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handsomeness

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English

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Etymology

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From handsome +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhænsəmnəs/
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Noun

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handsomeness (countable and uncountable, plural handsomenesses)

  1. The quality of being handsome.
    • 1826, Julius Hare, Guesses at Truth by Two Brothers:
      Handsomeness [] is the mere animal excellence, [] beauty [] the mere imaginative.

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