handsome

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhænsəm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhænsəm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(han′səm)

Inflections of 'handsome' (adj):
handsomer
adj comparative
handsomest
adj superlative

Collocations for "handsome"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "handsome" in context.

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handsome

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
  1. a handsome [actor, man, prince, Italian, devil]
  2. a handsome [young, older] man
  3. handsome and [charming, rich, intelligent, caring]
  4. dated: was a handsome woman
  5. [very, so, extremely, incredibly] handsome
  6. a handsome [amount of money, profit, return, yield]
  7. offered a handsome [award, reward, bribe] (for)
  8. handsome [wages, dividends, earnings]
  9. [produce, pay, post] handsome dividends
  10. a handsome [apartment, condo, design, collection, ornament]
  11. a handsome [addition, tribute] to
additional examples
  1. a handsome [actor, man, prince, Italian, devil]
  2. a handsome [young, older] man
  3. handsome and [charming, rich, intelligent, caring]
  4. dated: was a handsome woman
  5. [very, so, extremely, incredibly] handsome
  6. a handsome [amount of money, profit, return, yield]
  7. offered a handsome [award, reward, bribe] (for)
  8. handsome [wages, dividends, earnings]
  9. [produce, pay, post] handsome dividends
  10. a handsome [apartment, condo, design, collection, ornament]
  11. a handsome [addition, tribute] to
  12. handsome is as handsome does
'handsome' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
also - anything - bold - bonus - fellow - fetch - fiancé - groom - lean - man - prince - reward - stud - sucker - trendy

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