"winsomeness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: winsomenesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English winsomnesse, wynsumnesse, from Old English wynsumness (“pleasantness, agreeableness, delight”), equivalent to winsome + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|winsomnesse}} Middle English winsomnesse, {{m|enm|wynsumnesse}} wynsumnesse, {{inh|en|ang|wynsumness|t=pleasantness, agreeableness, delight}} Old English wynsumness (“pleasantness, agreeableness, delight”), {{suf|en|winsome|ness}} winsome + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} winsomeness (countable and uncountable, plural winsomenesses)
  1. The quality of being winsome. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-winsomeness-en-noun-rVzyZKi~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

Inflected forms

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