winningn.1
/ˈwɪnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈwɪnɪŋ/ The action of win v.1; concrete something won.† 7. Deliverance, redemption: cf. win v.1 8. Obsolete.
1. Conquest, capture, taking (of a place); also, in early use, conquered territory (= conquest n. 4). Obsolete or archaic.
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society > armed hostility > victory > [noun] > capturing
winningc1330
intaking1637
town-taking1760
capturing1800
c1330 (?a1300) Sir Tristrem (1886) l. 928 Rohand he left king Ouer al his wining þare.
1338 R. Mannyng Chron. (1810) 296 Þritti reames men tolde, þat kyng Arthur wan. He parted his wynnyng tille his men largely.
1419 in Documents Français (1847) I. 227 Thei have wonne the forsaid toun by assaulte..thorought the whiche wynninge my forsaid lord hath passage to Parys.
1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) xi. l. 577 Thow was gret caus off wynnyng off Scotland.
1577 R. Holinshed Hist. Eng. 34/2 in Chron. I Caius Iulius Cesar..determined to assay ye winning of Britain.
1627 H. Peacham Compl. Gentleman (rev. ed.) xiii. 163 Knighted at the winning of Edingborow in Scotland.
a1660 Aphorismical Discov. in J. T. Gilbert Contemp. Hist. Ireland (1879) I. 280 This noble warrior was soe eager for the wininge of that place.
1871 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest IV. xvii. 80 While the land which sent forth such goodly stores was in winning.
2. † b. Getting of money or wealth; gain, profit; money-making. Obsolete as a specific sense.† d. Profit (in general), advantage. Obsolete.
a. The action of gaining, getting, or obtaining; acquisition; †gain (in general, as opposed to loss); victory in a game or contest.With various shades of meaning, in later use restricted as in the verb.
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the mind > possession > acquisition > [noun] > something desirable or advantageous
begetOE
winningc1330
gain1576
compassment1593
the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [noun] > winning
winningc1330
obtaining1470
carrying1708
society > leisure > sport > winning, losing, or scoring > [noun] > winning or win
winningc1330
lurchingc1350
lurch1598
whitewash1834
win1862
whitewash1866
romp1919
upset1921
sweep1960
c1330 (?a1300) Sir Tristrem (1886) l. 3006 In wining and in tin Trewe to ben ay.
1362 W. Langland Piers Plowman A. v. 94 Of his leosinge I lauhwe..Ac for his wynnynge I wepe.
c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde i. 199 Swych labour as folk han yn wynnynge Of loue.
c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 403 Bi biyng or bi wynnyng in waiouring or bi sum other fre maner of geting and receyuyng.
a1513 W. Dunbar Flyting in Poems (1998) I. 200 It is nowthir wynnyng nor rewaird, Bot tinsale.
1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. James i. f. xxv To counte losse of goodes, for the richeste wynnynge.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) i. ii. 454 Least too light winning Make the prize light. View more context for this quotation
a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) ii. iii. 7 Winning will put any man into courage. View more context for this quotation
1616 Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 183 Your Honour may guess that winning of time is their chiefest aim.
1630 J. Taylor Great Eater of Kent in Wks. i. 145/2 The vnexpected winning of the wager.
1667 Leathermore: Advice conc. Gaming (1668) 10 It is not deny'd but most Gamesters have at one time or other a considerable run of winning, but..I could never hear of the Man that gave over a winner, (I mean to give over, as never to play again).
1813 W. Scott Rokeby iii. 146 Allen-a-Dale has no fleece for the spinning, Yet Allen-a-Dale has red gold for the winning.
1860 Löwenthal Morphy's Games Chess 140 Ensuring the advance of the Queen's Pawn, which is almost equivalent to the winning of the game.
