handsomeness
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈhænsəmnəs/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English handsome Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English handsomeness From handsome + -ness.
- The quality of being handsome.
“Handsomeness […]is the mere animal excellence, […]beauty […]the mere imaginative.”
“His face looked like worn leather but retained the vestiges of an earlier handsomeness that reminded her of a Hollywood star.”