Definitions for handsome
ˈhæn səmhand·some

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. fine-looking, good-looking, better-looking, handsome, well-favored, well-favouredadjective

   pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

   "a fine-looking woman"; "a good-looking man"; "better-looking than her sister"; "very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"- Thackeray; "our southern women are well-favored"- Lillian Hellman

2. big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhandedadjective

   given or giving freely

   "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. handsomeverb

   To render handsome.

2. handsomeadjective

   Dexterous; skillful; handy; ready; convenient; -- applied to things as persons.

3. handsomeadjective

   Agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance or expression; attractive.

   a handsome man; a handsome garment, house, tree, horse.

4. handsomeadjective

   Striking, impressive and elegantly proportioned, though not typically beautiful.

5. handsomeadjective

   Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; graceful; becoming; appropriate.

   a handsome style, etc.

6. handsomeadjective

   Evincing a becoming generosity or nobleness of character; liberal; generous.

7. handsomeadjective

   Ample; moderately large.

8. handsomeadjective

   Having a good appearance

9. Etymology: compare handzaam.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HANDSOMEadjective

   Etymology: handsaem, Dutch, ready, dexterous.

   1. Ready; gainly; convenient.

   For a thief it is so handsome, as it may seem it was first invented for him. Edmund Spenser.

   2. Beautiful with dignity; graceful.

   A great man entered by force into a peasant’s house, and, finding his wife very handsome, turned the good man out of his dwelling. Joseph Addison, Guardian.

   3. Elegant; graceful.

   That easiness and handsome address in writing, which is hardest to be attained by persons bred in a meaner way, will be familiar to you. Henry Felton, on the Classicks.

   4. Ample; liberal: as, a handsome fortune.5. Generous; noble: as, a handsome action.

2. To Handsomeverb

   To render elegant or neat.

   Etymology: from the adjective.

   Him all repute
   For his device in handsoming a suit;
   To judge of lace he hath the best conceit. John Donne.

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1. handsome

   Handsome generally refers to a man who is physically attractive in a dignified and pleasant way. It is often associated with well-proportioned features, cleanliness, and a neat appearance. Moreover, it can also refer to something large in quantity, impressive, or substantial. Additionally, in a broader sense, it can be used to describe anything that is fine or superior in quality.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Handsome

   dexterous; skillful; handy; ready; convenient; -- applied to things as persons

2. Handsome

   agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance or expression; attractive; having symmetry and dignity; comely; -- expressing more than pretty, and less than beautiful; as, a handsome man or woman; a handsome garment, house, tree, horse

3. Handsome

   suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; graceful; becoming; appropriate; as, a handsome style, etc

4. Handsome

   evincing a becoming generosity or nobleness of character; liberal; generous

5. Handsome

   ample; moderately large

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1. Handsome

   Handsome is the debut album of the Ian Dury rock group Kilburn and the High-Roads. The band had apparently originally wanted to call the album No Hand Signals.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Handsome

   han′sum, adj. good-looking, well-proportioned, graceful: with dignity: liberal or noble: generous: ample.—adv. Hand′somely.—n. Hand′someness. [Hand and -some; cf. Dut. handzaam.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. handsome

   A word to express the beauty in a male human being.

   We do like to complement a gentleman and affirm they are handsome.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on August 21, 2020  

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1. handsome

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HANDSOME

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Handsome is ranked #94311 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Handsome surname appeared 194 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Handsome.
   
   76.2% or 148 total occurrences were Black.
   14.4% or 28 total occurrences were White.
   4.6% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   3% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'handsome' in Adjectives Frequency: #690

How to pronounce handsome?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say handsome in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of handsome in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of handsome in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of handsome in a Sentence

1. Guru Lekhraj:

   What mother doesn't want her son to be strong, well-built, handsome and smart?

2. Henry Miller:

   The American ideal is youth -- handsome, empty youth.

3. Ben Moorhead:

   I'm still making a very handsome living doing what I'm doing, the boom hasn't died, but it's slowed down to the point beyond just needing warm bodies.

4. Vladimir Mayakovsky:

   No gray hairs streak my soul, no grandfatherly fondness there I shake the world with the might of my voice, and walk-handsome, twentytwoyearold.

5. John K. Hutchens:

   I do not mean to suggest that our handsome, newly enlarged library is to be a headquarters of busy bookworms, old and young, routinely absorbing knowledge by the hour while birds sing outside and the Mets fight it out for last place in the National League. On the contrary, a good library is a joyful place where the imagination roams free, and life is actively enriched.

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