handsome

hand·some  (hnsm)

adj. hand·som·er, hand·som·est

1. Pleasing and dignified in form or appearance. See Synonyms at beautiful.

2. Generous or copious: a handsome reward. See Synonyms at liberal.

3. Marked by or requiring skill dexterity: did some handsome maneuvers on the skating rink.

4. Appropriate or fitting: a handsome location for the new school.

5. Large: a handsome price; won by a handsome margin.

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[Middle English handsom, handy : hand, hand (from Old English) + -som, n. suff.; see -some¹.]

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handsome·ly adv.

handsome·ness n.

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handsome [ˈhændsəm]

adj

1. (of a man) good-looking, esp in having regular, pleasing, and well-defined features

2. (of a woman) fine-looking in a dignified way

3. well-proportioned, stately, or comely a handsome room

4. liberal or ample a handsome allowance

5. gracious or generous a handsome action

6. Southwest English pleasant handsome weather

n

Southwest English a term of endearment for a beloved person, esp in my handsome

[C15 handsom easily handled; compare Dutch handzaam; see hand, -some¹]

handsomely  adv

handsomeness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	handsome - pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion; "a fine-looking woman"; "a good-looking man"; "better-looking than her sister"; "very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"- Thackeray; "our southern women are well-favored"- Lillian Hellman better-looking, fine-looking, good-looking, well-favored, well-favoured beautiful - delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party"
	2.	handsome - given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather" bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, giving, openhanded, freehanded, liberal, big generous - willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation"

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handsome

adjective

1. good-looking, attractive, gorgeous, fine, stunning, elegant, personable, nice-looking, dishy (informal, chiefly Brit.), comely, fanciable, well-proportioned a tall, dark, handsome farmer
good-looking ugly, unattractive, unsightly, unprepossessing, inelegant

2. generous, large, princely, liberal, considerable, lavish, ample, abundant, plentiful, bountiful, sizable or sizeable They will make a handsome profit on the property.
generous mean, small, base, cheap, selfish, meagre, stingy, miserly, ungenerous

Proverbs
"Handsome is as handsome does"

Translations

handsome [ˈhænsəm] ADJ (handsomer (compar) (handsomest (superl)))

1. (= attractive) [man] → guapo, bien parecido; [building, house, furniture] → bello, espléndido
a tall boy with a handsome face → un chico alto y guapo de cara
a handsome woman → una mujer or señora de bandera, una buena moza(LAm)
a handsome animal → un magnífico animal

2. (= considerable) [fortune, profit] → cuantioso; [salary, sum] → generoso, espléndido; [increase, rise] → importante
to make a handsome profit (on sth) → conseguir cuantiosos beneficios(de algo)

3. (= convincing) [win, victory] → amplio, holgado

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handsome [ˈhænsəm] adj

(= good-looking) [man] → beau*(belle); [woman] → beau*(belle)
He's very handsome → Il est très beau.

[profit] → considérable; [salary] → bon(ne); [gift] → généreux/euse

[win, victory] → beau*(belle)

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handsome

adj

(= good-looking) man, woman → gut aussehend; (= well-built) → stattlich; face, features → attraktiv; animal, building, place, furniture → schön; (= elegant) → elegant; (= imposing) → stattlich, imposant; he is handsome/has a handsome face → er sieht gut aus; handsome is as handsome does (Prov) → edel ist, wer edel handelt

(= large) profit, return, increase, salary → ansehnlich; reward → großzügig; sum → stolz, stattlich; win, victory → deutlich, entscheidend; a handsome 57 per cent → ansehnliche 57 Prozent; to win a handsome victory → überlegen gewinnen

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handsome [ˈhænsəm] adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl))) (gen) → bello/a; (salary) → buono/a; (considerable, profit, fortune) → considerevole, grosso/a; (reward) → generoso/a

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handsome [ˈhænsəm] adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl))) (gen) → bello/a; (salary) → buono/a; (considerable, profit, fortune) → considerevole, grosso/a; (reward) → generoso/a

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handsome

adj handsome [ˈhӕnsəm]

1 (usually of men) good-looking a handsome prince. aantreklik, mooi وَسيم، جَميل الطَّلْعَه хубав hezký flot; smuk hübsch ωραίος,ελκυστικός guapo, hermoso, bien parecido nägus خوش سیما komea beau נָאֶה खूबसूरत, आकर्षक lijep, naocit csinos tampan myndarlegur bello 顔立ちのよい 잘 생긴 gražus, dailus glīts; izskatīgs kacak knap pen, kjekk przystojny bonito fru­mos красивый pekný lep zgodan snygg, stilig, vacker รูปหล่อ yakışıklı 漂亮的，英俊的 вродливий خوبرو đẹp trai 漂亮的，英俊的

2 very large; generous He gave a handsome sum of money to charity. aansienlike, ruim كبير، سَخِي щедър pěkný anselig; klækkelig beträchtlich γενναιόδωρος generoso, considerable helde هنگفت sievoinen joli, généreux נָדִיב उदार velikodušan prilican tekintélyes banyak myndarlegur, ríflegur considerevole, generoso たくさんの 아낌없는, 후한 gražus prāvs; krietns (par summu u.tml.) banyak knap, mooi, flink, fiks klekkelig, anselig, betydelig pokaźny, hojny generoso frumos, apreciabil значительный poriadny čeden, precejšen pozamašan ansenlig, frikostig เมตตากรุณา büyük miktarda 相當大的, 慷慨的 чималий; щедрий فراخدلانہ hào phóng; rộng rãi 相当大的, 慷慨的

adv handsomely

mooi; ruim بصورة سَخِيَّه хубаво hezky flot; smukt; anseligt stattlich γενναιόδωρα generosamente kenasti سخاوتمندانه komeasti généreusement, élégamment בִּנדִיבוּת उदारता से lijepo, atraktivno, velikodušno szépen, csinosan banyak-banyak myndarlega generosamente 立派に 훌륭하게 gražiai izskatīgi dengan banyak knap, flink, fiks pent, vakkert; betydelig szczodrze generosamnte frumos; generos значительно pekne čedno pozamašno vackert, utan knussel อย่างหล่อ cömertçe 漂亮地,帥氣地 вродливо فراخ دلی سے một cách hào phóng 漂亮地,帅气地

n handsomeness

aantreklikheid; mooiheid سَخاء، وسامَه красота hezký vzhled flothed die Stattlichkeit ωραιότητα guapura, hermosura; generosidad kenadus سخاوت؛ زیبایی komeus beauté, libéralité טוֹב מַראֶה सुंदरता ljepota, pristalost szépség, elegancia ketampanan myndarlegheit bellezza 顔立ちのよさ 수려함 gražumas izskatīgums sifat yang banyak aantrekkelijkheid; vrijgevigheid, gulheid det som er pent/kjekt; sjenerøsitet uroda, szczodrość elegância frumuseţe; genero­zitate значительность pekný vzhľad postavnost, plemenitost pozamašnost stilighet, frikostighet ความหล่อ yakışıklılık 漂亮,英俊 вродливість خوبصورتی vẻ đẹp trai; tính hào phóng 漂亮,英俊

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handsome → وسيم pohledný smuk gut aussehend γοητευτικός bien parecido komea beau lijep attraente ハンサムな 잘 생긴 knap flott przystojny bonito привлекательный stilig หล่อ yakışıklı đẹp trai 英俊的