| slovo | definícia |
handsome
(mass) | handsome
- pekný |
handsome
(encz) | handsome,hezký adj: |
Handsome
(gcide) | Handsome \Hand"some\ (h[a^]n"s[u^]m; 277), a. [Compar.
Handsomer (-[~e]r); superl. Handsomest.] [Hand + -some.
It at first meant, dexterous; cf. D. handzaam dexterous,
ready, limber, manageable, and E. handy.]
1. Dexterous; skillful; handy; ready; convenient; -- applied
to things as persons. [Obs.]
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That they [engines of war] be both easy to be
carried and handsome to be moved and turned about.
--Robynson
(Utopia).
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For a thief it is so handsome as it may seem it was
first invented for him. --Spenser.
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2. Agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a
pleasing appearance or expression; attractive; having
symmetry and dignity; comely; -- expressing more than
pretty, and less than beautiful; as, a handsome man or
woman; a handsome garment, house, tree, horse.
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3. Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease;
graceful; becoming; appropriate; as, a handsome style,
etc.
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Easiness and handsome address in writing. --Felton.
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4. Evincing a becoming generosity or nobleness of character;
liberal; generous.
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Handsome is as handsome does. --Old Proverb.
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5. Ample; moderately large.
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He . . . accumulated a handsome sum of money. --V.
Knox.
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To do the handsome thing, to act liberally. [Colloq.]
Syn: Handsome, Pretty.
Usage: Pretty applies to things comparatively small, which
please by their delicacy and grace; as, a pretty girl,
a pretty flower, a pretty cottage. Handsome rises
higher, and is applied to objects on a larger scale.
We admire what is handsome, we are pleased with what
is pretty. The word is connected with hand, and has
thus acquired the idea of training, cultivation,
symmetry, and proportion, which enters so largely into
our conception of handsome. Thus Drayton makes mention
of handsome players, meaning those who are well
trained; and hence we speak of a man's having a
handsome address, which is the result of culture; of a
handsome horse or dog, which implies well proportioned
limbs; of a handsome face, to which, among other
qualities, the idea of proportion and a graceful
contour are essential; of a handsome tree, and a
handsome house or villa. So, from this idea of
proportion or suitableness, we have, with a different
application, the expressions, a handsome fortune, a
handsome offer.
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Handsome
(gcide) | Handsome \Hand"some\, v. t.
To render handsome. [Obs.] --Donne
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handsome
(wn) | handsome
adj 1: pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity
to ideals of form and proportion; "a fine-looking woman";
"a good-looking man"; "better-looking than her sister";
"very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"-
Thackeray; "our southern women are well-favored"- Lillian
Hellman [syn: fine-looking, good-looking, {better-
looking}, handsome, well-favored, well-favoured]
2: given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous
goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded
host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving
and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent
gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather" [syn: big,
bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded,
handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
handsome
(mass) | handsome
- pekný |
handsome
(encz) | handsome,hezký adj: |
handsomely
(encz) | handsomely,pohledně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
handsomeness
(encz) | handsomeness,pohlednost n: Zdeněk Brož |
handsomer
(encz) | handsomer,pohlednější adj: [kompar.] např. muž Zdeněk Brož |
handsomest
(encz) | handsomest,nejpohlednější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Handsomely
(gcide) | Handsomely \Hand"some*ly\, adv.
1. In a handsome manner.
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2. (Naut.) Carefully; in shipshape style.
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Handsomeness
(gcide) | Handsomeness \Hand"some*ness\, n.
The quality of being handsome.
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Handsomeness is the mere animal excellence, beauty the
mere imaginative. --Hare.
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Handsomer
(gcide) | Handsome \Hand"some\ (h[a^]n"s[u^]m; 277), a. [Compar.
Handsomer (-[~e]r); superl. Handsomest.] [Hand + -some.
It at first meant, dexterous; cf. D. handzaam dexterous,
ready, limber, manageable, and E. handy.]
1. Dexterous; skillful; handy; ready; convenient; -- applied
to things as persons. [Obs.]
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That they [engines of war] be both easy to be
carried and handsome to be moved and turned about.
--Robynson
(Utopia).
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For a thief it is so handsome as it may seem it was
first invented for him. --Spenser.
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2. Agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a
pleasing appearance or expression; attractive; having
symmetry and dignity; comely; -- expressing more than
pretty, and less than beautiful; as, a handsome man or
woman; a handsome garment, house, tree, horse.
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3. Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease;
graceful; becoming; appropriate; as, a handsome style,
etc.
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Easiness and handsome address in writing. --Felton.
