handsomeness

noun

Definition of handsomenessnext
1
as in elegance
dignified or restrained beauty of form, appearance, or style a modern-style addition that detracts from the handsomeness of that neoclassic building

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2
as in beauty
the qualities in a person or thing that as a whole give pleasure to the senses she never had noticed his handsomeness until he got a more becoming haircut

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  1. elegance
  2. beauty
  3. majesty
Noun
  • Standout moments included Tom Ford’s striking blue leather shirt in look 27; the rich tonal head-to-toe looks at Gabriela Hearst, and Givenchy’s luxurious high-necked drape dresses, which were the epitome of elegance.
    — Rhonda Richford, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Shot by Kacper Kasprzyk and styled by Carine Roitfeld, the spread exudes elegance and sophistication.
    — Mecca Pryor, Essence, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of elegance
Noun
  • At the back sits the beauty section, filled with ranges from La Bonne Brosse, Doré and Augustinus Bader, flanked by racks of fluffy towels.
    — Rhonda Richford, WWD, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Next, there is a snap of a photo strip from an event for the beauty brand AppleDoll that shows the Jurassic World star posing with a product.
    — Raven Brunner, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of beauty
Noun
  • No one does anything in these paintings except turn their back on the viewer and stare forlornly at the world in all its sublime majesty, which Friedrich suggests is a mirror for the world within.
    — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
  • His every soaring note was an homage to their majesty.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
Definition of majesty
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