handsome
Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly
Adjective 4 meanings
Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly
“That is one handsome tree you've got there.”
Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive
“I was struck dumb. Here was the most handsome man I’d ever seen in my life coming out of the surf.”
Good, appealing, appropriate.
Generous or noble in character.
Etymology
From Middle English handsum, hondsom, equivalent to hand + -some. Compare Dutch handzaam, German Low German handsaam. The original sense was “easy to handle or use”, hence “suitable” and “apt, clever” (mid-16th century), giving rise to the current appreciatory senses (late 16th century).
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HANDSOME at a glance
HANDSOME has 8 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (H 4 + A 1 + N 1 + D 2 + S 1 + O 1 + M 3 + E 1) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,861 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with handsome
All rhymes- SOME6
- HOME9
- COME8
- BECOME12
- WELCOME14
- INCOME10
- AWESOME12
- OUTCOME11
- OVERCOME15
- SYNDROME14
- CHROME13
- DOME7
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