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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Forty-five years old, tall and strikingly handsome, Sumner was the consummate New England intellectual: widely traveled, deeply versed in classics and the law, and staunchly committed to the cause of African-Americans.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
The chance came and went as did Youssef Chermiti's late header, high, wide and far from handsome.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
Nine trustees ran dozens of companies as one, controlling the market from exploration to retail, and paying out handsome dividends.
From Barron's • May 2, 2026
As a romantic lead, Page could do this blindfolded with one arm tied around his back — he’s just that handsome and smooth.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
There would be no handsome scholar to charm her father, no clever merchant who could make her family’s debts disappear.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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