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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Calvacca doesn’t play favorites, she says, but she snuggles Valentina and calls Sonny Mister Handsome.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026
Handsome, charming, a "gentle giant" - Katie Yates believed Jason Smith was a real catch after meeting on a dating app.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
Handsome and popular, his bad boyfriend would be a stock cad in any other movie.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2024
On top of that, there is a Native American Showcase that has the locally made short film “The Handsome Man” starring former Seattleite and recent Oscar nominee Lily Gladstone.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024
“I, huff, huff, would, huff, huff, say so,” gasped Handsome, “if I huff, huff, could only, huff, huff, catch, huff, huff, my breath.”
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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