Handsome
adjective
Beautiful or good-looking, usually for men.
Tom Cruise is a very handsome actor.
Often appears as...
- handsome man
- handsome boy
adjective
Big or large in amount.
She made a handsome profit from selling the house.
Often appears as...
- handsome profit
- handsome sum
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Approving
adjective
Well-built and neat in design or appearance.
It's a handsome house with a well-groomed garden.
Often appears as...
- handsome house
- handsome edifice
adjective
Beautiful or good-looking, usually for men.
Tom Cruise is a very handsome actor.
Often appears as...
- handsome man
- handsome boy
adjective
Big or large in amount.
She made a handsome profit from selling the house.
Often appears as...
- handsome profit
- handsome sum
Usage tips
Approving
adjective
Well-built and neat in design or appearance.
It's a handsome house with a well-groomed garden.
Often appears as...
- handsome house
- handsome edifice
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Gender Usage
Mostly used for men, but can describe women in a dignified or noble context.
The portrait showed a handsome woman of notable poise.
Pro Tip 2/3Refined Attractiveness
Suggests a classic, timeless kind of beauty rather than trendy good looks.
His handsomeness had an old-world charm to it.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Physical
Can refer to appealing characteristics beyond physical traits, like demeanor.
His generous spirit made him particularly handsome.
Pro Tip 1/3Gender Usage
Mostly used for men, but can describe women in a dignified or noble context.
The portrait showed a handsome woman of notable poise.
Pro Tip 2/3Refined Attractiveness
Suggests a classic, timeless kind of beauty rather than trendy good looks.
His handsomeness had an old-world charm to it.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Physical
Can refer to appealing characteristics beyond physical traits, like demeanor.
His generous spirit made him particularly handsome.
Pro Tip 1/3Gender Usage
Mostly used for men, but can describe women in a dignified or noble context.
The portrait showed a handsome woman of notable poise.
Pro Tip 2/3Refined Attractiveness
Suggests a classic, timeless kind of beauty rather than trendy good looks.
His handsomeness had an old-world charm to it.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Physical
Can refer to appealing characteristics beyond physical traits, like demeanor.
His generous spirit made him particularly handsome.
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This Taxi Driver Has an...
her you know my friend Greek lady she's all his nice guy he's a handsome guy why you don't want to talk to him he said no I don't want to talk to him I want to go to America with my brother he was here I don't want to get married here I don't want to engage here
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What hallucination...
But sometimes he wasn't sure whether he was hallucinating or not, because the hallucinations would fit in the context of the visions. So on one occasion, when his granddaughters were visiting them, he said, "And who are these handsome young men with you?"
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What you don't know...
One the one hand, I have a husband who's annoyingly lean and incredibly handsome. So I'm obviously going to need fatten him up. And like I said, we have those divorced friends who may secretly or subconsciously be trying to break us up.
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Expanding our definition...
he's one of you and you guys are somewhat the same generation and sort of reminded each other they're both very handsome he it's not getting any better by the way I'm just saying when when you when you was 17 it was going through the
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The tale of the boy who...
he would be free from his task. Back at the village, the youth declared that there was a mouse gnawing at the root of the tree, and an enormous toad blocking the well. The villagers rewarded him handsomely for his help.
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How to practice...
Why would a handsome, successful man like that ever go out with a loser like you?" Shocking, right, that a friend could be so cruel? But it would be much less shocking if I told you it wasn't the friend who said that.
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Top 5 Reindeer Moments PIPE...
handsome handsome man yeah a good fellow who said reindeers don't like hugs okay right okay right we'll do a selfie you know what cell phones don't you everyone does even reindeer got left
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Giant Horse Conch &...
But it's a decidedly risky acquisition. The risk paid off handsomely. The new shell is both lighter and stronger than the old home and it's not a moment too soon,
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Sir David Attenborough...
and this is the most handsome and strikingly colored species of all the magnificent ruffed lemur nearly four feet long now sadly increasingly rare
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The Blue Planet...
wait any longer but it's a decidedly risky acquisition the risk paid off handsomely the new shell is both Lysa
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This Taxi Driver Has an...
her you know my friend Greek lady she's all his nice guy he's a handsome guy why you don't want to talk to him he said no I don't want to talk to him I want to go to America with my brother he was here I don't want to get married here I don't want to engage here
Video examples
What hallucination...
But sometimes he wasn't sure whether he was hallucinating or not, because the hallucinations would fit in the context of the visions. So on one occasion, when his granddaughters were visiting them, he said, "And who are these handsome young men with you?"