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4. Evincing a becoming generosity or nobleness of character;
liberal; generous.
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Handsome is as handsome does. --Old Proverb.
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5. Ample; moderately large.
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He . . . accumulated a handsome sum of money. --V.
Knox.
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To do the handsome thing, to act liberally. [Colloq.]
Syn: Handsome, Pretty.
Usage: Pretty applies to things comparatively small, which
please by their delicacy and grace; as, a pretty girl,
a pretty flower, a pretty cottage. Handsome rises
higher, and is applied to objects on a larger scale.
We admire what is handsome, we are pleased with what
is pretty. The word is connected with hand, and has
thus acquired the idea of training, cultivation,
symmetry, and proportion, which enters so largely into
our conception of handsome. Thus Drayton makes mention
of handsome players, meaning those who are well
trained; and hence we speak of a man's having a
handsome address, which is the result of culture; of a
handsome horse or dog, which implies well proportioned
limbs; of a handsome face, to which, among other
qualities, the idea of proportion and a graceful
contour are essential; of a handsome tree, and a
handsome house or villa. So, from this idea of
proportion or suitableness, we have, with a different
application, the expressions, a handsome fortune, a
handsome offer.
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Handsomest
(gcide) | Handsome \Hand"some\ (h[a^]n"s[u^]m; 277), a. [Compar.
Handsomer (-[~e]r); superl. Handsomest.] [Hand + -some.
It at first meant, dexterous; cf. D. handzaam dexterous,
ready, limber, manageable, and E. handy.]
1. Dexterous; skillful; handy; ready; convenient; -- applied
to things as persons. [Obs.]
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That they [engines of war] be both easy to be
carried and handsome to be moved and turned about.
--Robynson
(Utopia).
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For a thief it is so handsome as it may seem it was
first invented for him. --Spenser.
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2. Agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a
pleasing appearance or expression; attractive; having
symmetry and dignity; comely; -- expressing more than
pretty, and less than beautiful; as, a handsome man or
woman; a handsome garment, house, tree, horse.
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3. Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease;
graceful; becoming; appropriate; as, a handsome style,
etc.
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Easiness and handsome address in writing. --Felton.
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4. Evincing a becoming generosity or nobleness of character;
liberal; generous.
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Handsome is as handsome does. --Old Proverb.
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5. Ample; moderately large.
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He . . . accumulated a handsome sum of money. --V.
Knox.
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To do the handsome thing, to act liberally. [Colloq.]
Syn: Handsome, Pretty.
Usage: Pretty applies to things comparatively small, which
please by their delicacy and grace; as, a pretty girl,
a pretty flower, a pretty cottage. Handsome rises
higher, and is applied to objects on a larger scale.
We admire what is handsome, we are pleased with what
is pretty. The word is connected with hand, and has
thus acquired the idea of training, cultivation,
symmetry, and proportion, which enters so largely into
our conception of handsome. Thus Drayton makes mention
of handsome players, meaning those who are well
trained; and hence we speak of a man's having a
handsome address, which is the result of culture; of a
handsome horse or dog, which implies well proportioned
limbs; of a handsome face, to which, among other
qualities, the idea of proportion and a graceful
contour are essential; of a handsome tree, and a
handsome house or villa. So, from this idea of
proportion or suitableness, we have, with a different
application, the expressions, a handsome fortune, a
handsome offer.
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To do the handsome thing
(gcide) | Handsome \Hand"some\ (h[a^]n"s[u^]m; 277), a. [Compar.
Handsomer (-[~e]r); superl. Handsomest.] [Hand + -some.
It at first meant, dexterous; cf. D. handzaam dexterous,
ready, limber, manageable, and E. handy.]
1. Dexterous; skillful; handy; ready; convenient; -- applied
to things as persons. [Obs.]
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That they [engines of war] be both easy to be
carried and handsome to be moved and turned about.
--Robynson
(Utopia).
[1913 Webster]
For a thief it is so handsome as it may seem it was
first invented for him. --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
2. Agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a
pleasing appearance or expression; attractive; having
symmetry and dignity; comely; -- expressing more than
pretty, and less than beautiful; as, a handsome man or
woman; a handsome garment, house, tree, horse.
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3. Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease;
graceful; becoming; appropriate; as, a handsome style,
etc.
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Easiness and handsome address in writing. --Felton.
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4. Evincing a becoming generosity or nobleness of character;
liberal; generous.
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Handsome is as handsome does. --Old Proverb.
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5. Ample; moderately large.
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He . . . accumulated a handsome sum of money. --V.
