Handsomely

/ˈhændsəmli/ adverb

Definition

In a physically attractive way, or generously and liberally.

Etymology

From 'handsome,' which originally meant 'easy to handle' (hand + -some). Over time it shifted to mean attractive. The '-ly' suffix converts it to an adverb meaning 'in a handsome manner.'

Kelly Says

The word 'handsome' originally had nothing to do with looks—it meant something was convenient or easy to use! It evolved to mean attractive partly because attractive things feel good to look at, similar to how we call attractive people 'beautiful' (from an old word for 'good').

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በጣም ጥሩ
ba-tam tru
ARالعربية
جمالًا
ja-ma-lan
BNবাংলা
সুন্দরভাবে
sun-dor-bha-be
CACatalà
CSČeština
krásně
kras-ně
DADansk
smukt
smukt
DEDeutsch
ansehnlich
an-sehn-lich
ELΕλληνικά
καταπληκτικά
ka-ta-plike-ti-ka
ESEspañol
bonitamente
bo-ni-ta-men-te
FAفارسی
زیبا
zi-ba
FISuomi
kauneesti
kau-nees-ti
FRFrançais
magnifiquement
mag-nif-i-ke-man-te
GUGU
સુંદરતા
sun-dar-ta
HAHA
gwanta kyauta
gwan-ta kyau-ta
HEעברית
מדהים
me-da-him
HIहिन्दी
सुंदरता से
su-n-der-ta se
HUMagyar
szép
shep
IDBahasa Indonesia
dengan tampan
de-ngan tam-pan
IGIG
n'eme
neh-meh
ITItaliano
bellissimamente
bel-li-ssi-ma-men-te
JA日本語
ハンサムに
han-su-mu ni
KKKK
сәтті
sa-t-ti
KMKM
ល្អ
l'a
KO한국어
잘생겼게
jal-saeng-gyeo-tte
MRMR
सुंदरपणे
su-n-dar-pa-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
indah
in-dah
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေနပ်
kye-na-p
NLNederlands
mooi
moo-i
NONorsk
vakkert
vak-kert
PAPA
ਸੁੰਦਰ ਢੰਗ
sun-dar dhang
PLPolski
pięknie
pięk-nie
PTPortuguês
bonitamente
bo-ni-ta-men-te
RORomână
frumos
fro-mos
RUРусский
красиво
kra-si-vo
SVSvenska
fint
fint
SWKiswahili
vyema
vye-ma
TAதமிழ்
அழகாக
a-zha-ga-ka
TEతెలుగు
అందంగా
an-dan-ga
THไทย
หล่อ
lo
TLTL
maganda
ma-gan-da
TRTürkçe
güzelce
gü-zel-ce
UKУкраїнська
гарно
gar-no
URاردو
خوبصورت
khoob-soorat
VITiếng Việt
rực rỡ
rực rỡ
YOYO
ṣeṣe
she-she
ZH中文
英俊地
yīng jùn dì
ZUZU
ngcono
ng-co-no

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