Synonyms for handsome
- adjective
Most common
fine-looking lovely sexy elegant generous big-hearted stately jimp
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Fine-looking
good-looking, beautiful, fine-looking, comely formal, sexy, elegant, lovely, graceful, pretty, fine, well-favored, fair, bonnie UK
2. Generous — ample; moderately large
generous, liberal, big-hearted, big, chivalrous, noble, magnanimous, bountiful, bounteous, ample, giving, free-handed, openhanded
3. Hefty
Definitions
- adj. 1
Ample; moderately large.
- adj. 2
Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly
That is one handsome tree you've got there.
- adj. 3
Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive 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.
Related words
- Word family
- handsomely handsomeness
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That is handsome which is not only superficially pleasing, but well and harmoniously proportioned, with usually the added idea that it is made so by art, breeding, or training; as, a handsome horse; a handsome house. Handsome is a term far inferior to beautiful; we may even say a handsome villain.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- lovely They bought a site with lovely views of the ocean.
- sexy Would you rather be fat and ugly or thin and sexy?
- elegant Her dress was a simple yet elegant shade of black.
- generous You're one of the most generous people I ever met.
By length
- 3 letters
- big1
- 4 letters
- fine1, fair1, sexy2, jimp
- 5 letters
- large1, smart1, noble2, ample2, hefty2
- 6 letters
- pretty2, giving2, lovely2, bonnie2, comely2
- 7 letters
- liberal3, elegant3, stately2
- 8 letters
- generous3, graceful2
- 9 letters
- beautiful3, bountiful3, bounteous
- 10 letters
- chivalrous, openhanded
- 11 letters
- substantial3, magnanimous4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sexy2 = 2 syllables).