well-favored

adjective

ˈwel-ˈfā-vərd How to pronounce well-favored (audio)
Definition of well-favorednext
as in beautiful
very pleasing to look at a well-favored young man who would make a great catch

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-favored
  1. beautiful
  2. attractive
  3. handsome
  4. lovely
  5. cute
  6. gorgeous
  7. pretty
  8. good
Adjective
  • The crisp air and vibrant colors of the orchards create a beautiful backdrop for a leisurely day.
    Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Replacing a drab sky with a beautiful one used to be a many-step process involving manual masking and layers.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of beautiful
Adjective
  • The progressive automaker now has attractive EVs in every corner of the U.S. market, and the return of an improved Chevy Bolt will add to that diversity.
    Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Turn on newer features Recent iOS and Android updates include a number of new functions designed to make thefts less attractive.
    Kelvin Chan, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of attractive
Adjective
  • The album is handsome and searching and muscular, and after our talk Gilmour plays most of it onstage at the Bowl while throwing a few familiar bones to the capacity crowd.
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The one-minute clip, part of the brand’s 28-year-old Generations campaign, featured a handsome young man—early 30s, curly brown hair—at a rooftop party in a city that looked a lot like New York.
    Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of handsome
Adjective
  • Instead of continuing on to Pristine Camp, 14,800 feet high and the highlight of our trip, JSB was able to get my wife to the nearest hospital, provide an interpreter, and manage to get us to a lovely finca at a much lower altitude where my wife recovered in a beautiful setting.
    Kathleen Saxe, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • The Ravel makes several stops in idyllic medieval towns along the Rhône, including Avignon, Viviers, and Arles – the lovely Roman town where Vincent van Gogh created some of his most memorable work.
    James Rampton, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of lovely
Adjective
  • The smallest monkey in the world, these cute critters weigh in at just over 4 ounces.
    Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The Boots and Barkley Wave Scratcher ($15) from Target is not as cute, but my cats love it.
    Medea Giordano, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of cute
Adjective
  • Opening in the same year was the elegant Interlaken Hotel, on the shores of Twin Lakes, a gorgeous but ultimately doomed retreat for well-off visitors.
    James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Xbox fans should definitely look into getting the gorgeous Razer Wolverine V2 Chroma.
    Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of gorgeous
Adjective
  • Today’s blockbuster titles rely on robust engines like Unity and Unreal to push pretty polygons, engines made for companies and people already seriously dedicated to game development as a career.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The litter box scoop holder ($28) is quite pretty, and that's hard to say about a litter box scoop.
    Medea Giordano, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of pretty
Adjective
  • Washington has been very close — but not good enough — against the best competition on its schedule.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • They are gone, presumably for good, a full 21 months before the end of Lo’s two-year lease.
    Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of good
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