Meaning

9 senses
  1. Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly

    That is one handsome tree you've got there.

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

  2. Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive

    Of a man or boy: attractively manly, having a pleasing face and overall effect.

    I was struck dumb. Here was the most handsome man I’d ever seen in my life coming out of the surf.

  3. Of a woman: statuesque, beautiful in a masculine or otherwise imposing way.

    She was either handsome or her uniform created a flattering effect but—being very nearsighted—he couldn't tell from this distance.

    ansehnlich, schmuck, gutaussehend

    ста́тныйstátnyj

  4. Good, appealing, appropriate.

  5. Good, appealing, appropriate.

    (figuratively)Of weather, fine, clear and bright.

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

    a handsome style

  7. Generous or noble in character.

  8. Ample; moderately large.

    a handsome salary

    stattlich, ansehnlich

    значи́тельныйznačítelʹnyj

  9. (obsolete)Of people and things: dexterous; skillful.

Examples

626 sentences
  1. Tom is a handsome young man.

    Том — гарний молодий чоловік.

    ruТом - красивый молодой человек.

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  2. You're a very handsome man, Tom.

    Ти дуже гарний чоловік, Томе.

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  3. You get more handsome every year.

    З кожним роком ти стаєш все гарнішим.

    ruТы с каждым годом становишься всё красивее.

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  4. Tom is both tall and handsome.

    Том високий та вродливий.

    deTom ist sowohl groß als auch gutaussehend.

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  5. I used to be quite handsome.

    Я колись був доволі гарним.

    ruЯ когда-то был довольно красивым.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
of man: attractive:
Русский
By meaning 3
of man: attractive:
of a woman: striking, impressive and elegantly proportioned, though not conventionally beautiful:
moderately large:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
of man: attractive:
of a woman: striking, impressive and elegantly proportioned, though not conventionally beautiful:

Origin

From Middle English handsum, hondsom, equivalent to hand + -some. Compare Dutch handzaam,

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).

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Forms

more handsome/handsomer, most handsome/handsomest

Synonyms

16 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • handsome man
  • as handsome as
  • a handsome man
  • a handsome guy
  • more handsome than
  • handsome young man
  • is as handsome
  • handsome guy
  • is a handsome
  • looks very handsome
  • more handsome
  • a very handsome

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
handsome — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto