English → Latin
“winning” in Latin
fācunduseloquent, fluent, that speaks with easevenustuscharming, friendly, lovely, pleasing, comely, beautiful, elegant; artistic, elegant; affable, elegant, charmingsuāvissweet, pleasant, deliciousblanduspleasant, agreeable; enticing, seductive, alluring; persuasiveamoenuscharming, pleasant, agreeable, amenable; lovely, delightful, beautiful
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
winning
facundus: perfectus ad persuadendum (persuasive): venustus (charming): suavis (agreeable): blandus (flattering): amoenus (☞ rare, and post-Augustan, in this sense). A mild and winning temper, ingenium mite et amoenum (Tac., Ann., 2, 64, 3): a winning deportment, winning manners, mores suaves; morum suavitas.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for winning?
- The usual Latin words for “winning” are fācundus, venustus, suāvis; also blandus, amoenus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.