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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After finishing the ugly job assigned to him, Cyril Radcliffe burned all his papers, refused his handsome fee of 40,000 rupees and fled the subcontinent.
Nature had meant his face to be staggeringly handsome, but the cruelty of the lines etched around his eyes and mouth made it impossible.
From Literature
In October, shortly after Dame Jilly's death, Camilla said she was "so saddened" by the news, adding: "May her hereafter be filled with impossibly handsome men and devoted dogs."
From BBC
Describing him as her "handsome little man", Tammy added: "I know it isn't a cure but it will give him a significantly better quality of life."
From BBC
He is handsome, with sharp, chiseled features, and his skin is dark from the sun.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