1885 R. Bridges Eros & Psyche x. ix. 121 And in one winning all her woes redeem.
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society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [noun]
winninga1300
purchasec1325
lucrec1380
chevisancea1400
framing1440
lucring1574
lucrifaction1606
lucration1658
money-making1785
realization1799
money getting1836
capital formation1889
a1300 Cursor Mundi 25803 Man þou has ben to couetus Abote werlds wining fuus.
c1382 Pol. Poems (Rolls) I. 252 Mony for wynnyng wold bitraye Father and moder.
a1450 J. Myrc Instr. to Par. Priests (1868) 22/705 Vsureres that by cause of wynnyng lene her catall to her eine cristen.
a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1546) sig. N.vij Of the vnlawful winnyng of the fathers, there folowethe the iuste loss to theyr children.
c1540 J. Bellenden in tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. sig. Bijv To yair gret proffet and winning.
1568 Want of Wyse Men (Bannatyne) in R. Henryson Poems (1908) III. 172 For warldly wonyng sic walkis, quhen wysar winkis.
c1730 A. Ramsay Maltman iii He may crack of his winning, When he clears scores with me.
c. Getting by labour, earning. Obsolete exc. dialect.
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society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [noun] > earning money
winningc1400
earning1567
money earning1872
c1400 Rule St. Benet (verse) 2058 If ony woman can oght do Þat ony wining falles vnto.
1545 in Reg. Mag. Sig. Scot. 1546 757/2 Concerning the wynning of thair leving.
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the world > action or operation > advantage > [noun]
fremea700
redeeOE
noteeOE
goodOE
goodnessOE
framec1175
winc1175
bihevec1230
behoofc1275
advantagec1300
prowc1300
wellc1300
wainc1315
profita1325
bewaynec1375
vantagec1380
goodshipc1390
prewa1400
steada1400
benefice1426
vailc1430
utilityc1440
of availc1450
prevaila1460
fordeal1470
winning1477
encherishingc1480
benefit1512
booty1581
emolument1633
handhold1655
withgate1825
cui bono1836
1477 Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (Caxton) (1877) lf. 6v Yf ye do so all your lyf, it shalbe to you agrete prouffitable wynnyng.
c1480 (a1400) St. Ninian 1151 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 337 Quhat wynnyng had ȝe, þo ȝe had mycht, to sla me?
a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 37 Regairding our awin prevat wining mair nor the weillfair of the realme.
3. concrete. That which is won; a thing or amount obtained or gained; gain, profit (as acquired); †in early use occasionally spoil, booty; emolument, earnings. Now rare or Obsolete except as in 4.
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the mind > possession > acquisition > [noun] > that which is obtained or acquired
strainc950
i-winc1000
winc1175
winninga1300
purchasec1325
by-gatec1330
getc1390
gettingc1400
acquisition1477
conquest1556
gleaning1576
acquiring1606
acquest1622
acquist1635
attain1661
obtainment1829
acquiree1950
a1300 Cursor Mundi 968 O þi winning giue me þe tend.
c1330 Arth. & Merl. 8393 Whar ȝe schul win wining, Ȝe nold it ȝeue for no þing!
c1400 26 Pol. Poems xix. 77 Þy wrong wynnyng aȝen restore.
14.. Sc. Acts Parl. (1814) I. 736/2 And þat of all his wynnying..he sal nocht halde bot .ij.d.
c1405 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 277 Hise resons he spak ful solempnely Sownyng alwey thencrees of his wynnyng.
1488 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1869) I. 55 And thai to dele thairvpoun vyning and tynsell.
a1500 (?c1450) Merlin xiv. 224 Ther was founde grete wynnynge; and the kynge made it to be..presented to the sowdiours.
1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. clxiiv Eche of them askyth Lucre and wynnynge.
1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. xi. sig. Eiiv I myght put my wynnyng in myne iye.
1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 321/2 Brauium,..the price or winning giuen to one that ouercommeth in plaies and games.
1860 E. B. Pusey Minor Prophets 281 ‘Keep the winning, keep the sinning.’.. We cannot keep the gain, and escape the loss.
