"well-favoured" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more well-favoured [comparative], most well-favoured [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} well-favoured (comparative more well-favoured, superlative most well-favoured)
  1. (dated) Good-looking or pleasing to the eye; handsome. Tags: dated Synonyms: well-favored Translations (handsome; pleasing to the eye): краси́в (krasív) (Bulgarian), ху́бав (húbav) (Bulgarian), dathúil (Irish)

Alternative forms

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