Winsomer

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

  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.]
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     1. Cheerful; merry; gay; light-hearted.
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              Misled by ill example, and a winsome nature.
                                                    --Jeffrey.
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     2. Causing joy or pleasure; gladsome; pleasant.
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              Still plotting how their hungry ear
              That winsome voice again might hear.  --Emerson.
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