4. plural: usually concrete, as plural of 3 (mostly in collective sense), Things or sums gained, gains, profits; earnings (obsolete or dialect); in modern use chiefly applied to money won by gaming or betting; more rarely in abstract sense, as plural of 2, Acts of gaining, gains as opposed to losses.
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society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > [noun]
renta1225
winningsc1380
profita1382
profity1432
revenue1433
fruitc1450
luck?a1475
improvement1478
apports1481
penny-rent1502
importance1505
filthy lucre1526
rentally1534
entrataa1538
a quick return1583
incoming1596
entratec1599
advenue1600
coming in1600
income1601
intrade1604
intrado1609
ingate1621
audit1625
increment1631
indraught1633
velvet1901
society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > [noun] > personal income or acquired wealth > derived from gaming or betting
stake1540
play money1700
winnings1716
win1891
pay-off1905
c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. I. 11 Defaute in al þis comiþ of ypocrisye of prelatis, þat shulden teche pleynly Goddis lawe and not þer erþly wynnynges.
c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 391 Tithis going out fro her wynnyngis.
1557 T. Tusser Hundreth Good Pointes Husbandrie sig. A.iiiv But chopping and chaungeing, may make such a breck: that gone is thy winninges, for sauing thy neck.
1616 T. Draxe Bibliotheca Scholastica 78 Hee may put his winnings into his eye, and see neuer the worse.
1697 J. Dryden Ded. Georgics in tr. Virgil Wks. sig. ¶2v One loss may be of more consequence to him, than all his former winnings.
1716 J. Addison Freeholder No. 40. ⁋3 A Buttering-Gamester, that stakes all his Winnings upon every Cast.
1725 J. Glanvill Poems 63 When hapless France shall meet with no Repair From Losings here, by healing Winnings there.
1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist III. xxxviii. 37 Mr. Toby Crackit swept up his winnings [at cribbage], and crammed them into his waistcoat pocket.
1885 Law Rep.: Weekly Notes 11 July 145/2 The defendant..having won on those bets received the winnings from the persons with whom he had betted.
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a. spec. Getting, gathering, taking (of produce, fish, coal, stone, etc.); also, in Mining, the process of excavation and other preparation for working a bed of coal or other mineral: see win v.1 7f, 7g.
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society > occupation and work > industry > mining > [noun] > preparatory work
winning1473
dead-work1839
1473 in C. Rogers Rental Bk. Cupar-Angus (1879) I. 192 To mak ma tenandis for wenyng and laboryng of the ground.
1501 in M. Livingstone Reg. Secreti Sigilli Regum Scotorum (1908) I. 100/1 To sustene ony skaith in the wynnyng of the saidis fischingis.
1506 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1901) III. 87 To Andro Matheson, to the colheuch wynnyng in Faukland v li.
1553–4 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1871) II. 286 To Denne Morisoun for wynnyng of thre lintellis to the saids yeittis.
1630 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Glasgow (1876) I. 374 For the wyning and leiding of certane stonis for mending of the commoun loche.
c1790 Encycl. Brit. (1797) V. 99/1 Where a level can be drove..to drain a sufficient tract of coal, it is then the most eligible method of winning.
1825 E. Mackenzie Hist. View Northumberland (ed. 2) I. 87 The winning of a colliery is the draining of a field of coal, so as to render the several seams accessible.
1881 Nature 27 Jan. 308 Deep winning of coal in South Wales.
1891 Times 10 Oct. The winning of oats in the northern parts of England.
b. concrete (Mining.) A shaft or pit together with the associated apparatus for ‘winning’ the coal or other mineral; a portion of a coal-field or mine laid out for working.
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society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun]
minea1393
work1474
mineral?a1500
minery1567
balc1600
groove1666
bargh1693
winning1708
working1708
wheal1830
show1898
1708 J. C. Compl. Collier 16 in T. Nourse Mistery of Husbandry Discover'd (ed. 3) How much to allow for a Winning.
1769 Ann. Reg. 1768 62/2 The vast quantity of water expected in this new winning.
1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 26 Sept. 7/2 The construction of new winnings, the colliery population, and the production of coal have considerably augmented.
