handsome

handsome
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. attractive, comely, good-looking, personable; fine; generous, ample; striking. See beauty, liberality.Ant., ugly.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Beautiful or elegant]
Syn. fine, attractive, good-looking, beautiful, elegant, stately, well-proportioned, impressive, imposing, aristocratic, comely; see also beautiful 1 , 2 , dignified , stately 2 .
2. [Having good masculine appearance]
Syn. good-looking, attractive, dapper, spruce, clean-cut, virile, well-built, athletic, personable, strong, muscular, smooth*, sharp*, sexy*, easy on the eyes*, tall, dark and handsome*, cute*, hunky*; see also sense 1; manly .
Ant. homely, ugly*, unattractive.
3. [Large or extensive]
Syn. full, ample, considerable; see extensive 1 , large 1 .
4. [Noble]
Syn. gracious, princely, magnanimous; see noble 2 , worthy .
See Synonym Study at beautiful .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
1. attractive good-looking, *hunky, comely, fine, fair, manly, dignified, gorgeous, majestic, statuesque, *foxy, luscious, macho, beautiful.
2. generous liberal, considerable, abundant, princely, magnanimous, ample.
ANT.: 1. ugly, repulsive, *gross. 2. meager, small, niggardly
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Having qualities that delight the eye: attractive, beauteous, beautiful, comely, fair, good-looking, gorgeous, lovely, pretty, pulchritudi-nous, ravishing, sightly, stunning. Scots: bonny. Idiom: easy on the eyes. See BEAUTIFUL. 2. Characterized by bounteous giving: free, freehanded, generous, lavish, liberal, munificent, openhanded, unsparing, unstinting. See GIVE.

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  • Handsome — Hand some (h[a^]n s[u^]m; 277), a. [Compar. {Handsomer} ( [ e]r); superl. {Handsomest}.] [Hand + some. It at first meant, dexterous; cf. D. handzaam dexterous, ready, limber, manageable, and E. handy.] 1. Dexterous; skillful; handy; ready;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • handsome — ► ADJECTIVE (handsomer, handsomest) 1) (of a man) good looking. 2) (of a woman) striking and imposing rather than conventionally pretty. 3) (of a thing) well made, imposing, and of obvious quality. 4) (of an amount) substantial; sizeable. ●… …   English terms dictionary

  • handsome — [han′səm, hand′səm] adj. [orig., easily handled, convenient < ME handsom: see HAND & SOME1] 1. a) Now Rare moderately large b) large; impressive; considerable [a handsome sum] 2. generous; magnan …   English World dictionary

  • handsome — (adj.) c.1400, handsom easy to handle, ready at hand, from HAND (Cf. hand) (n.) + SOME (Cf. some). Sense extended to fair size, considerable (1570s), then having fine form, good looking (1580s). Meaning generous (in handsome reward, etc.) first… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Handsome — Hand some, v. t. To render handsome. [Obs.] Donne [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • handsome — [adj1] attractive admirable, aristocratic, athletic, august, beautiful, becoming, clean cut, comely, dapper, elegant, fair, fashionable, fine, good looking, graceful, impressive, lovely, majestic, noble, personable, pulchritudinous, robust, sharp …   New thesaurus

  • handsome — index elegant, liberal (generous), magnanimous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • handsome — 1 generous, *liberal, bountiful, bounteous, openhanded, munificent Analogous words: lavish, prodigal, *profuse Contrasted words: niggardly, penurious, *stingy, parsimonious: frugal, economical, *sparing, thrifty: *meage …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • handsome — is applied equally to men and women who are, as Dr Johnson put it, ‘beautiful with dignity’. In current use there is a tendency to use the term of women only when they are middle aged or elderly …   Modern English usage

  • Handsome — For handsome as a quality of appearance see: Physical attractiveness or physical beauty. Infobox Album | Name = Handsome Type = studio Artist = Kilburn and the High Roads Released = 1975 Recorded = 1974 Genre = Rock Length = 40:10 Label = Pye… …   Wikipedia

  • handsome — hand|some [ˈhænsəm] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: handsome easy to handle (15 17 centuries), from hand] 1.) a) a man who is handsome looks attractive = ↑good looking ▪ an extremely handsome young man ▪ Sam was tall, dark and handsome . ▪ his… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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