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handsome

[han-suhm] / ˈhæn səm /




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.


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I knew the bread would be toasted in the oven, where its entire surface could become evenly crisp rather than merely acquire a few handsome skillet stripes.

From Salon Aug. 1, 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

By 1997, a quarter-century later, the group of “one decision” stocks had recovered from their losses to post handsome returns just shy of owning the entire S&P 500.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

I dressed up, wore far too much make-up, and imagined the stadium would be full of handsome foreign fans rather than legendary players.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

Tall and handsome, he was always easy to pick out in a crowd.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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

He was young, he was blond . . . and he was handsomer than any movie star I’d ever seen.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

Alex Hassell, who plays Rupert, not knowingly undersold in the show as the "handsomest man in England", says that, to his surprise, his on-screen relationship has become a hit with Gen Z.

From BBC May 13, 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

“Daniel Hudson Burnham was one of the handsomest men I ever saw,” said Paul Starrett, later to lead construction of the Empire State Building; he joined Burnham & Root in 1888 as an all-purpose helper.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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