Tra từ handsome - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

hand·some [handsome handsomer handsomest] BrE [ˈhænsəm] NAmE [ˈhænsəm] adjective (hand·somer, hand·som·est) more handsome and most handsome are more common
1. (of men)attractive
Syn: ↑good-looking
•a handsome face
•He's the most handsome man I've ever met.
•He was aptly described as ‘ tall, dark, and handsome ’.
2. (of women)attractive, with large strong features rather than small delicate ones
•a tall, handsome woman
•The bride and groom made a handsome couple.
3. beautiful to look at
•a handsome horse/house/city
•The two of them made a handsome couple.
4. large in amount or quantity
•a handsome profit
•He was elected by a handsome majority (= a lot of people voted for him).
•a handsome cheque
5. generous
•She paid him a handsome compliment.
•It was very handsome of him to pay for the meal.
Derived Words: ↑handsomely ▪ ↑handsomeness

Word Origin:
Middle English: from ↑hand + ↑-some. The original sense was ‘easy to handle or use’, hence ‘suitable’ and ‘apt, clever’ (mid 16th cent.), giving rise to the current appreciatory senses (late 16th cent.).

Synonyms:
beautiful
pretty • handsome • attractive • lovely • good-looking • gorgeous
These words all describe people who are pleasant to look at.
beautiful • (especially of a woman or girl) very pleasant to look at: ▪ She looked stunningly beautiful that night.
pretty • (especially of a girl or woman) pleasant to look at: ▪ She's got a very pretty face.
Pretty is used most often to talk about girls. When it is used to talk about a woman, it usually suggests that she is like a girl, with small, delicate features.
handsome • (of a man) pleasant to look at; (of a woman) pleasant to look at, with large strong features rather than small delicate ones: ▪ He was described as ‘ ▪ tall, dark and handsome ▪ ’.
attractive • (of a person) pleasant to look at, especially in a sexual way: ▪ She's a very attractive woman.
lovely • (of a person) beautiful; very attractive: ▪ She looked particularly lovely that night.
When you describe sb as lovely, you are usually showing that you also have a strong feeling of affection for them.
good-looking • (of a person) pleasant to look at, often in a sexual way: ▪ She arrived with a very good-looking man.
gorgeous • (informal) (of a person) extremely attractive, especially in a sexual way: ▪ You look gorgeous!
attractive or good-looking?
If you describe sb as attractive you often also mean that they have a pleasant personality as well as being pleasant to look at; good-looking just describes sb's physical appearance.
a(n) beautiful/pretty/handsome/attractive/lovely/good-looking/gorgeous girl/woman
a(n) beautiful/handsome/attractive/good-looking/gorgeous boy/man
a(n) beautiful/pretty/handsome/attractive/lovely/good-looking face

Example Bank:
•a tall, dark, handsome stranger
•his ruggedly handsome features
•He had an interesting and rather handsome face.
•He was elected by a handsome majority ().
•He's the most handsome man I've ever met.
•I enjoyed the job, and was paid a handsome salary too.
•She was a tall, handsome woman.
•They sold the house two years later at a handsome profit.