6. Gaining of a person's affection or allegiance; gaining of an adherent or convert; also with over.
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the mind > emotion > love > affection > [noun] > action of winning the affection of
winningc1380
endearing1622
the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > [noun] > winning over
winningc1380
overleadinga1382
overpersuasion1740
c1380 J. Wyclif Wks. (1880) 93 Þei loue more here owen worldly wynnynge.. þan wynnynge of soulis to blisse.
c1480 (a1400) St. George 864 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 201 For of a martyre þe pynynge of a thousand wes wynnynge.
a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. E4v The winning of the mind from wickednesse to vertue.
1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning i. sig. E3 The great labour that then was with the people..for the winning and perswading of them. View more context for this quotation
1643 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce 16 The uncertain winning of an obdur'd heretick.
1899 E. F. Heddle Marget at Manse 91 I had forgotten all about Andrew and his proposed winning-over.
1918 Nation (N.Y.) 7 Feb. 134/1 All the sordid details that counted in the winning over of Italy.
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the world > action or operation > safety > rescue or deliverance > [noun]
alesingOE
liverisona1225
deliverancec1300
healtha1325
redemptiona1325
deliveringc1330
savementc1330
salvationc1374
savinga1387
rescousc1390
rescuec1400
winningc1400
rescuingc1405
acquittancec1430
rescours1439
saveage1507
deliveration1509
deliverya1513
riddancea1530
liverance1553
rescousing1605
vindication1613
out-takinga1617
acquittal1619
vindicating1624
deliverancy1641
safety1654
c1400 26 Pol. Poems xxiv. 281 In helle is no wynnyng, Ne non aȝeynbyynge to pes.
8. The action of making one's way or getting somewhere. Scottish and dialect.
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society > travel > [noun]
yongc950
gangOE
goinga1250
walka1300
journeyingc1330
travela1400
progressionc1450
wayfarec1450
travelling1489
wayfaring1536
gate-going?1555
thorough-faring?1575
faring1594
fidging1604
voyaging1611
voyage1626
winning1651
locomotion1759
itinerating1770
passing1821
trekking1850
trooping1888
1651 A. Johnston Diary (1919) II. 89 [It] might prevent..his wining to my wyfe.
1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian i, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. II. 11 Ye'll find it's easier wunnin in than wunnin out here.
Compounds
attributive. Pertaining to or connected with winning, or at which something is won (sometimes practically coincident with winning adj. 2):
winning-chair n. the umpire's seat at the goal of a racecourse (cf. winning-post n.).
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > racecourse > [noun] > umpire's seat
winning-chair1835
1835 W. Dyott Diary Oct. (1907) II. 212 A platform was erected in front of the winning chair [on Lichfield Race Course] to accommodate the ladies who were to deliver the standards [to a regiment].
1856 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports ii. i. x. §4. 358/1 They will not leave their horses when called upon, in order to pass the winning-chair first.
winning field n.
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1857 G. A. Lawrence Guy Livingstone iv His horse..came down heavily into the ditch of the winning field.
winning-gallery n. Real Tennis the last gallery on the hazard-side of a tennis court.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > real tennis > [noun] > court > parts of
hazard1583
nicka1672
penthousea1672
gallery1699
grille1700
dedans1706
tambour1706
gallery-post1878
pass court1878
pass line1878
winning-gallery1878
winning opening1878
wing-neta1884
1878 J. Marshall Ann. Tennis 183 Every ball which either falls short or enters a gallery (except always the winning-gallery) counts for nothing.
1891 Sat. Rev. 72 690 The hazards, or winning openings, of modern tennis courts are three in number—the Dedans, the Grille, and the Winning-Gallery. To strike the ball into any one of these, at any point of the game, is to score a point.
winning headway n. Coal-mining (see quots., and cf. sense 5 and win v.1 7g); so winning mine, winning pit.
