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handsome
[ han-suhm ]
adjective
- having an attractive, well-proportioned, and imposing appearance suggestive of health and strength; good-looking:
a handsome man;
a handsome woman.
Antonyms: ugly
- having pleasing proportions, relationships, or arrangements, as of shapes, forms, or colors; attractive:
a handsome house;
a handsome interior.
- considerable, ample, or liberal in amount:
a handsome fortune.
Synonyms: munificent, generous, large
a handsome compliment;
a handsome recommendation.
Antonyms: miserly, stingy, ungenerous
- adroit and appealing; graceful:
a handsome speech.
handsome
/ ˈhændsəm /
adjective
- (of a man) good-looking, esp in having regular, pleasing, and well-defined features
- (of a woman) fine-looking in a dignified way
- well-proportioned, stately, or comely
a handsome room
- liberal or ample
a handsome allowance
- gracious or generous
a handsome action
- pleasant
handsome weather
noun
- a term of endearment for a beloved person, esp in my handsome
Derived Forms
- ˈhandsomely, adverb
- ˈhandsomeness, noun
Other Words From
- handsome·ish adjective
- handsome·ness noun
- super·handsome adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of handsome1
Example Sentences
I think everybody would like to be handsome and good at karate.
The handsome Alexander Gilkes is one of the best-connected tastemakers on the art scene.
Mark Reay is a handsome model-turned-photographer who is homeless, living in a secret ‘nest’ on top of an apartment building.
Creator Takeuchi has described the handsome, older (than Sailor Moon) boy as her favorite character in the series.
Why aren't you as handsome and/or Canadian as Justin Bieber?
In such conditions many kinds which do not flourish very freely in the open garden, grow into handsome specimens.
Of course, most specimens are probably taken up in the summer when the handsome foliage attracts the eye.
I heard her say to one of the servants once that my father had been lost on a yacht, and that he was oh, ever such a handsome man.
This is certainly handsome, and I acknowledge the courtesy, though I shall not accept the invitation.
At the age of forty-five Monte Irvin was not ill-looking, and, indeed, was sometimes spoken of as handsome.
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