What does handsome mean in English? Meaning of handsome definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "handsome": pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
Adjective
Meaning: pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportionExample: a fine-looking woman
a good-looking man
better-looking than her sister
very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome
our southern women are well-favoredSynonyms: better-looking
fine-looking
good-looking
handsome
well-favored
well-favouredSimilar: beautifulHyphenation: hand‧some
Meaning of "handsome": given or giving freely
Adjective
Meaning: given or giving freelyExample: 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 grandfatherSynonyms: big
bighearted
bounteous
bountiful
freehanded
giving
handsome
liberal
openhandedSimilar: generousHyphenation: hand‧some
Adjective: (obsolete, said of things and people) Dexterous; skillful (Can we date this quote?) Robynson, Utopia: That they [engines of war] be both easy to be carried and handsome to be moved and turned about. (Can we date this quote?) Edmund Spenser,: For a thief it is so handsome as it may seem it was first invented for him(Can we date this quote?) Robynson, Utopia: That they [engines of war] be both easy to be carried and handsome to be moved and turned about.(Can we date this quote?) Edmund Spenser,: For a thief it is so handsome as it may seem it was first invented for him(of a man) Visually attractive; pleasant looking. a handsome man; a handsome garment, house, tree, horse.(of a woman) Striking, impressive and elegantly proportioned, though not typically beautiful.Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; graceful; becoming; appropriate. a handsome style, etc. (Can we date this quote?) Felton,: Easiness and handsome address in writing.(Can we date this quote?) Felton,: Easiness and handsome address in writing.Generous or noble in character Handsome is as handsome does.Ample; moderately large. a handsome salary (Can we date this quote?) V. Knox,: He . . . accumulated a handsome sum of money.(Can we date this quote?) V. Knox,: He . . . accumulated a handsome sum of money.Having a good appearance 2011 November 5, Phil Dawkes, “QPR 2 - 3 Man City”, BBC Sport: City have lapped up the plaudits this season for a series of handsome wins but manager Roberto Mancini has demanded that his side also learn to grind out results when they do not play well. He now has an example to point to.2011 November 5, Phil Dawkes, “QPR 2 - 3 Man City”, BBC Sport: City have lapped up the plaudits this season for a series of handsome wins but manager Roberto Mancini has demanded that his side also learn to grind out results when they do not play well. He now has an example to point to.Synonyms:
beautiful, clean-cut, athletic, suave, smooth, elegant, good-looking, graceful, stylish, dapper, lovely, personable, smart, stately, admirable, aristocratic, august, becoming, comely, fair, fashionable, fine, impressive, majestic, noble, robust, sharp, spruce, strong, virile, pulchritudinous, well-dressed, well-proportioned, lavish, generous, gracious, ample, bountiful, considerable, extensive, full, large, liberal, magnanimous, munificent, openhanded, plentiful, princely, sizable, unsparing, bounteous,
Antonyms:
unsophisticated, unattractive, insignificant, stingy, homely, ugly, ruffled, awkward, rough, wrinkled, unfashionable, dull, unstylish, disagreeable, poor, small, ungiving, unattractive, insignificant, stingy, mean, homely, ugly, poor, small, ungiving,
