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handsome meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of handsome at MeaningMonkey.org. handsome meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.HANDSOME adjective
Definition of handsome (adjective)
- 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
- synonyms: better-looking, fine-looking, good-looking, well-favored, well-favoured
- 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"
- synonyms: big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, giving, liberal, openhanded
Source: Princeton University Wordnet