handsome

«handsome» in Mova's school dictionary: good-looking, usually said about a man or boy — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (handsome, handsomer, handsomest; also more handsome, most handsome); adverb handsomely

meaning for a pupil

1) Handsome means good-looking, usually said about a man or boy. tree →

2) A handsome animal, building or object is fine and attractive to look at, like a handsome horse or a handsome old house. tree →

3) A handsome amount is large and generous, like a handsome reward or a handsome win. tree →

sense in the lessons

In fairy tales the handsome prince is a common character; in everyday life it is a compliment. In news and sport «a handsome win» means winning by a lot. Phrases: «tall, dark and handsome», «a handsome reward», «a handsome profit».

examples

• The handsome prince rode a white horse. tree →
• Grandpa looks very handsome in his suit. tree →
• What a handsome dog! tree →
• They offered a handsome reward for the lost cat. tree →
• The team won by a handsome margin of five goals. tree →
• It is a handsome old building made of stone. tree →
• She made a handsome profit selling lemonade. tree →
• Handsome is as handsome does, says the old proverb. tree →
• Guests were invited, and received handsome presents. tree →

note

Silent d: say «HAN-sum». For women and girls people usually say «beautiful» or «pretty», though «handsome woman» exists too. The proverb «handsome is as handsome does» means good actions matter more than looks.

In the corpora

• beau means beautiful or handsome, but il fait beau simply means the weather is sunny and nice.
• clothed with blue, governors and rulers, handsome young men all of them, horsemen riding upon horses.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «handsome» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.