winningly
1
5.1
- adverb
- /ˈwɪnɪŋli/
:
encantadoramente
- Pete looks up at Mabel and smiles winningly.
- smiles winningly
Examples
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He always presents his ideas winningly, making it easy for others to support him.
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A young blonde, dressed all in white, leaned close, adjusted the inhaler, and smiled winningly.
Fiction book (1992) -
Lopez-Oyama smiled winningly at her.
Fiction book (1995) -
He smiled at the girl as winningly as he could.
Fiction book (1992) -
JP smiles winningly and warmly.
Fiction book (1992) -
She looked at the dust jacket where a cheeky blonde stared back winningly.
Fiction book (2001) -
Nietzsche argued a position that Roland Barthes has put most winningly and intelligibly.
Academic text (1993) -
He smiled winningly.
Fiction book (1993) -
In a winningly deft gesture, the parrot cocks its head to lift the card in its beak and wings that piece of writing into a fortune-seeking hand.
Academic text (1992) -
Though careful to point out his high IQ, the author willingly—and winningly—pokes fun at himself with unflagging humility.
Blog text (32)
Synonyms
388
1.0
In a pleasant or attractive way
233
1.0
In a way that looks or sounds very nice
21
1.8
In a very pleasant way that makes you feel happy
11
3.0
In a pleasant way that makes people like you
3
2.5
In a way that looks nice and makes people notice it
3
3.4
In a way that makes someone feel happy
3
2.3
In a way that looks nice
2
4.2
In a way that makes people like someone and feel warm towards them
2
3.8
In a way that looks pleasant and attracts people
1
4.6
In a way that attracts attention and makes people interested
1
2.1
In a way that makes people like someone or something
1
3.0
In a way that makes people like someone or something easily
1
7.4
In a smooth, confident way that charms people
1
7.3
In a charming way that makes people like you
1
6.2
In an attractive, charming way that draws positive attention
1
5.8
In a charming way that delights people and holds their attention
1
7.5
In a very beautiful and attractive way that pleases people
1
5.9
In a way that is attractive and makes people pay attention
1
7.8
In a charming way that may trick someone
In a cheerful, pleasant way that makes people smile
In a very charming, almost magical way that attracts people
Antonyms
How Charming
1
5.1
11
3.0
3
2.5
3
2.3
50
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Winningly comes from the verb win, which means 'to gain' or 'be victorious'. Think of the phrase 'to win someone's heart', so to act winningly is to charm people and 'gain' their favor.