Handsomeness

Handsomeness
Handsomeness Hand"some*ness, n. The quality of being handsome. [1913 Webster]

Handsomeness is the mere animal excellence, beauty the mere imaginative. --Hare. [1913 Webster]


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  • handsomeness — noun see handsome …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • handsomeness — hand·some·ness || hændsÉ™mnɪs n. attractiveness, quality of being good looking; generosity, liberality …   English contemporary dictionary

  • handsomeness — hand·some·ness …   English syllables

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