"handsomeness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhænsəmnəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-PerfectSoundWhatever-handsomeness.wav Forms: handsomenesses [plural]
Etymology: From handsome + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|handsome|ness}} handsome + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} handsomeness (countable and uncountable, plural handsomenesses)
  1. The quality of being handsome. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: unhandsomeness Translations (quality of being handsome): 帥氣 /帅气 (shuàiqi) (Chinese Mandarin), 英俊 (yīngjùn) (Chinese Mandarin), 俊俏 (jùnqiào) (Chinese Mandarin), 漂亮 (piàoliang) (Chinese Mandarin), komeus (Finnish), Schönheit [feminine] (German), ketampanan (Indonesian), przystojność [feminine] (Polish), guapura [feminine] (Spanish), stilighet [common-gender] (Swedish), ความหล่อ (kwaam-lɔ̀ɔ) (Thai)

Inflected forms

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