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Winningness - 3 dictionary results

win⋅ning

   [win-ing]
–noun
1. the act of a person or thing that wins.
2. Usually, winnings. something that is won, esp. money.
3. Mining.
a. any opening by which coal is being or has been extracted.
b. a bed of coal ready for mining.
–adjective
4. that wins; successful or victorious, as in a contest: the winning team.
5. charming; engaging; pleasing: a winning child; a winning smile.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME (n.); see win, -ing 1 , -ing 2
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
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win·ning     (wĭn'ĭng)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
    1. Of or relating to the act of winning: drew the winning number in the lottery.
    2. Successful; victorious: the winning entry; the winning team.
  2. Attractive; charming: a winning personality; a winning smile.
n.  
  1. The act of one that wins; victory.
  2. Something won, especially money. Often used in the plural.
  3. A section of a mine that has been recently prepared or opened for working.
win'ning·ly adv., win'ning·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Winningness

Win"ning*ness\, n. The quality or state of being winning. "Winningness in style." --J. Morley.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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