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handsome
pleasing and dignified: a handsome gentleman; bounteous, liberal: a handsome reward
Not to be confused with:
hansom – a two-wheeled covered carriage with the driver’s seat at the back: We went for a ride through Central Park in a hansom cab.
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hand·some
(hăn′səm)adj. hand·som·er, hand·som·est
1.
a. Pleasing in form or appearance, especially having strong or distinguished features: a handsome man; a woman with a handsome face.
b. Having stately or attractive proportions or appearance; impressive: a handsome manor; a sleek, handsome car. See Synonyms at beautiful.
2. Large in amount or measure; generous or considerable: a handsome reward; won by a handsome margin.
3. Marked by or requiring skill or dexterity: did some handsome maneuvers on the skating rink.
4. Appropriate or fitting: a handsome location for the new school.
[Middle English handsom, handy : hand, hand (from Old English) + -som, n. suff.; see -some1.]
hand′some·ly adv.
hand′some·ness n.
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handsome
(ˈhændsəm)adj
1. (of a man) good-looking, esp in having regular, pleasing, and well-defined features
2. (of a woman) fine-looking in a dignified way
3. well-proportioned, stately, or comely: a handsome room.
4. liberal or ample: a handsome allowance.
5. gracious or generous: a handsome action.
6. Southwest English pleasant: handsome weather.
n
Southwest English a term of endearment for a beloved person, esp in my handsome
[C15: handsom easily handled; compare Dutch handzaam; see hand, -some1]
ˈhandsomely adv
ˈhandsomeness n
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hand•some
(ˈhæn səm)adj. -som•er, -som•est.
1. 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.
4. gracious; generous: a handsome compliment.
5. adroit; graceful: a handsome speech.
hand′some•ly, adv.
hand′some•ness, n.
syn: See beautiful.
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Adj. 1. [画像:handsome - pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion]handsome - 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
beautiful - delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party"
2. [画像:handsome - given or giving freely]handsome - 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"
generous - willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation"
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handsome
adjective
1. good-looking, attractive, gorgeous, fine, stunning, elegant, personable, nice-looking, dishy (informal, chiefly Brit.), comely, fanciable, well-proportioned a tall, dark, handsome farmer
good-looking ugly, unattractive, unsightly, unprepossessing, inelegant
good-looking ugly, unattractive, unsightly, unprepossessing, inelegant
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handsome
adjective1. Having qualities that delight the eye:
attractive, beauteous, beautiful, comely, fair, good-looking, gorgeous, lovely, pretty, pulchritudinous, ravishing, sightly, stunning.
Scots: bonny.
Idiom: easy on the eyes.
2. Characterized by bounteous giving:
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Translations
كبير، سَخِيوَسِيم وَسيم، جَميل الطَّلْعَه
hezkýpěknýpohledný
smukanseligflotklækkelig
komea
zgodan
myndarlegurmyndarlegur, ríflegur
ハンサムな
잘 생긴
gražumas
glītsizskatīgskrietnsprāvs
čeden
stilig
หล่อ
yakışıklı büyük miktarda
đẹp trai
handsome
[ˈhænsəm] ADJ (handsomer (compar) (handsomest (superl)))1. (= attractive) [man] → guapo, bien parecido ; [building, house, furniture] → bello, espléndido
a tall boy with a handsome face → un chico alto y guapo de cara
a handsome woman → una mujer or señora de bandera, una buena moza (LAm)
a handsome animal → un magnífico animal
a tall boy with a handsome face → un chico alto y guapo de cara
a handsome woman → una mujer or señora de bandera, una buena moza (LAm)
a handsome animal → un magnífico animal
2. (= considerable) [fortune, profit] → cuantioso ; [salary, sum] → generoso, espléndido ; [increase, rise] → importante
