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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It pays a handsome dividend yield of 4.75%.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
The first thing I noticed was a British group who weren’t known for being very beautiful, very handsome, and their roadies were definitely not.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
But then Natalie meets “the one” — James, her boyishly handsome boss at a London start-up — and becomes even more terrified that the monster inside her may strike again.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
Served well, Guinness is an uncommonly handsome beer, with an instantly recognizable foamy beige head that sits atop the company’s harp-logoed “tulip” glass.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
“Not only is the General Post Office a handsome building, it is a model of brisk efficiency as well,” she thought.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
