Handsome

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Pleasing and dignified in form or appearance. See Synonyms at beautiful.
  • adj. Generous or copious: a handsome reward. See Synonyms at liberal.
  • adj. Marked by or requiring skill dexterity: did some handsome maneuvers on the skating rink.
  • adj. Appropriate or fitting: a handsome location for the new school.
  • adj. Large: a handsome price; won by a handsome margin.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Dexterous; skillful; handy; ready; convenient; -- applied to things as persons.
  • adj. Agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance or expression; attractive.
  • adj. Striking, impressive and elegantly proportioned, though not typically beautiful.
  • adj. Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; graceful; becoming; appropriate.
  • adj. Evincing a becoming generosity or nobleness of character; liberal; generous.
  • adj. Ample; moderately large.
  • adj. Having a good appearance
  • v. To render handsome.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Dexterous; skillful; handy; ready; convenient; -- applied to things as persons.
  • adj. 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
  • adj. Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; graceful; becoming; appropriate
  • adj. Evincing a becoming generosity or nobleness of character; liberal; generous.
  • adj. Ample; moderately large.
  • v. To render handsome.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Easy to handle or use; handy; ready; convenient.
  • Agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; pleasing in proportions and aspect; having symmetry or harmony of parts; well formed and well attired, equipped, or arrayed: as, a handsome person or face; a handsome building; a handsome display.
  • Graceful in manner; marked by propriety and ease; becoming; appropriate: as, a handsome style; a handsome delivery or address.
  • Such as to suit one's convenience or desires; ample; large; on a liberal scale: as, a handsome income or outlay.
  • Characterized by or expressive of generosity or magnanimity: as, a handsome apology; a handsome action.
  • Synonyms Pretty, Fair, etc. See beautiful.
  • To make handsome; render pleasing or attractive.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
  • adj. given or giving freely
  • Equivalent
    beautiful    generous   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    pretty    dexterous    skillful    handy    ready    convenient    attractive    comely    graceful    becoming   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ransom    hansom    ransom    transom   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    beautiful    tall    attractive    splendid    graceful