handsome
English dictionary entry
Meanings
adj
- Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly
- Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive
- Of a man or boy: attractively manly, having a pleasing face and overall effect.
- Of a woman: statuesque, beautiful in a masculine or otherwise imposing way.
- Good, appealing, appropriate.
- Of weather, fine, clear and bright.
- Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; appropriate.
- Generous or noble in character.
- Ample; moderately large.
- Of people and things: dexterous; skillful.
verb
- To render handsome.
Pronunciation
/ˈhæn.səm/
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Word forms
handsome
more handsome
handsomer
most handsome
handsomest
handsomes
handsoming
handsomed
Etymology
From Middle English handsum, hondsom, equivalent to hand + -some. Compare Dutch handzaam, German Low German handsaam. The original sense was “easy to handle or use”, hence “suitable” and “apt, clever” (mid-16th century), giving rise to the current appreciatory senses (late 16th century).
Translations
Western Apache: ba’olníí
Arabic: جَمِيل
Arabic: وَسِيم
Arabic: وسيم
Arabic: حلو
Arabic: مَليح
Armenian: սիրուն
Armenian: գեղեցիկ
Aromanian: mushat (roa-rup)
Azerbaijani: yaraşıq
Azerbaijani: yaraşıqlı
Belarusian: прыго́жы
Belarusian: выда́тны
Belarusian: харо́шы
Belarusian: красі́вы
Belarusian: урадлі́вы
Bengali: সুন্দর
Bengali: খুবসুরত
Bengali: হাসিন
Bulgarian: краси́в
Bulgarian: го́тин
Burmese: ချော
Catalan: guapo
Catalan: maco
Catalan: gentil
Catalan: afavorit
Catalan: atractiu
Catalan: esplèndit
Chinese Cantonese: 靚仔 /靓仔
Chinese: җүнмый
Chinese: җүн
Chinese: 緣投 /缘投
Eastern Min Chinese: 俊
Chinese Mandarin: 俊
Chinese Mandarin: 俊美
Chinese Mandarin: 帥 /帅
Chinese Mandarin: 英俊
Czech: pohledný
Czech: pěkný
Czech: hezký
Danish: flot
Danish: smuk
Dutch: knap
Esperanto: bela
Finnish: komea
Finnish: kaunis
French: beau
German: hübsch
German: stattlich
German: gutaussehend
Greek: ωραίος
Haitian Creole: bèl
Hebrew: טוֹב מַרְאֶה
Hebrew: יפה תואר
Hebrew: יְפֵה תֹאַר
Hindi: ख़ूबसूरत
Hungarian: jóképű
Hungarian: jóvágású
Indonesian: ganteng
Indonesian: tampan
Ingrian: näökäs
Interlingua: bel
Interlingua: belle
Irish: dathúil
Irish: dóighiúil
Irish: slachtmhar
Italian: bello
Japanese: ハンサムな
Japanese: イケメンな
Jarai: yâo
Kabuverdianu: bunitu
Kabuverdianu: benite
Kapampangan: santing
Kapampangan: pogi
Kapampangan: masanting
Korean: 잘생기다
Korean: 멋있다
Central Kurdish: قۆز
Northern Kurdish: keşxe
Latin: pulcher
Latin: formōsus
Latin: scitulus
Louisiana Creole: bo
Louisiana Creole: vayan
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