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- [han-suh m]
- /ˈhæn səm/
- /ˈhæn.səm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [han-suh m]
- /ˈhæn səm/
Definitions of handsome word
- adjective handsome having an attractive, well-proportioned, and imposing appearance suggestive of health and strength; good-looking: a handsome man; a handsome woman. 1
- adjective handsome having pleasing proportions, relationships, or arrangements, as of shapes, forms, or colors; attractive: a handsome house; a handsome interior. 1
- adjective handsome exhibiting skill, taste, and refinement; well-made: a handsome story; handsome furniture. 1
- adjective handsome considerable, ample, or liberal in amount: a handsome fortune. 1
- adjective handsome gracious; generous; flattering: a handsome compliment; a handsome recommendation. 1
- adjective handsome adroit and appealing; graceful: a handsome speech. 1
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Origin of handsome
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English handsom easy to handle (see hand, -some1); cognate with Dutch handzaam tractable
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Handsome
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
handsome popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
handsome usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for handsome
adj handsome
- beautiful — A beautiful person is very attractive to look at.
- clean-cut — Someone, especially a boy or man, who is clean-cut has a neat, tidy appearance.
- athletic — Athletic means relating to athletes and athletics.
- suave — (of persons or their manner, speech, etc.) smoothly agreeable or polite; agreeably or blandly urbane.
- smooth — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
adjective handsome
- attractive — A person who is attractive is pleasant to look at.
- striking — Military. describing a fighter-bomber aircraft designed to carry large payloads at high speeds and low altitudes and also to engage in air-to-air combat.
- gorgeous — splendid or sumptuous in appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificent: a gorgeous gown; a gorgeous sunset.
- fetching — charming; captivating.
- elegant — Pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.
Antonyms for handsome
adj handsome
- unsophisticated — not sophisticated; simple; artless.
- unattractive — providing pleasure or delight, especially in appearance or manner; pleasing; charming; alluring: an attractive personality.
- insignificant — unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
- stingy — having a sting.
- homely — lacking in physical attractiveness; not beautiful; unattractive: a homely child.
adjective handsome
- ungenerous — stingy; niggardly; miserly: an ungenerous portion; an ungenerous employer.
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