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winsome

win suhm

  • s  charming in a childlike or naive way

  • DiCaprio has a smooth, winsome beauty, and Winslet, who at first seems bulky beside him, comes to look ravishingly ravaged by the climax.
  • His explanations all relate to his hard life as a homeless orphan in the company of his brother Salim (Mittal) and, not often enough, with the winsome, consistently abused Latika.
  • Through his camera's quiet and unblinking eye, the nation became aware of Jack Kennedy's profile, his indestructible mat of hair, his smile and the winsome and soft beauty of Jackie.
Quotes

  • Rod Roberts in Daily Times Herald
    The pope I have seen for the past three years is the Joseph Ratzinger I have known for 20 - a holy and brilliant priest who knows who he is, a master teacher with remarkable skill in explaining complex Christian doctrines and a quite winsome public... George Weigel http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Weigel&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEZSSIdNSVjJVuDp2ILwL8MNE29SA USA Today http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2008-04-07-pope-visit_N.htm&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHX61SDJtMEi07_o09YVw6G79kTMw Apr 7, 2008 110588 145189 winsome You know, there's that effervescence that's distinctive about her temperament and personality that makes her very winsome," Roberts said.
  • Lauren Myracle in Taipei Times
    In the book, the Winsome Threesome (the three girls whose instant messages constitute ttyl, ttfn and l8r, g8r) are, like, 'Who has 1,000 MySpace friends?' But it wasn't long after that I had 1,500 friends, and then 2,000,Myracle said.

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