to make a handsome profit (on sth) → conseguir cuantiosos beneficios (de algo)
to make a handsome profit (on sth) → conseguir cuantiosos beneficios (de algo)
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handsome
[ˈhænsəm] adj [win, victory] → beau(belle)
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handsome
adj
(= good-looking) man, woman → gut aussehend ; (= well-built) → stattlich ; face, features → attraktiv ; animal, building, place, furniture → schön ; (= elegant) → elegant ; (= imposing) → stattlich, imposant ; he is handsome/has a handsome face → er sieht gut aus; handsome is as handsome does (Prov) → edel ist, wer edel handelt
(= large) profit, return, increase, salary → ansehnlich ; reward → großzügig ; sum → stolz, stattlich ; win, victory → deutlich, entscheidend ; a handsome 57 per cent → ansehnliche 57 Prozent ; to win a handsome victory → überlegen gewinnen
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handsome
[ˈhænsəm] adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl))) (gen) → bello/a; (salary) → buono/a; (considerable, profit, fortune) → considerevole, grosso/a; (reward) → generoso/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
handsome
(ˈhӕnsəm) adjective1. (usually of men) good-looking. a handsome prince. aantreklik, mooi وَسيم، جَميل الطَّلْعَه хубав bonito hezký hübsch flot; smuk ωραίος, ελκυστικός guapo, hermoso, bien parecido nägus خوش سیما komea beau נאה खूबसूरत, आकर्षक lijep, naocit csinos tampan myndarlegur bello 顔立ちのよい 잘 생긴 gražus, dailus glīts; izskatīgs kacak knap pen, kjekk przystojny ښكي ، ښايسته ، ګلالي bonito frumos красивый pekný lep zgodan snygg, stilig, vacker รูปหล่อ yakışıklı 漂亮的,英俊的 вродливий خوبرو đẹp trai 漂亮的,英俊的
2. very large; generous. He gave a handsome sum of money to charity. aansienlike, ruim كبير، سَخِي щедър generoso pěkný beträchtlich anselig; klækkelig γενναιόδωρος generoso, considerable helde هنگفت sievoinen joli, généreux נדיב उदार velikodušan prilican tekintélyes banyak myndarlegur, ríflegur considerevole, generoso たくさんの 아낌없는, 후한 gražus prāvs; krietns (par summu u.tml.) banyak knap, mooi, flink, fiks klekkelig, anselig, betydelig pokaźny, hojny دیره،هنګفت generoso frumos, apreciabil значительный poriadny čeden, precejšen pozamašan ansenlig, frikostig มากมาย büyük miktarda 相當大的, 慷慨的 чималий; щедрий فراخدلانہ hào phóng; rộng rãi 相当大的,慷慨的
ˈhandsomely adverb mooi; ruim بصورة سَخِيَّه хубаво generosamente hezky stattlich flot; smukt; anseligt γενναιόδωρα generosamente kenasti سخاوتمندانه avokätisesti généreusement, élégamment בִּנדִיבוּת उदारता से lijepo, atraktivno, velikodušno szépen, csinosan banyak-banyak myndarlega generosamente 立派に 후하게 gražiai izskatīgi dengan banyak knap, flink, fiks pent, vakkert; betydelig szczodrze په ښكلي توګه generosamnte frumos; generos значительно pekne čedno pozamašno vackert, utan knussel อย่างมากมาย cömertçe 漂亮地, 帥氣地 вродливо فراخ دلی سے một cách hào phóng 漂亮地,帅气地
ˈhandsomeness noun aantreklikheid; mooiheid سَخاء، وسامَه красота elegância hezký vzhled die Stattlichkeit flothed ωραιότητα guapura, hermosura; generosidad kenadus سخاوت؛ زیبایی avokätisyys beauté, libéralité טוֹב מַראֶה सुंदरता ljepota, pristalost szépség, elegancia ketampanan myndarlegheit bellezza 顔立ちのよさ 용모가 아름다움 gražumas izskatīgums sifat yang banyak aantrekkelijkheid; vrijgevigheid, gulheid det som er pent/kjekt; sjenerøsitet uroda, szczodrość ښكلي elegância frumuseţe; generozitate значительность pekný vzhľad postavnost, plemenitost pozamašnost stilighet, frikostighet จํานวนมาก yakışıklılık 漂亮, 英俊 вродливість خوبصورتی vẻ đẹp trai; tính hào phóng 漂亮,英俊
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handsome
→ وَسِيم pohledný smuk gut aussehend γοητευτικός bien parecido komea beau zgodan attraente ハンサムな 잘 생긴 knap flott przystojny bonito привлекательный stilig หล่อ yakışıklı đẹp trai 英俊的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
handsome
a. guapo-a, hermoso-a, distinguido-a.
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