Handsome meaning

What does “handsome” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“handsome” is an adjective with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion.

handsome

adjective

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
“a fine-looking woman”
“a good-looking man”
Synonymsfine-looking good-looking better-looking well-favored well-favoured
given or giving freely
“was a big tipper”
“the bounteous goodness of God”
Synonymsbig bighearted bounteous bountiful freehanded giving liberal openhanded

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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✦Synonyms for handsome✦Unscramble HANDSOME