Hunky
adjective
Describes a man who is strong, large and attractive.
She was admiring the hunky guy at the gym.
Often appears as...
- hunky guy
- hunky actor
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
Colloquial
adjective
Describes a man who is reliable and good-natured.
He's a real hunky guy, always there when you need him.
Often appears as...
- hunky guy
- hunky boyfriend
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
Colloquial
adjective
Describes a man who is strong, large and attractive.
She was admiring the hunky guy at the gym.
Often appears as...
- hunky guy
- hunky actor
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
Colloquial
adjective
Describes a man who is reliable and good-natured.
He's a real hunky guy, always there when you need him.
Often appears as...
- hunky guy
- hunky boyfriend
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Context
Use 'hunky' in casual settings, not in formal or professional communication.
I met this hunky guy at the beach volleyball game.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Attractiveness
'Hunky' often suggests someone is physically attractive in a robust, strong way.
The film featured a hunky hero that everyone admired.
Pro Tip 3/3Gender Specific
The term is usually applied to men, not women.
The new firefighter is quite hunky.
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Context
Use 'hunky' in casual settings, not in formal or professional communication.
I met this hunky guy at the beach volleyball game.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Attractiveness
'Hunky' often suggests someone is physically attractive in a robust, strong way.
The film featured a hunky hero that everyone admired.
Pro Tip 3/3Gender Specific
The term is usually applied to men, not women.
The new firefighter is quite hunky.
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Context
Use 'hunky' in casual settings, not in formal or professional communication.
I met this hunky guy at the beach volleyball game.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Attractiveness
'Hunky' often suggests someone is physically attractive in a robust, strong way.
The film featured a hunky hero that everyone admired.
Pro Tip 3/3Gender Specific
The term is usually applied to men, not women.
The new firefighter is quite hunky.
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Video examples
Paul Collier: 4 ways to...
And I've looked globally, I've taken all the countries in the world for the last 40 years, and looked to see what the relationship is. And the short run -- say, the first five to seven years -- is just great. In fact, it's hunky everything goes up.
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Lizard vs. Lizard PIPE...
oh here in a sri lankan river this hunky male monitor lizard is cozying up to a female but she's been seen around town
Video examples
Paul Collier: 4 ways to...
And I've looked globally, I've taken all the countries in the world for the last 40 years, and looked to see what the relationship is. And the short run -- say, the first five to seven years -- is just great. In fact, it's hunky everything goes up.
Video examples
Lizard vs. Lizard PIPE...
oh here in a sri lankan river this hunky male monitor lizard is cozying up to a female but she's been seen around town
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Lee Pearson
British Athlete
My great grandfather had been the neighbourhood 'horse whisperer,' so I've probably loved horses since I was an embryo. Whenever I watched cowboy films as a small child, I wasn't watching the hunky cowboys - which I'd probably do now - I was watching the horses. Even now, I love sitting in the field just watching the way they move.
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Alan Cumming
Scottish Actor
Sometimes with people I know, they're playing the hunky action guy and there's resistance to them coming out because it's so connected to straight masculinity. There's a plastic kind of movie star who has a very short shelf with very small kind of ambition. I see that but I still don't agree with it.
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Russell Smith
Canadian Novelist
Yes, the hunky barista looks even more terrifically masculine with three days' growth on his chin. Guys under 50 mostly do. But when your beard is partly or largely grey, that stubble can just look a little unwashed. Sadly, when you're over 50, different rules apply.
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James Denton
American Actor
I think it helps a lot when they tell people that Teri Hatcher likes you. If you're Teri Hatcher's boyfriend, suddenly you're hunky I guess. I've spent 40 years being average and now I'm Teri hatcher's boyfriend and here we are. I've been really fortunate.
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Brooke Baldwin
American Journalist
It's a funny thing when you finally have an excuse to get all of your favorite people from all corners of the globe together in one room for my wedding. Other than saying 'I do' to my hunky Englishman, that is the thing I am most excited about!
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Alan Carr
English Comedian
I'm a comedian. I can't get a spray tan. I can't get a weave. I can't get my teeth done. Can you imagine if I came out on stage looking really hunky? Comedy doesn't work like that.
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Anil Kapoor
Indian Actor
If you make a feelgood film which is complete candyfloss, where everybody is good and everything is beautiful and hunky dory, it won't appeal to the audience.
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Corey Sevier
Canadian Actor
I admire Brad Pitt. He hasn't just done leading-man hunky roles; he's done a lot of edgier things. I like playing people with a dark side.
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Corey Sevier
Canadian Actor
I admire Brad Pitt. He hasn't just done leading-man hunky roles; he's done a lot of edgier things.
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Matthew Lewis
English Actor
I don't feel hunky at all.
Quote examples
Lee Pearson
British Athlete
My great grandfather had been the neighbourhood 'horse whisperer,' so I've probably loved horses since I was an embryo. Whenever I watched cowboy films as a small child, I wasn't watching the hunky cowboys - which I'd probably do now - I was watching the horses. Even now, I love sitting in the field just watching the way they move.
Quote examples
Alan Cumming
Scottish Actor
Sometimes with people I know, they're playing the hunky action guy and there's resistance to them coming out because it's so connected to straight masculinity. There's a plastic kind of movie star who has a very short shelf with very small kind of ambition. I see that but I still don't agree with it.
Quote examples
Russell Smith
Canadian Novelist
Yes, the hunky barista looks even more terrifically masculine with three days' growth on his chin. Guys under 50 mostly do. But when your beard is partly or largely grey, that stubble can just look a little unwashed. Sadly, when you're over 50, different rules apply.
Quote examples
James Denton
American Actor
I think it helps a lot when they tell people that Teri Hatcher likes you. If you're Teri Hatcher's boyfriend, suddenly you're hunky I guess. I've spent 40 years being average and now I'm Teri hatcher's boyfriend and here we are. I've been really fortunate.
Quote examples
Brooke Baldwin
American Journalist
It's a funny thing when you finally have an excuse to get all of your favorite people from all corners of the globe together in one room for my wedding. Other than saying 'I do' to my hunky Englishman, that is the thing I am most excited about!
Quote examples
Alan Carr
English Comedian
I'm a comedian. I can't get a spray tan. I can't get a weave. I can't get my teeth done. Can you imagine if I came out on stage looking really hunky? Comedy doesn't work like that.
Quote examples
Anil Kapoor
Indian Actor
If you make a feelgood film which is complete candyfloss, where everybody is good and everything is beautiful and hunky dory, it won't appeal to the audience.
Quote examples
Corey Sevier
Canadian Actor
I admire Brad Pitt. He hasn't just done leading-man hunky roles; he's done a lot of edgier things. I like playing people with a dark side.
Quote examples
Corey Sevier
Canadian Actor
I admire Brad Pitt. He hasn't just done leading-man hunky roles; he's done a lot of edgier things.
Quote examples
Matthew Lewis
English Actor
I don't feel hunky at all.
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