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Definition for: handsome

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English

Etymology

From hand + -some . It at first meant dexterous ; compare Dutch handzaam , dexterous , ready , limber , manageable , and English handy .

English

Adjective

handsome (Comparative: handsomer, Superlative: handsomest)

  1. (Obsolete): Dexterous; skillful; handy; ready; convenient; -- applied to things as persons.
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  2. Agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance or expression; attractive; having symmetry and dignity; comely; -- expressing more than pretty, and less than beautiful;
    Examples: a handsome man or woman; a handsome garment, house, tree, horse; MW10 treats it as synonymous with beautiful in this sense.
    Usage of handsome for a woman implies that she is not beautiful at all in the sense of female beauty.
  3. Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; graceful; becoming; appropriate
    Examples: a handsome style, etc.
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  4. Evincing a becoming generosity or nobleness of character; liberal; generous.
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  5. Ample; moderately large.
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    Derived expressions
    Synonyms

Translations

Dexterous; skillful (1)
  • Portuguese: hábil
Agreeable to the eye or to correct taste (2)
  • Chinese: 英俊的 (pinyin:yīngjùn de, yingjun de, ying1jun4 de)
  • Dutch: knap
  • Finnish: komea, kaunis
  • French: beau
  • German: hübsch, stattlich
  • Interlingua: bel, belle
  • Italian: bello
  • Norwegian: pen
  • Portuguese: bonito
  • Spanish: bello, bonito, hermoso
  • Swedish: stilig
Marked with propriety and ease (3)
Generous (4)
Moderately large (5)

Transitive verb

to handsome

  1. (Obsolete): To render handsome. - Donne

Other Translations for "handsome"

Braille 6 Dot
Braille 8 Dot
Sign Language Spelling
Morse Codehandsome
Hexe8 e1 ee e4 f3 6f ed 65
Pig Latinandsomehay

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