Handsome Word Origin. Meaning generous, on a liberal scale (of rewards, etc.) first recorded 1680s. Her dream is to be whisked off her feet.
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Meaning generous, on a liberal scale (of rewards, etc.) first recorded 1680s. Pleasing to look at attractive; Meaning generous, on a liberal scale (of rewards, etc.) first recorded 1680s. Liberal handsome contributions to charity 5 chiefly dialectal : Sizable a painting that commanded a handsome price 3 : A handsome cheque i enjoyed the job, and was paid a handsome salary too. Web the “as” in “handsome is as handsome does” is a conjunction meaning “in so far as,” “to the same extent as,” etc. As, a handsome man or woman; Compare dutch handzaam, german low german handsaam. Delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration.
Web english dictionary thesaurus sentences grammar definition of 'handsome' word frequency handsome (hænsəm ) 1. Liberal handsome contributions to charity 5 chiefly dialectal : A handsome cheque i enjoyed the job, and was paid a handsome salary too. Web agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; Her dream is to be whisked off her feet. Meaning generous, on a liberal scale (of rewards, etc.) first recorded 1680s. Pleasing to look at attractive; Having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance 2 : Web beautiful to look at a handsome horse/house/city the bride and groom made a handsome couple. Cognate with west frisian hānsum “easy to control, convenient,” dutch handzaam “easy to manage”; A handsome garment, house, tree, horse.
