The meaning of HANDSOME is having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance. How to use handsome in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Handsome.
HANDSOME definition: having an attractive, well-proportioned, and imposing appearance suggestive of health and strength; good-looking. See examples of handsome used in a sentence.
- having an attractive, well-proportioned, and imposing appearance suggestive of health and strength; good-looking: a handsome boy; a handsome couple. 2. having pleasing proportions or arrangements, as of shapes or colors; attractive: a handsome interior. 3. considerable, ample, or liberal in amount: a handsome fortune.
HANDSOME definition: 1. A handsome man is physically attractive in a traditional, male way: 2. A handsome woman is…. Learn more.
Definition of handsome adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Adjective handsome (comparative more handsome or handsomer, superlative most handsome or handsomest) Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly: That is one handsome tree you've got there.
If your father is described as handsome, it means he is good-looking, attractive in a classically masculine way. If your mother is also called handsome, it means while she's striking, if not exactly pretty.
good-looking: a handsome boy; a handsome couple. having pleasing physical characteristics: a handsome house. considerable in amount:[usually before a noun] a handsome salary. good-looking: a handsome man; a handsome woman. attractive: a handsome house; a handsome interior. well-made: a handsome story; handsome furniture.