winsomely
In appealing manner
Winsomely means in a charming, appealing, or engagingly innocent manner.
Someone who smiles winsomely does so with a sweetness that draws others in: She winsomely tilted her head and asked for another cookie.
The word suggests an attractiveness that's guileless rather than calculated—closer to endearing than seductive.
Arousing fondness or affection
- sweetlyIn a pleasing way
- enchantingDelightfully attractive, spellbinding
- captivatingDeeply holding one's attention
- disarmingAllaying suspicion through warmth
beguiling · fetching · alluring · bewitching · appealing · engaging · delightful · beguilingly
Playfully mischievous in manner
- elfinSmall and sprite-like
- pixieishResembling a mischievous fairy
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
sprightly · lighthearted · coquettish · flirtatious · teasing · frolicsome · sportive · kittenish
endearing
Arousing fondness or affection
- sweetlyIn a pleasing way
- enchantingDelightfully attractive, spellbinding
- captivatingDeeply holding one's attention
disarming · beguiling · fetching · alluring · bewitching · appealing · engaging · delightful · beguilingly · entrancing
impish
Playfully mischievous in manner
- elfinSmall and sprite-like
- pixieishResembling a mischievous fairy
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
whimsical · sprightly · lighthearted · coquettish · flirtatious · teasing · frolicsome · sportive · kittenish · arch
guileless
Free from deceit
childlike · ingenuous · unspoiled · wholesome · unpretentious · sincere · genuine · trusting · wide-eyed · fresh-faced
affable
Warm and approachable
kindly · gentle · tender · warmhearted · friendly · approachable · welcoming · cordial · congenial · good-natured
winsomelyrepellently
In a revolting manner
repulsively · unattractively · off-puttingly · charmlessly · unappealingly