Handsome vs Glowing - 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.
That glows or glow.
(figuratively) Full of praise.
Handsome is a related term of glowing.
As adjectives the difference between handsome and glowing
is that handsome is (obsolete|said of things and people) dexterous; skillful while glowing is that glows or glow.As verbs the difference between handsome and glowing
is that handsome is (obsolete) to render handsome while glowing is .As a noun glowing is
the action of the verb glow.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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Derived terms
* do the handsome thingSynonyms
* (attractive) prettyVerb
(handsom)glowing
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- glowing embers
- He received glowing references from his previous employers.