handsome

[US]/'hæns(ə)m/
[UK]/'hænsəm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

handsome
adj. (of a man) good-looking; generous; considerable; well-built and dignified.

Phrases & Collocations

Handsome man

handsome boy

handsome salary

Example Sentences

a handsome price; won by a handsome margin.

a handsome country town.

a handsome, leonine profile.

He is a handsome lad.

a buck with a handsome rack.

a handsome location for the new school.

It is a handsome if useless trinket.

She's got a handsome mug.

his ruggedly handsome features

elected by a handsome majority.

the handsome Perpendicular church of St Andrew.

a handsome sunburned face.

He gave a handsome sum of money to charity.

He has a lean handsome face.

a handsome devil; the poor devil.

He gave me a handsome present.

He was voted in by a handsome majority.

Real-world Examples

'You look great' and I called you handsome.

Source: Grandparents' Vocabulary Lesson

His wife was shrill, languid, handsome and horrible.

Source: The Great Gatsby (Original Version)

Ladies, I can attest that he is a kind, handsome, intelligent...

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 9

Is that the Major Bryant that Ethel always thought so handsome, m'lady?

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 2

He was neither rich, nor smart, nor handsome.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 2

Well, I play the handsome, macho pharmacist..

Source: Friends Season 9

Thanks to the arrival of a tall, dark, oddly handsome stranger.

Source: Exciting moments of Harry Potter

Handsome? He is fat and ugly as a pig!

Source: Bedtime stories for children

Well, that is a very handsome chair.

Source: Sarah and the little duckling

Stop it. You all look so handsome.

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

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