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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"He was, I thought, quite handsome, he was tall, he was terribly well educated, and he knew a lot about a lot," said the 56-year-old.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The candles retail between $42 to $50 for a pair, and recently, she developed a handsome pewter candle shaver that will be released in the winter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Sam used to say, “Close your eyes when you listen to a new artist — don’t get swayed by whether they’re beautiful or they’re handsome or they can dance their ass off.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Next to them, Sheepstealer boasts no glorious lineage or handsome metallic scales.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
He is handsome, with sharp, chiseled features, and his skin is dark from the sun.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
Whatever the reasons, the local chapter of the Danish Brotherhood constructed a big, sturdy, multiuse building with handsome parapets outside and handsomer parquet flooring inside.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
Now, however, he’s finally getting the cinematic recognition he deserves: Chris Pine, who is definitely handsomer than Robert ever was, will star in a new Netflix movie, Outlaw King, to be released Nov. 9.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2018
The 2008 revival of “South Pacific” on Broadway gave the baritone Paulo Szot, who reimagined the role of Emile de Becque in a younger and handsomer vein, an entree to a significant international opera career.
From Washington Post ● May 26, 2017
There’s even a revisionist version of “Roots” that isn’t more than serviceable but is remarkably more handsome handsomer and better acted than the original.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2016
How is it you’ve grown handsomer and handsomer as you’ve aged?
From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling
Sitting in the middle of the sorting floor is a lone basket reserved for Grade AA durians, the handsomest of the lot.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
The Ethiopians are said to be the tallest and handsomest men in the whole world.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Best of all, he gifted us with the handsomest savior in the DC Universe, Eagly.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2022
He still seems like the handsomest kid in the drama club, taking on a character actor’s role in the school play because it’s senior year and it’s his turn as the star no matter what.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2017
But to Shirley, at this moment, he was the handsomest boy in all of Brooklyn.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
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