Super handsome

adjective, hand·som·er, hand·som·est.

having an attractive, well-proportioned, and imposing appearance suggestive of health and strength; good-looking: a handsome man; a handsome woman.

having pleasing proportions, relationships, or arrangements, as of shapes, forms, or colors; attractive: a handsome house; a handsome interior.

exhibiting skill, taste, and refinement; well-made: a handsome story; handsome furniture.

considerable, ample, or liberal in amount: a handsome fortune.

gracious; generous; flattering: a handsome compliment; a handsome recommendation.

adroit and appealing; graceful: a handsome speech.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English handsom easy to handle (see hand, -some¹); cognate with Dutch handzaam tractable

Related forms

hand·some·ish, adjective

hand·some·ness, noun

su·per·hand·some, adjective

Synonyms
1. See beautiful. 4. large, generous, munificent.

Antonyms
1. ugly. 4, 5. small, miserly.

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handsome (ˈhændsəm)

—*adj*
1.	(of a man) good-looking, esp in having regular, pleasing, and well-defined features
2.	(of a woman) fine-looking in a dignified way
3.	well-proportioned, stately, or comely: a handsome room
4.	liberal or ample: a handsome allowance
5.	gracious or generous: a handsome action
6.	(Southwest English) pleasant: handsome weather

—n
7.	(Southwest English) a term of endearment for a beloved person, esp in my handsome

[C15: handsom easily handled; compare Dutch handzaam; see hand, -some¹]

'handsomely

—*adv*

'handsomeness

—n

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Word Origin & History

handsome

c.1400, handsom "easy to handle, ready at hand," from hand (n.) + -some. Sense extended to "fair size, considerable" (1577), then "having fine form, good-looking" (1590). Meaning "generous" (in handsome reward, etc.) first recorded 1690.

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