handsome
adjectiveHow many syllables in handsome?
There are 2 syllables in the word handsome.How to pronounce handsome:
Definition of handsome:
- handsome (adjective):
- having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance
- (of a building, garden, etc.) large, well-made, and with an attractive appearance
- pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion.
Synonyms for handsome:
aristocratic
attractive
beautiful
better-looking
classy
comely
courtly
dishy
elegant
exquisite
fanciable
fashionable
fine
fine-looking
fit
gallant
glorious
good-looking
gorgeous
graceful
grand
heroic
hot
lavish
luxurious
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Antonyms for handsome:
aberrant
abhorrent
abnormal
abominable
annoying
as ugly as sin
austere
average
awful
awful-looking
bad
bad-looking
barbaric
barbarous
beastly
beggarly
bestial
bizarre
boring
cloudy
common
crude
dark
deformed
depressed
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