handsome

engleză

(English)

Etimologie

Din hand + some.

Pronunție

• AFI: /'hænsəm/

Adjectiv

handsome (comp. more handsome sau handsomer, sup. most handsome sau handsomest)

1. (ieșit din uz) abil, îndemânatic, priceput

   For a thief it is so handsome as it may seem it was first invented for him. - Edmund Spenser

2. (despre un bărbat) arătos, frumos, aspectuos, chipeș

   David was a handsome man.

3. (despre o femeie) elegantă, drăguță
4. (gener.) corespunzător, potrivit
5. (p. ext.) generos, nobil, mărinimos

   Handsome is as handsome does. - Proverb

6. (despre o sumă) abundent, amplu, substanțial, considerabil

   She gave him a handsome reward.

Sinonime

• 1: dexterous, handy, skillful
• 3: elegant, pretty
• 4: suitable, becoming, appropriate
• 5: generous
• 6: ample

Cuvinte derivate

• handsomely

Verb

Conjugarea verbului to handsome
Infinitiv	to handsome
Prezent simplu pers. 3 sg.	handsomes
Trecut simplu	handsomed
Participiu trecut	handsomed
Participiu prezent	handsoming

1. (ieșit din uz) a face pe cineva frumos

Referințe

• Dictionary.com
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