English-Thai Dictionary

handsome

ADJ รูปหล่อ  หล่อ  งาม  ดูดี  attractive good-looking nice-looking ugly unattractive unpleasing rub-ror

 

handsome

ADJ เมตตากรุณา  โอบอ้อมอารี  ใจดี  ใจกว้าง  med-ta-ka-ru-na

 

handsomely

ADV อย่าง แคล่วคล่อง ชำนาญ  อย่าง สุภาพ เรียบร้อย 

 

handsomeness

N ความ หล่อเหลา ภูมิฐาน  ความสุภาพ เรียบร้อย  ความชำนาญ เรียบร้อย 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HANDSOME

a. 1. Properly, dexterous; ready; convenient.
For a thief it is so handsome, as it may seem it was first invented for him.
This sense is either from the original meaning of hand, or from the use of the hand, or rather of the right hand. In this sense the word is still used. We say of a well fought combat and victory, it is a handsome affair, an affair well performed, done with dexterity or skill. [See Handy. ]
2. Moderately beautiful, as the person or other thing; well made; having symmetry of parts; well formed. It expresses less than beautiful or elegant; as a handsome woman or man; she has a handsome person or face. So we say, a handsome house; a handsome type.
3. Graceful in manner; marked with propriety and ease; as a handsome address.
4. Ample; large; as handsome fortune.
5. Neat; correct; moderately elegant; as a handsome style or composition.
6. Liberal; generous; as a handsome present.
The applications of this word in popular language are various and somewhat indefinite. In general, when applied to things, it imports that the form is agreeable to the eye, or to just taste; and when applied to manner, it conveys the idea of suitableness or propriety with grace.

 

HANDSOME

as a verb, to render neat or beautiful, is not an authorized word.

 

HANDSOMELY

adv. Dexterously; cleverly; with skill. 1. Gracefully; with propriety and ease.
2. Neatly; with due symmetry or proportions; as, a thing is handsomely made or finished.
3. With a degree of beauty; as a room handsomely furnished or ornamented.
4. Amply; generously; liberally.
She is handsomely endowed.

 

HANDSOMENESS

n.A moderate degree of beauty or elegance; as the handsomeness of the person or of an edifice. 1. Grace; gracefulness; ease and propriety in manner.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HANDSOME

Hand "some, a. [Compar. Handsomer; superl. Handsomest.] Etym: [Hand +-some. It at first meant, dexterous; cf. D. handzaam dexterous, ready, limber, manageable, and E. handy. ]

 

1. Dexterous; skillful; handy; ready; convenient; -- applied to things as persons. [Obs. ] That they [engines of war ] be both easy to be carried and handsome to be moved and turned about. Robynson (Utopia ).For a thief it is so handsome as it may seem it was first invented for him. Spenser.

 

2. Agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance or expression; attractive; having symmetry and dignity; comely; -- expressing more than pretty, and less than beautiful; as, a handsome man or woman; a handsome garment, house, tree, horse.

 

3. Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; graceful; becoming; appropriate; as, a handsome style, etc. Easiness and handsome address in writing. Felton.

 

4. Evincing a becoming generosity or nobleness of character; liberal; generous. Handsome is as handsome does. Old Proverb.

 

5. Ample; moderately large. He. .. accumulated a handsome sum of money. V. Knox. To do the handsome thing, to act liberally. [Colloq. ]

 

Syn. -- Handsome, Pretty. Pretty applies to things comparatively small, which please by their delicacy and grace; as, a pretty girl, a pretty flower, a pretty cottage. Handsome rises higher, and is applied to objects on a larger scale. We admire what is handsome, we are pleased with what is pretty. The word is connected with hand, and has thus acquired the idea of training, cultivation, symmetry, and proportion, which enters so largely into our conception of handsome. Thus Drayton makes mention of handsome players, meaning those, who are well trained; and hence we speak of a man's having a handsome address, which is the result of culture; of a handsome horse or dog, which implies well proportioned limbs; of a handsome face, to which, among other qualities, the idea of proportion and a graceful contour are essential; of a handsome tree, and a handsome house or villa. So, from this idea of proportion or suitableness, we have, with a different application, the expressions, a handsome fortune, a handsome offer.

 

HANDSOME

HANDSOME Hand "some, v. t.

 

Defn: To render handsome. [Obs. ] Donne

 

HANDSOMELY

HANDSOMELY Hand "some *ly, adv.

 

1. In a handsome manner.

 

2. (Naut. )

 

Defn: Carefully; in shipshape style.

