What is the meaning of handsome?

adjective

  • Pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion."a fine-looking woman"; "a good-looking man"; "better-looking than her sister"; "very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome- Thackeray; "our southern women are well-favored- Lillian Hellman
  • Given or giving freely.
    • usage: "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather"
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APAWordNet. (2010). handsome. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/handsome/definitions/1175311
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