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Adjective: handsome (handsomer,handsomest)  han-sum
  1. Pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
    "very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome";
    - fine-looking, good-looking, better-looking, well-favored [US], well-favoured [Brit, Cdn], on fleek [N. Amer, informal]
     
  2. Given or giving freely
    "a handsome allowance";
    - big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, giving, liberal, openhanded

Sounds like: handle, Hansome, ha

Derived forms: handsomest, handsomer

See also: beautiful, generous

Encyclopedia: Handsome, the Ugly and the Stupid