Handsome vs Ample - What's the difference?
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(obsolete, said of things and people) Dexterous; skillful
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(of a man) Visually attractive; pleasant looking.
(of a woman) Striking, impressive and elegantly proportioned, though not typically beautiful.
Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; graceful; becoming; appropriate.
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Generous or noble in character
Ample; moderately large.
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Having a good appearance
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(obsolete) To render handsome.
Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; spacious; roomy; widely extended.
* All the people in that ample house Did to that image bow their humble knees. --Spenser.
Fully sufficient; abundant; liberal; copious; as, an ample fortune; ample justice.
Not contracted or brief; not concise; extended; diffusive; as, an ample narrative.
Handsome is a related term of ample.
As adjectives the difference between handsome and ample
is that handsome is (obsolete|said of things and people) dexterous; skillful while ample is large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; spacious; roomy; widely extended.As a verb handsome
is (obsolete) to render handsome.handsome
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Adjective
(en-adj)- a handsome' man; a ' handsome garment, house, tree, horse.
- a handsome style, etc.
- Handsome' is as ' handsome does.
- a handsome salary
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