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society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > first working
winning headwayc1790
c1790 Encycl. Brit. (1797) V. 101/1 The first working or excavation made from the coal~pit, commonly called the winning mine or winning headway.
1846 W. E. Brockett J. T. Brockett's Gloss. North Country Words (ed. 3) Winning head-ways, two parallel excavations... The principal exploring drifts of a colliery, for opening out the seams for the daily supply.
1895 Daily Tel. 12 Nov. 6/7 A winning pit of the Blackwell Colliery Company.
winning opening n. Real Tennis (see quots.).
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > real tennis > [noun] > court > parts of
hazard1583
nicka1672
penthousea1672
gallery1699
grille1700
dedans1706
tambour1706
gallery-post1878
pass court1878
pass line1878
winning-gallery1878
winning opening1878
wing-neta1884
1878 J. Marshall Ann. Tennis 160 Winning-openings, the dedans, winning-gallery, and grille.
1878 J. Marshall Ann. Tennis 163 (Laws §20) Either player wins a chase if he serve or return the ball so that it enter a winning opening.
winning-post n. a post set up at the goal of a race-course, the racer who first passes it being the winner; also figurative.
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the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [noun] > point at which success is reached
winning-post1759
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > [noun] > starting or finishing mark > finishing mark
marklOE
glovec1380
goal1531
winning-post1759
ending-post1760
goalpost1834
tape1867
the line1892
finishing-post1895
finish line1899
1759 A. Murphy Let. 22 July in D. Garrick Private Corr. (1831) I. 101 You must judge whether they [sc. horses] are marketable, or likely to tire before they come to the winning-post.
1790 T. Wilkinson Mem. Own Life II. 194 Miss Notable and Miss Prue from the archness and excellent acting of Mrs Abington, seemed to have the decision at the winning post for fame.
1810 W. Combe Schoolmaster's Tour in Poet. Mag. Nov. 44 In learned labours some proceed, But I prefer the racing steed..Others some pow'rful station boast; But let me gain the winning-post.
1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well I. x. 249 The best horse ever started may slip a shoulder before he get to the winning-post.
1886 C. E. Pascoe London of To-day (ed. 3) xviii. 170 The starting-point at Putney Bridge,..the winning-post at Mortlake.
1951 Times (Weekly ed.) 30 May 3 Meals are landmarks, milestones which must be passed before the winning-post of bed-time is finally and thankfully reached.
winning streak n. see streak n.1 6b.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
† winningn.2
Scottish. Obsolete.
Dwelling, habitation. Also attributive.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > [noun]
wonningc960
bewistc1200
livingc1350
lodging1362
habitationc1374
indwellinga1382
dwellingc1384
inhabitinga1400
bidingc1400
inhabitationc1400
residencec1405
mansiona1425
winningc1425
demur1444
abodec1450
resianty1467
demurrance1509
resiance1566
place-being1567
residency1579
resiancy1580
commorancy1586
residing1587
inhabitance1588
abodement1592
commorance1594
habit1603
commoration1623
inwoning1647
inhabitancy1681
habitancy1792
domicile1835
occupying1849
abidal1850
tenancy1856
c1425 Wyntoun Cron. xxvi. 665 His wynnyng þare he thocht to ma.
c1480 (a1400) St. Ninian 1101 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 335 Ilkane a sere gat held away, til þai come til þare wynny[n]g-place.
1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid v. iv. 103 Als swiftlie as the dow affrait doith fle Furth of hir hole, and rycht darn wynning wane.
1572 (a1500) Taill of Rauf Coilȝear (1882) 229 Quhair is thy maist wynning?
c1575 Balfour's Practicks (1754) 541 His awin proper house, quhair he has his winning, rising, and lying day and nicht.
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winningn.3
/ˈwɪnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈwɪnɪŋ/, Scottish English /ˈwɪnɪŋ/ Scottish and dialect.
