handsome
Usage
What are other ways to say handsome?
Handsome often implies stateliness or pleasing proportion and symmetry: a handsome man. A person or thing that is beautiful has perfection of form, color, etc., or noble and spiritual qualities: a beautiful landscape, a beautiful woman. That which is lovely is beautiful but in a warm and endearing way: a lovely smile. Pretty implies a moderate but noticeable beauty, emphasizing gracefulness or delicacy: a pretty flower.
Example Sentences
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But I don’t care how handsome or powerful that name makes you.
From Literature
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This wealthy, handsome and poised young man chose Tennyson as his closest friend.
Because I’m not tall, dark, and handsome; I’m certainly not brave—and I’m not a man.
From Literature
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Meeting Dominique Pelicot - 19 years old, handsome and just as bruised by a tough upbringing - had provided her with a chance to start anew.
From BBC
As he grew into a handsome, charming and ambitious young man, he was endlessly dogged by photographers.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.