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Winsome vs Enthralling - What's the difference?

winsome | enthralling | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between winsome and enthralling

is that winsome is charming; inspiring trust and approval, especially if in an innocent manner while enthralling is exciting.

As a verb enthralling is

present participle of lang=en.

winsome

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Charming; inspiring trust and approval, especially if in an innocent manner.
    • His bedside manner was especially winsome .
  • * 1922 , (James Joyce), Chapter 13
    • Gerty MacDowell who was seated near her companions, lost in thought, gazing far away into the distance was, in very truth, as fair a specimen of winsome Irish girlhood as one could wish to see.

    Derived terms

    * winsomeness * winsomely

    Related terms

    * (l) * (l)

    enthralling

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • exciting
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 29 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Andre Santos equalised and the outstanding Theo Walcott put Arsenal ahead for the first time before Juan Mata's spectacular strike set up the finale for an enthralling encounter.}}

    Verb

    (head)