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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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