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Beauty vs Handsome - What's the difference?

beauty | handsome |

As a noun beauty

is the property, quality or state of being "that which pleases merely by being perceived" (aquinas); that which is attractive, pleasing, fine or good looking; comeliness.

As an interjection beauty

is (canada) thanks! cool!.

As an adverb beauty

is (canada) of high quality, well done.

As an adjective handsome is

(obsolete|said of things and people) dexterous; skillful.

As a verb handsome is

(obsolete) to render handsome.

beauty

English

(wikipedia beauty)

Noun

  • The property, quality or state of being "that which pleases merely by being perceived" (Aquinas); that which is attractive, pleasing, fine or good looking; comeliness.
  • * 1900 , , The House Behind the Cedars , Chapter I,
  • Warwick's first glance had revealed the fact that the young woman was strikingly handsome, with a stately beauty seldom encountered.
  • * 1988', "… '''beauty and recollection, like danger, glamour, greed, hunger- everything but disappointment and desire- were concepts belonging to other people.” -''Second Son , Robert Ferro
  • Someone who is beautiful.
  • Brigitte Bardot was a renowned beauty .
  • Something that is particularly good or pleasing.
  • That phrasing is a beauty .
    What a goal, what a beauty .
  • An excellent or egregious example of something.
  • (with the definite article) The excellence, e.g. the genius
  • ''The beauty of the deal is it costs nothing!
  • (particle, obsolete) A beauty quark (now called bottom quark).
  • Beauty treatment; cosmetology.
  • (obsolete) Prevailing style or taste; rage; fashion.
  • * Jeremy Taylor
  • She stained her hair yellow, which was then the beauty .

    Usage notes

    * Adjectives often applied to "beauty": natural, great, real, physical, exotic, inner, spiritual, strange, divine, visual, heavenly, intellectual, facial, attractive, sensuous, sensual, seductive, musical, austere, alluring, mathematical, geometric, astounding, bodily, pictorial.

    Synonyms

    * gorgeousness, inspiration, loveliness * (someone who is beautiful) belle, looker * (something pleasing) gem, jewel * See also * See also

    Antonyms

    * repulsiveness, homeliness, ugliness

    Derived terms

    * age before beauty * bathing beauty * beaut * beauteous * beautician * beautifiable * beautification * beautifier * beautiful * beautifully * beautifulness * beautify * beautiless * beauty consultant * beauty contest * beauty is in the eye of the beholder * beauty is only skin deep * beauty mark * beauty pageant * beauty parlor * beauty quark * beauty salon * beauty school * beauty shop * beauty sleep * beauty spot * beauty strip * beautyberry * beautybush * beautydom * beautyhood * beautyship * California beauty * Camberwell beauty * line of beauty * meadow beauty * painted beauty * raw beauty * Rome beauty * Rutland beauty * Sleeping Beauty * spring beauty

    See also

    * usefulness

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (Canada) Thanks! Cool!
  • It's the long weekend. Beauty !

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (Canada) Of high quality, well done.
  • He made a beauty pass through the neutral zone.

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    handsome

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • (obsolete, said of things and people) Dexterous; skillful
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  • (of a man) Visually attractive; pleasant looking.
  • a handsome' man; a ' handsome garment, house, tree, horse.
  • (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.
  • a handsome style, etc.
  • *
  • Generous or noble in character
  • Handsome' is as ' handsome does.
  • Ample; moderately large.
  • a handsome salary
  • *
  • Having a good appearance
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=November 5 , author=Phil Dawkes , title=QPR 2 - 3 Man City , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=City have lapped up the plaudits this season for a series of handsome wins but manager Roberto Mancini has demanded that his side also learn to grind out results when they do not play well. He now has an example to point to.}}

    Derived terms

    * do the handsome thing

    Synonyms

    * (attractive) pretty

    Verb

    (handsom)
  • (obsolete) To render handsome.