handsome

Adjective Satellite

• pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion; ; ; ; - Thackeray; - Lillian Hellman
  • "very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"
• given or giving freely
  • "a handsome allowance"

Adj

• Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly
• Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive
• Of a man or boy: attractively manly, having a pleasing face and overall effect.
• Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive
• Of a woman: statuesque, beautiful in a masculine or otherwise imposing way.
• Good, appealing, appropriate.
• Good, appealing, appropriate.
• Fine, clear and bright.
• Good, appealing, appropriate.
• Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; appropriate.
• Generous or noble in character.
• Ample; moderately large.
• Of people and things: dexterous; skillful.

Verb

• To render handsome.

Adjective

• Pleasing in appearance, especially of a man; generous.

Examples

• a handsome salary
• a handsome style
• His HANDSOME score showed the payoff of diligent vocabulary study.
• I was struck dumb. Here was the most handsome man I’d ever seen in my life coming out of the surf.
• She was either handsome or her uniform created a flattering effect but—being very nearsighted—he couldn't tell from this distance.
• That is one handsome tree you've got there.

Synonyms

better-looking, big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, fine-looking, freehanded, giving, good-looking, liberal, openhanded, well-favored, well-favoured, hefty, substantial

Anagrams of handsome