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winsome
English
Etymology
From Middle English wynsom, winsom, winsome, winsum, wunsum (“beautiful; agreeable, gracious, pleasant; generous; of situations: favourable, propitious”), from Old English wynsum (“joyful, merry, pleasant; winsome”), from Proto-West Germanic *wunnjusam (“joyful”); synchronically analyzable as winne (“delight, joy, pleasure”) +? -some.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?w?n.s(?)m/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?w?n.s?m/
- Hyphenation: win?some
Adjective
winsome (comparative winsomer, superlative winsomest)
- Charming, engaging, winning; inspiring approval and trust, especially if in an innocent manner.
- 1847, Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights, chapter IX:
- […] lifting her winsome eyes to my face with that sort of look which turns off bad temper, even when one has all the right in the world to indulge it.
- 1847, Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights, chapter IX:
Related terms
- winly
- winne
- winsomely
- winsomeness
Translations
Further reading
- winsome (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Owenism
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magnetic
English
Alternative forms
- magnetical (dated)
- magnetick (obsolete)
Etymology
magnet +? -ic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mæ??n?t?k/
- Rhymes: -?t?k
Adjective
magnetic (comparative more magnetic, superlative most magnetic)
- Of, relating to, operating by, or caused by magnetism.
- a magnetic recorder
- Having the properties of a magnet, especially the ability to draw or pull.
- Determined by earth's magnetic fields.
- magnetic north
- the magnetic meridian
- Having an extraordinary ability to attract.
- He has a magnetic personality.
- 1611, John Donne, An Anatomy of the World—The First Anniversery
- she that had all magnetic force alone
- (archaic) Having, susceptible to, or induced by, animal magnetism.
- a magnetic sleep
Synonyms
- (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism): magnetised, magnetized
- (having the properties a magnet): attractive, repulsive
- (having an extraordinary ability to attract): appealing, attractive, charismatic, inviting, seductive
Antonyms
- (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism): antimagnetic
- (determined by earth's magnetic fields): geographic
- (having an extraordinary ability to attract): repulsive
- non-magnetic, nonmagnetic
Derived terms
Related terms
- magnet
Translations
Occitan
Adjective
magnetic m (feminine singular magnetica, masculine plural magnetics, feminine plural magneticas)
- magnetic
Further reading
- Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians, 2 edition, ?ISBN, page 617.
Romanian
Etymology
From French magnétique.
Adjective
magnetic m or n (feminine singular magnetic?, masculine plural magnetici, feminine and neuter plural magnetice)
- magnetic
Declension
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- what magnetic pole is the north pole
- what magnetic zone am i in
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