handsome
/ˈhæn.səm/ adjective A1- Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly · That is one handsome tree you've got there.
- 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.
- Good, appealing, appropriate.
- 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
Comparative handsomer · Superlative handsomest
From the library
Gardiner, looking at the picture; “it is a handsome face.
“And do not you think him a very handsome gentleman, ma’am?”
“Yes, very handsome.”
“I am sure _I_ know none so handsome; but in the gallery upstairs you will see a finer, larger picture of him than this.
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