Knox.
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To do the handsome thing, to act liberally. [Colloq.]
Syn: Handsome, Pretty.
Usage: Pretty applies to things comparatively small, which
please by their delicacy and grace; as, a pretty girl,
a pretty flower, a pretty cottage. Handsome rises
higher, and is applied to objects on a larger scale.
We admire what is handsome, we are pleased with what
is pretty. The word is connected with hand, and has
thus acquired the idea of training, cultivation,
symmetry, and proportion, which enters so largely into
our conception of handsome. Thus Drayton makes mention
of handsome players, meaning those who are well
trained; and hence we speak of a man's having a
handsome address, which is the result of culture; of a
handsome horse or dog, which implies well proportioned
limbs; of a handsome face, to which, among other
qualities, the idea of proportion and a graceful
contour are essential; of a handsome tree, and a
handsome house or villa. So, from this idea of
proportion or suitableness, we have, with a different
application, the expressions, a handsome fortune, a
handsome offer.
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Unhandsome
(gcide) | Unhandsome \Un*hand"some\, a.
1. Not handsome; not beautiful; ungraceful; not comely or
pleasing; plain; homely.
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Were she other than she is, she were unhandsome.
--Shak.
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I can not admit that there is anything unhandsome or
irregular . . . in the globe. --Woodward.
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2. Wanting noble or amiable qualities; dishonorable;
illiberal; low; disingenuous; mean; indecorous; as,
unhandsome conduct, treatment, or imputations. "Unhandsome
pleasures." --J. Fletcher.
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3. Unhandy; clumsy; awkward; inconvenient. [Obs.]
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The ships were unwieldy and unhandsome. --Holland.
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A narrow, straight path by the water's side, very
unhandsome for an army to pass that way, though they
found not a man to keep the passage. --Sir T.
North.
[1913 Webster] -- Un*hand"some*ly, adv. --
Un*hand"some*ness, n.
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Unhandsomely
(gcide) | Unhandsome \Un*hand"some\, a.
1. Not handsome; not beautiful; ungraceful; not comely or
pleasing; plain; homely.
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Were she other than she is, she were unhandsome.
--Shak.
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I can not admit that there is anything unhandsome or
irregular . . . in the globe. --Woodward.
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2. Wanting noble or amiable qualities; dishonorable;
illiberal; low; disingenuous; mean; indecorous; as,
unhandsome conduct, treatment, or imputations. "Unhandsome
pleasures." --J. Fletcher.
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3. Unhandy; clumsy; awkward; inconvenient. [Obs.]
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The ships were unwieldy and unhandsome. --Holland.
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A narrow, straight path by the water's side, very
unhandsome for an army to pass that way, though they
found not a man to keep the passage. --Sir T.
North.
[1913 Webster] -- Un*hand"some*ly, adv. --
Un*hand"some*ness, n.
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Unhandsomeness
(gcide) | Unhandsome \Un*hand"some\, a.
1. Not handsome; not beautiful; ungraceful; not comely or
pleasing; plain; homely.
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Were she other than she is, she were unhandsome.
--Shak.
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I can not admit that there is anything unhandsome or
irregular . . . in the globe. --Woodward.
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2. Wanting noble or amiable qualities; dishonorable;
illiberal; low; disingenuous; mean; indecorous; as,
unhandsome conduct, treatment, or imputations. "Unhandsome
pleasures." --J. Fletcher.
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3. Unhandy; clumsy; awkward; inconvenient. [Obs.]
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The ships were unwieldy and unhandsome. --Holland.
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A narrow, straight path by the water's side, very
unhandsome for an army to pass that way, though they
found not a man to keep the passage. --Sir T.
North.
[1913 Webster] -- Un*hand"some*ly, adv. --
Un*hand"some*ness, n.
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handsome
(wn) | handsome
adj 1: pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity
to ideals of form and proportion; "a fine-looking woman";
"a good-looking man"; "better-looking than her sister";
"very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"-
Thackeray; "our southern women are well-favored"- Lillian
Hellman [syn: fine-looking, good-looking, {better-
looking}, handsome, well-favored, well-favoured]
2: given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous
goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded
host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving
and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent
gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather" [syn: big,
bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded,
handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded] |
handsomely
(wn) | handsomely
adv 1: in an attractively handsome manner; "the volume was
handsomely bound"
2: in a generously handsome manner; "India has responded
handsomely by providing 3,000 men" |
handsomeness
(wn) | handsomeness
n 1: the quality of having regular well-defined features
(especially of a man) [syn: handsomeness, good looks] |
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