's philosophy and science were no defence against her winsomeness. From Wordnik.com. [Nature's Serial Story] Reference
Is "the glare of publicity" good for her growth in grace and winsomeness?. From Wordnik.com. [The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909] Reference
So winsomeness is something distinct from beauty; something transferable, movable. From Wordnik.com. [The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller] Reference
She looked younger by years and with that unexpected winsomeness which was her charm. From Wordnik.com. [The Lady Doc] Reference
He Is indomitable in wisdom and works, in warfare and ways, in winsomeness and worship. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Business News] Reference
It needed but happiness to bring back all the winsomeness of her girlish days -- happiness!. From Wordnik.com. [The Day of Judgment] Reference
'You are forgiven,' replied Helena, suddenly smiling into his face with her rare winsomeness. From Wordnik.com. [The Trespasser] Reference
The battle assignments of life were not for the soft curves and shy winsomeness of this dainty lamb. From Wordnik.com. [Ridgway of Montana (Story of To-Day, in Which the Hero Is Also the Villain)] Reference
It's not her beautiful face, for she has a charm, a winsomeness that is hard to define or account for. From Wordnik.com. [Without a Home] Reference
The former winsomeness of her lips was still traceable in the sorrowed curves of her now ravaged mouth. From Wordnik.com. [Gänsemännchen. English] Reference
But, though her figure may not be perfect, the London work-girl takes the palm by winsomeness and grace. From Wordnik.com. [Nights in London] Reference
Nevertheless, she managed to put a great deal of winsomeness and roguishness into the rôle of the cherub. From Wordnik.com. [Gänsemännchen. English] Reference
In the years to come her beauty and winsomeness would captivate a husband, with the dowry he could give her. From Wordnik.com. [A Little Girl in Old Quebec] Reference
She had a serene beauty and winsomeness that warmed the hearts of the callers from the moment they first saw her. From Wordnik.com. [Deerfoot in The Mountains] Reference
Moreover, I trusted that Naomi by her kindness and winsomeness would make both Mrs. Crantock and Tamsin her friends. From Wordnik.com. [The Birthright] Reference
"It is a wonderful likeness, and yet I should say that it does not half express the winsomeness of your countenance.". From Wordnik.com. [The Loyalist A Story of the American Revolution] Reference
She had a pretty wit, then; a residue of gentle nurture; tender instincts and a winsomeness of manner that captivated you. From Wordnik.com. [South Wind] Reference
It was odd how few her smiles were, and droll how much sweetness -- what a sane winsomeness -- she managed to radiate without them. From Wordnik.com. [Strong Hearts] Reference
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