What part of speech is handsome?

Handsome can be categorized as an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. handsome is an adjective.

Inflections

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • more handsome
    most handsome
  • Positive: handsome 
  • Comparative: more handsome
  • Superlative: most handsome

Adjective to adverb

What does handsome mean?

Definitions

Adjective

handsome - 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"
handsome - 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

Verb

handsome - To render handsome.

Examples of handsome

#   Sentence  
1. adj. A handsome allowance.
2. adj. Very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome.
3. adj. Ask her about the handsome young man from Texas, and she remembers him 32 years later like it was yesterday.
4. adj. He is not handsome, to be sure, but he is good-natured.
5. adj. Peter and Eve make a handsome couple.
6. adj. Tom is the most handsome actor in the world.
7. adj. A very handsome prince met an exceptionally beautiful princess.
8. adj. Make a handsome profit of one thousand dollars.
9. adj. He cuts a handsome figure in that black suit.
10. adj. That actor is both handsome and skillful.
11. adj. The young man is a handsome figure.
12. adj. Kenji flatters himself that he is quite handsome.
13. adj. Handsome is as handsome done.
14. adj. My boyfriend is smart, handsome, and friendly too.
15. adj. Am I handsome or not?
Sentence  
adj.
A handsome allowance.
Very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome.
Ask her about the handsome young man from Texas, and she remembers him 32 years later like it was yesterday.
He is not handsome, to be sure, but he is good-natured.
Peter and Eve make a handsome couple.
Tom is the most handsome actor in the world.
A very handsome prince met an exceptionally beautiful princess.
Make a handsome profit of one thousand dollars.
He cuts a handsome figure in that black suit.
That actor is both handsome and skillful.
The young man is a handsome figure.
Kenji flatters himself that he is quite handsome.
Handsome is as handsome done.
My boyfriend is smart, handsome, and friendly too.
Am I handsome or not?

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