The action of win v.3
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the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > harvesting > [noun] > drying of crops in field
parchinga1398
tedding1481
making?1523
winning1844
fielding1848
windrowing1970
1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 242 Better it do that than become again damp after only a partial winning, when the meat loses much of its flavour.
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winningadj.
/ˈwɪnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈwɪnɪŋ/ That wins, in various senses.† 1. Gaining, or by which one gains, money or wealth; profitable, lucrative. Obsolete.
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society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [adjective] > profitable
winning1435
lucrous1511
beneficial1526
lucrative1526
gainful1561
profitful1568
gainsome1579
profiting1590
requiteful1607
pennisome1631
lucriferous1648
opulent1648
emolumental1664
quick1681
well-metalleda1734
pay-rent1742
profitable1758
emolumentary1775
remunerative1813
economical1815
repaying1820
well-paying1832
benefited1837
paying1841
payable1855
money-making1887
economic1899
bankable1927
megadollar1963
money-spinning1973
R. Misyn tr. R. Rolle Fire of Love 24 Full hard treuly it is a wynnynge craft or office to haue & not to be couetus.
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 329/2 Wynnyng, gaynyng, questueux.
2. Gaining, or resulting in, victory or superiority in a contest or competition; victorious. In U.S. colloquial use also in superlative. winning hazard: see winning hazard at hazard n. 5b. winning stroke, a stroke that gains a point in a game, or one by which the game is won.
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the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [adjective] > winning
winning1599
obtaining1803
society > leisure > sport > winning, losing, or scoring > [adjective] > winning
winning1599
lurching1604
society > leisure > sport > types of play, actions, or postures > [noun] > actions
exchange1604
measuring cast1647
winner1811
glovework1822
piledriver1858
cockshot1861
legwork1868
footwork1871
winning stroke1884
teamwork1885
benching1904
three-sixty1927
wrong-footing1928
power play1932
major1951
sharpshooting1976
the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [adjective] > most successful
winning1974
1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet iii. ii. 12 Learne me how to loose a winning match. View more context for this quotation
1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. 290 Contemning that Emperour who everie where in civile warre went away on the winning hand.
1822 W. Scott Fortunes of Nigel I. Introd. Ep. p. xli I am not displeased to find the game a winning one.
1855 Poultry Chron. 2 486 Neither should I have given the first place to the winning Dorking cock.
1860 Löwenthal Morphy's Games Chess 56 The winning move.
1884 Marshall's Tennis Cuts 114 In playing against a fine player, it is imperative to go for a winning-stroke whenever there is a fair opening.
1974 State (Columbia, S. Carolina) 5 Mar. 6- a/7 John Bates, coach of Maryland-Eastern Shore, at 26–1 the winningest college basketball team in the nation.
1979 Tucson (Arizona) Citizen 20 Sept. 5 d/1 Slota defeated Sarah Cap, the winningest active greyhound with 113 career victories.
1985 Dirt Bike Mar. 23/2 (advt.) That's the moment you know what the winningest racers and most satisfied riders know.
3. Persuasive (now rare or obsolete); alluring, attractive, ‘taking’. †Also adverbially, winningly.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [adjective]
gracious1340
glorious skinnyc1400
drawing1435
gracefulc1449
attrayant1477
well-favoured1539
alluring1567
graceda1586
attracting1589
attractive1592
winning1596
appealing1598
taking1603
allicient1613
enchantinga1616
motive1615
temptinga1616
allurant1631
catchinga1640
gaining1642
canny1643
charmful1656
charming1664
mignon1671
disarminga1718
prepossessing1737
seducing1749
seductive176.
