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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Millie realizes she’s in over her head with Mrs. Winchester, but her saving grace is the warm and handsome Mr. Winchester.
From Los Angeles Times
Though Charlie is handsome and clever, he is a horrible person who meets all attempts to help him with the same cynical disdain.
It’s a handsome and philosophical set of tunes about life, love and the endless road that Nelson cut just about a mile away from the Fonda at Hollywood’s Sunset Sound.
From Los Angeles Times
Modi, as the Italian was affectionately called, was urbane, well-groomed and handsome, while Soutine was destitute, sickly and notoriously unwashed.
"I think I'm looking very handsome. You're also looking very pretty," he told his co-star Kajol, who is also depicted in the statue.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