Video examples
What you don't know...
One the one hand, I have a husband who's annoyingly lean and incredibly handsome. So I'm obviously going to need fatten him up. And like I said, we have those divorced friends who may secretly or subconsciously be trying to break us up.
Video examples
Expanding our definition...
he's one of you and you guys are somewhat the same generation and sort of reminded each other they're both very handsome he it's not getting any better by the way I'm just saying when when you when you was 17 it was going through the
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The tale of the boy who...
he would be free from his task. Back at the village, the youth declared that there was a mouse gnawing at the root of the tree, and an enormous toad blocking the well. The villagers rewarded him handsomely for his help.
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How to practice...
Why would a handsome, successful man like that ever go out with a loser like you?" Shocking, right, that a friend could be so cruel? But it would be much less shocking if I told you it wasn't the friend who said that.
Video examples
Top 5 Reindeer Moments PIPE...
handsome handsome man yeah a good fellow who said reindeers don't like hugs okay right okay right we'll do a selfie you know what cell phones don't you everyone does even reindeer got left
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Giant Horse Conch &...
But it's a decidedly risky acquisition. The risk paid off handsomely. The new shell is both lighter and stronger than the old home and it's not a moment too soon,
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Sir David Attenborough...
and this is the most handsome and strikingly colored species of all the magnificent ruffed lemur nearly four feet long now sadly increasingly rare
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The Blue Planet...
wait any longer but it's a decidedly risky acquisition the risk paid off handsomely the new shell is both Lysa
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Quote examples
Kathryn Harrison
American Author
I remember seeing my father only twice as a child for brief visits. As I grew up, I invented a father who was larger than life - stronger, smarter, more handsome, and even holier than other men.
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Katharine Ross
American Actress
There's a period in one's life when beauty is very important. For me, it was high school. But I had a grandmother who kept saying, 'Handsome is as handsome does.' That's always stuck with me.
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Larry Johnson
American Athlete
Since this basketball thing has started, some way or another I've become the most handsomest man in the world, because everybody's like, 'Oh!' I think, 'What's happened to me?
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Jean Giraudoux
French Dramatist
When you see a woman who can go nowhere without a staff of admirers, it is not so much because they think she is beautiful, it is because she has told them they are handsome.
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Troy Deeney
English Footballer
I just got a lot of expectations and pressure on me, but it is what it is. I've got the best job in the world, I work two or three hours a day and get paid handsomely for it.
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Preston Sturges
American Writer
It was actually the enormous risks I took with my pictures, skating right up to the edge of non-acceptance, that paid off so handsomely.
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Oleg Cassini
American Designer
I am neither the handsomest nor the richest nor the most powerful, but I've had the greatest women in the world.
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Robbie Williams
British Musician
I'm quite obviously not the world's most handsome man - I'm the second world's most handsome man!
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Jason Alexander
American Actor
We made a deal that was acceptable to us. We got paid very handsomely for our final season.
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Gabe Newell
American Businessman
I'm a handsome man with a charming personality.
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Kathryn Harrison
American Author
I remember seeing my father only twice as a child for brief visits. As I grew up, I invented a father who was larger than life - stronger, smarter, more handsome, and even holier than other men.
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Katharine Ross
American Actress
There's a period in one's life when beauty is very important. For me, it was high school. But I had a grandmother who kept saying, 'Handsome is as handsome does.' That's always stuck with me.
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Larry Johnson
American Athlete
Since this basketball thing has started, some way or another I've become the most handsomest man in the world, because everybody's like, 'Oh!' I think, 'What's happened to me?
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Jean Giraudoux
French Dramatist
When you see a woman who can go nowhere without a staff of admirers, it is not so much because they think she is beautiful, it is because she has told them they are handsome.
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Troy Deeney
English Footballer
I just got a lot of expectations and pressure on me, but it is what it is. I've got the best job in the world, I work two or three hours a day and get paid handsomely for it.
Quote examples
Preston Sturges
American Writer
It was actually the enormous risks I took with my pictures, skating right up to the edge of non-acceptance, that paid off so handsomely.
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Oleg Cassini
American Designer
I am neither the handsomest nor the richest nor the most powerful, but I've had the greatest women in the world.
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Robbie Williams
British Musician
I'm quite obviously not the world's most handsome man - I'm the second world's most handsome man!
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Jason Alexander
American Actor
We made a deal that was acceptable to us. We got paid very handsomely for our final season.
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Gabe Newell
American Businessman
I'm a handsome man with a charming personality.
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