handsomeness

handsomeness

English

Etymology

handsome +‎ -ness

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhænsəmnəs/

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Noun

handsomeness (countable and uncountable, plural handsomenesses)

1. The quality of being handsome.
   • 1826, Julius Hare, Guesses at Truth by Two Brothers

     Handsomeness […] is the mere animal excellence, […] beauty […] the mere imaginative.

Derived terms

• unhandsomeness

Translations

quality of being handsome

Chinese: Mandarin: 帥氣 (zh), 帅气 (zh) (shuàiqi), 英俊 (zh) (yīngjùn), 俊俏 (zh) (jùnqiào), 漂亮 (zh) (piàoliang) Finnish: komeus (fi) German: Schönheit (de) f Swedish: stilighet c Thai: ความหล่อ (th) (kwaam-lɔ̀ɔ)