handsome

  • 11handsome — hand|some [ˈhænsəm] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: handsome easy to handle (15 17 centuries), from hand] 1.) a) a man who is handsome looks attractive = ↑good looking ▪ an extremely handsome young man ▪ Sam was tall, dark and handsome . ▪ his… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12handsome — hand|some [ hænsəm ] adjective ** 1. ) a handsome man or boy has a very attractive face: GOOD LOOKING: a handsome young man Joe was tall, dark, and handsome. a ) a handsome woman has an attractive face with strong and regular features 2. ) a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 13handsome */*/ — UK [ˈhæns(ə)m] / US [ˈhænsəm] adjective 1) a) a handsome man or boy has a very attractive face a handsome young man Joe was tall, dark, and handsome. b) a handsome woman has an attractive face with strong and regular features 2) a) a handsome… …

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  • 14handsome — [[t]hæ̱nsəm[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A handsome man has an attractive face with regular features. ...a tall, dark, handsome sheep farmer. Syn: good looking 2) ADJ GRADED A handsome woman has an attractive appearance with features that are large and… …

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  • 15handsome — handsomeish, adj. handsomeness, n. /han seuhm/, adj., handsomer, handsomest. 1. having an attractive, well proportioned, and imposing appearance suggestive of health and strength; good looking: a handsome man; a handsome woman. 2. having pleasing …

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  • 16handsome —    Used by a woman to a man as the equivalent of ‘beautiful’, ‘gorgeous’, etc. ‘Bettina, you are mad,’ says a character in An American Dream, by Norman Mailer. ‘Better believe me, handsome,’ is the reply. In Ian Fleming’s Coldfinger, use of… …

    A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • 17handsome — adjective 1 a) a man who is handsome is attractive; good­looking b) a woman who is handsome is attractive in a strong healthy way see beautiful 2 an object, building etc that is handsome is attractive in an impressive way 3 a handsome… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18handsome — hand•some [[t]ˈhæn səm[/t]] adj. som•er, som•est 1) having an attractive, well proportioned, and imposing appearance suggestive of health and strength; good looking: a handsome boy; a handsome couple[/ex] 2) having pleasing proportions or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 19handsome — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look ▪ become, grow ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …

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  • 20handsome — /ˈhænsəm / (say hansuhm) adjective (handsomer, handsomest) 1. of fine or admirable appearance; comely; tastefully or elegantly fine: a handsome person. 2. considerable, ample, or liberal in amount: a handsome fortune. 3. gracious; generous: a… …