handsome: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 14 letter points · starts with H · ends with E
Meaning of handsome
adj
Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly
Example: That is one handsome tree you've got there.
Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive Of a man or boy: attractively manly, having a pleasing face and overall effect.
Example: I was struck dumb. Here was the most handsome man I’d ever seen in my life coming out of the surf.
Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive Of a woman: statuesque, beautiful in a masculine or otherwise imposing way.
Example: She was either handsome or her uniform created a flattering effect but—being very nearsighted—he couldn't tell from this distance.
Good, appealing, appropriate.
Listed forms: handsomer, handsomest.
Source: Wiktionary — handsome.
verb
- obsolete, transitive
To render handsome.
Listed forms: handsomes, handsoming, handsomed.
Source: Wiktionary — handsome.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for handsome.
adjective
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
- fine-looking
- good-looking
- better-looking
- well-favored
- well-favoured
- on fleek
adjective
given or giving freely
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is handsome in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of handsome
H(4) + A(1) + N(1) + D(2) + S(1) + O(1) + M(3) + E(1) = 14 points.
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Anagrams of handsome
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from handsome
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