 

HANDSOMENESS

HANDSOMENESS Hand "some *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being handsome. Handsomeness is the mere animal excellence, beauty the mere imaginative. Hare.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

handsome

hand some |ˈhansəm ˈhæn (t )səm | ▶adjective ( handsomer, handsomest ) 1 (of a man ) good-looking. • (of a woman ) striking and imposing in good looks rather than conventionally pretty. • (of a thing ) well made, imposing, and of obvious quality: handsome cookbooks | a handsome country town. 2 (of a number, sum of money, or margin ) substantial: elected by a handsome majority. PHRASES handsome is as handsome does proverb character and behavior are more important than appearance. DERIVATIVES hand some ly adverb, hand some ness noun ORIGIN Middle English: from hand + -some 1. The original sense was ‘easy to handle or use, ’ hence ‘suitable ’ and ‘apt, clever ’ (mid 16th cent. ), giving rise to the current appreciatory senses (late 16th cent ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

handsome

hand |some |ˈhans (ə )m | ▶adjective ( handsomer, handsomest ) 1 (of a man ) good-looking. • (of a woman ) striking and imposing rather than conventionally pretty. • (of a thing ) well made, imposing, and of obvious quality: handsome cookery books. 2 (of a number, sum of money, or margin ) substantial: he was elected by a handsome majority. PHRASES handsome is as handsome does proverb character and behaviour are more important than appearance. DERIVATIVES handsomely adverb, handsomeness noun ORIGIN Middle English: from hand + -some 1. The original sense was ‘easy to handle or use ’, hence ‘suitable ’ and ‘apt, clever ’ (mid 16th cent. ), giving rise to the current appreciatory senses (late 16th cent. ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

handsome

handsome adjective 1 a handsome man: good-looking, attractive, striking, gorgeous; informal hunky, drop-dead gorgeous, hot, cute. ANTONYMS ugly. 2 a handsome woman of 30: striking, imposing, prepossessing, elegant, stately, dignified, statuesque, good-looking, attractive, personable. ANTONYMS plain. 3 a handsome profit: substantial, considerable, sizable, princely, large, big, ample, bumper; informal tidy, whopping, not to be sneezed at, ginormous. ANTONYMS meager.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

handsome

handsome adjective 1 a handsome, dark-haired young man: good-looking, nice-looking, attractive, personable, striking, stunning, fine, well-proportioned, well-formed; informal hunky, dishy, gorgeous, drop-dead gorgeous, tasty, fanciable, knockout; Brit. informal fit; N. Amer. informal cute; Austral. /NZ informal spunky; rare sightly. ANTONYMS ugly. 2 a handsome woman of 30: striking, imposing, prepossessing, elegant, stately, dignified, statuesque, good-looking, nice-looking, attractive, personable. ANTONYMS plain. 3 the pub was running at a handsome profit | a handsome present: substantial, considerable, sizeable, large, big, ample, abundant, bumper, plentiful; generous, lavish, liberal, bountiful, princely; Scottish & N. English bonny; informal tidy, whopping, whopping great, thumping, thumping great, kingly, not to be sneezed at; Brit. informal whacking, whacking great, ginormous; literary plenteous, bounteous. ANTONYMS meagre.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

handsome

hand some /hǽns (ə )m /〖語源は 「hand (手でつかみ )some (やすい )」〗形容詞 ～r, ～st /｟時に ｠more ～; most ～1 〈男性 (の顔 )が 〉ハンサムな , 美男子の , 顔立ちの整った (→beautiful 類義 )▸ a handsome young man 美青年 ▸ his handsome face 彼の端整な顔立ち .2 〈女性が 〉きりっとした , 威厳のある (!女性の場合は健康的ではつらつとした様子を表す ) .3 〈建物 庭 動物などが 〉立派な外見の , 均整のとれた , 見事な ▸ a handsome building 見事な建物 .4 〖名詞 の前で 〗かなりの 〈金額など 〉; 気前のよい , 手厚い, 寛大な 〈贈り物 申し出など 〉(generous ); 大差の 〈勝利 〉▸ make handsome profits 相当の利益を上げる ▸ a handsome gesture 寛大な行為 [意思表示 ]▸ That's very handsome of you .それは非常に気前のよい行いだ .5 丁重な ; ｟米 くだけて ｠巧みな , 優雅な ▸ Handsome is as [that ] handsome does .｟ことわざ ｠ふるまいの立派な人が立派なのだ ; 「見目より心 」.～ly 副詞 立派に, 見事に ; かなり, 気前よく ; 大差で .～ness 名詞