Good-looking

//ˈɡʊdˈlʊk.ɪŋ// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Physically attractive (of a person).

    "When one of us sees a good-looking guy, we nudge the other one and smile. One guy had the most gorgeous face I had ever seen. Every time we go to the mall we look around for 'that guy' just in case."

Adjective
  1. 1
    pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion wordnet

Synonyms

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agreeableattractionattractivebeauteousbeautifulbecoming

Example

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"It's an advantage to be good-looking."

Etymology

From good + looking. Compare Dutch goeduitziend (“good-looking”), German gutaussehend (“good-looking”).

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good-lookingness

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