meaning of handsome
1. Dexterous; skillful; handy; ready; convenient; -- applied to things as persons.
2. 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. Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; graceful; becoming; appropriate; as, a handsome style, etc.
4. Evincing a becoming generosity or nobleness of character; liberal; generous.
5. Ample; moderately large.
6. given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturdays child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded
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Related Words
handsome | handsomely | handsomeness | unhandsome |