eye-catching1770
sweet1779
catchy1784
attaching1785
engaging1816
cute1834
cunning1843
taky1854
cynosural1855
smart1860
fetching1880
seductious1883
fruity1900
barry1923
hot stuff1928
swoony1934
dishy1961
dolly1964
jiggy1996
aegyo2007
the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [adjective]
tolling?c1225
ticinga1400
allectivec1487
illecebrous1531
alluring1534
tracting1535
wooing1549
enticing1553
training1557
tittling1560
luring1570
adamantine1581
baiting1585
winning1596
attractive1600
adamantic1605
adamantive1605
enticeable1607
soliciting1608
magnetic1611
invitinga1616
allurant1631
inescating1633
invitative1634
magnetical1638
invitatory1646
tractive1658
odalisque1837
Pied Piper1869
lureful1887
follow-me1888
luresome1889
come-hitherish1901
come-hither1905
come-hithery1919
invitational1922
come-hithering1935
the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [adverb]
alluringly1561
winning1596
magnetically1613
wooinglya1616
winningly1663
invitingly1667
enticingly1720
attractingly1753
seductively1843
tantalizingly1847
temptingly1878
sirenically1888
lurefully1891
luringly1897
come-hither1926
1596 Raigne of Edward III sig. B3v What needs a tongue to such a speaking eie, That more perswads then winning Oratorie. View more context for this quotation
a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger False One iii. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Rrv/2 Eyes that are the winningst Orators.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 479 Less faire, Less winning soft, less amiablie milde. View more context for this quotation
1700 T. Brown Amusem. Serious & Comical vi. 68 The Winning Air, the Bewitching Glance, the Amorous Smirk.
1713 J. Addison Cato i. iv While winning Mildness and attractive Smiles Dwell in her Looks.
1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas III. vii. xii. 156 You have very winning ways with you; you make me do just whatever you please.
1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad xviii There is a friendly something about the German character which is very winning.
Derivatives
Hence (in sense 3).
ˈwinningly adv.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [adverb]
likinglya1387
graciouslyc1400
prettilyc1450
alluringly1561
gracefully1583
attractively1604
takingly1607
charmingly1611
enchantinglya1616
winningly1663
engagingly1694
winsomely17..
enticingly1720
attractingly1753
prepossessingly1794
sweetly1840
temptingly1878
fetchingly1889
the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [adverb]
alluringly1561
winning1596
magnetically1613
wooinglya1616
winningly1663
invitingly1667
enticingly1720
attractingly1753
seductively1843
tantalizingly1847
temptingly1878
sirenically1888
lurefully1891
luringly1897
come-hither1926
the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [adverb] > in charming manner
winningly1663
1663 A. Cowley Cutter of Coleman-St. iv. i. 41 I know thou canst speak winningly.
a1817 J. Austen Lady Susan vi, in Wks. (1954) VI. 251 Her voice and manner winningly mild.
1934 G. B. Shaw On the Rocks (new ed.) i, in Too True to be Good 208 Sir Arthur [winningly] And do you, Miss Brollikins, feel that you have got nothing?
1980 Times Lit. Suppl. 20 June 702/2 Clothes and hair styles [of petty criminals in the 1870s] repay scrutiny: no one ever dressed up or posed winningly for these pictures.
ˈwinningness n.
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the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun]
drawingc1300
favourc1300
gracea1382
graciousnessa1425
likingnessc1450
allurement1548
allurance1574
seemliness1577
gracefulnessa1586
blandishment1594
attractiveness1622
takingness1652
engagingness1727
winningness1727
temptingness1802
cuteness1807
attachingness1808
winsomeness1825
beaux yeux1828
prepossessingness1876
enchantingness1879
aegyo1997
the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun] > power or faculty of
allurement1548
alluringness1606
magnetism1650
allectation1656
invitingness1656
magneticness1663
winningness1727
seductiveness1815
pull1874
seduction1882
pulling power1899
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Insinuatingness..insinuating Nature,..Winningness.
1796 F. Burney Camilla I. i. ii. 34 I think Camilla's [face] so much prettier; I mean in point of winningness.
1864 E. B. Pusey Daniel viii. 541 Error has no intrinsic winningness for man.
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