handsome

/ˈhæn.səm/

adjectivehand · some

A HAND + SOME charm: a handsome person seems to have “some” charm in their “hand.”

Yes, it's handsome. Don’t pronounce or over-spell the middle: it’s spelled hand + some, but said like “HAN-sum.”

Definitions

  1. adjectiveGood-looking; attractive in appearance.
  2. adjectiveLarge in amount; generous (often used before a noun, as in “a handsome reward”).

Examples

  • Everyone said the puppy was handsome with his shiny black coat.
  • She gave a handsome donation to the school library.
  • He looked handsome in his suit for the wedding.

Synonyms

attractivegood-lookingfine-lookingstrikingcomely

Antonyms

unattractiveplain

Translations

ES guapoPT bonitoFR beau

Common misspellings

hansomehandsomhandsumhandesomehandsomeehandsomehhandso me

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