good looks

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plural noun
  1. good or attractive personal appearance; handsomeness or beauty.

Origin of good looks

1
First recorded in 1790–1800

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How to use good looks in a sentence

  • A gentleman expatiating upon the good looks of women, declared that he had never yet seen an ugly woman.

  • Having seen no service, he owed his appointment largely to his conceit and good looks.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • The new monarch, with his striking personality and good looks, at once captivated the hearts of his fickle Southern subjects.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • Lucy Warrender had kept her good looks; I expect if she hadn't she would have gone under long before.

  • After riding in silent thought for a few rods, he said, "I have lost my good looks now, I suppose."

    Overland | John William De Forest

British Dictionary definitions for good looks

good looks

pl n
  1. personal attractiveness or beauty

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