Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with handsome in American Collocation
handsome
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
very
Although married, she falls in love with the devastatingly handsome Count Vronsky.
fairly
She met a rather handsome Irish gentleman, and hoped to see him again.
in a very noticeable way
His charisma and strikingly handsome features held television audiences spellbound.
looking slightly rough or badly behaved
He was a tall man with ruggedly handsome good looks.
looking young
He is boyishly handsome in a way that guarantees him slots on TV.
in a traditional way
Not classically handsome, he is thin and wears glasses.
tall or strong
There in the doorway stood a tall handsome young man.
charming
Handsome and debonair, he sweeps Cornelia off her feet.
intelligent
He is a gifted scholar, a first-rate sportsman, and handsome and witty too.
brave
The hero is usually a brave, handsome young man.
well-dressed
A handsome, well-dressed gentleman asked what was troubling her.
young
She fell in love with a handsome young man.
with particular colour hair
George Clooney is tall, dark, handsome – and like a wine, he seems to be getting better with age.