handsome
Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularlyHaving a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly
» Tom is a handsome young man.
Том - красивый молодой человек.
Том — гарний молодий чоловік.
Meaning
9 sensesHaving 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
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.
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
Good, appealing, appropriate.
Good, appealing, appropriate.
(figuratively)Of weather, fine, clear and bright.
Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; appropriate.
a handsome style
Generous or noble in character.
Ample; moderately large.
a handsome salary
stattlich, ansehnlich
значи́тельныйznačítelʹnyj
(obsolete)Of people and things: dexterous; skillful.
Examples
626 sentencesTom is a handsome young man.
Том — гарний молодий чоловік.
ruТом - красивый молодой человек.
You're a very handsome man, Tom.
Ти дуже гарний чоловік, Томе.
You get more handsome every year.
З кожним роком ти стаєш все гарнішим.
ruТы с каждым годом становишься всё красивее.
Tom is both tall and handsome.
Том високий та вродливий.
deTom ist sowohl groß als auch gutaussehend.
I used to be quite handsome.
Я колись був доволі гарним.
ruЯ когда-то был довольно красивым.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
By meaning 2
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| Comparative | more handsome / handsomer Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most handsome / handsomest Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
16 synonyms- pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion:fine-lookinggood-lookingbetter-lookingwell-favoredwell-favouredon fleek
- given or giving freely:bigbigheartedbounteousbountifulfreehandedgivingliberalopenhanded
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
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