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Definition of: handsome
(han′səm) adjective
1. Agreeable to the eye or to good taste; of pleasing aspect.
2. Of liberal dimensions or proportions.
3. Marked by magnanimity, generosity, or liberality.
4. Marked by propriety.
5. Obs. Handy; convenient; dexterous. See synonyms under BEAUTIFUL, FINE. ♦ Homophone: hansom. [<HAND+ -SOME, orig. with sense “easy to handle”]
—hand′some·ness noun
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