good looks
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1.7
- noun
:
buen aspecto
- It's easy to see where Fiona gets her good looks from.
The kind of discrimination that I'm thinking of is good looks versus average looks.
- The kind of discrimination that I'm thinking of is good looks versus average looks.
- Possessions not status. Great physically, strong body, good looks.
- And it's like, I mean, I'm just a dude, like behind all this boyish good looks and and charm.
- Once Upon a time, I gave him seven years of fame, fortune and dashing good looks, and he gave me his soul.
- Cato gives the example of good looks or a good expression on the face, a certain expression, a certain way of of looking.
- Why don't you just wear those perfectly good looks like parchment paper?
Examples
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Both men had a certain kind of sharp good looks and an air of arrogant accomplishment.
Fiction book (1990) -
Her brother Jerry, meanwhile, had inherited their mother's dark good looks and slender frame.
Fiction book (1991) -
Mother always said I would go far with my quick wits and good looks.
Fiction book (1995) -
Her nose was just long enough to set her apart without detracting from her good looks.
Fiction book (1999) -
Boys were mad about her, attracted by her good looks, and further drawn in by her sweetness.
Fiction book (1991) -
When she first met him, she'd gushed and practically swooned at his good looks.
Fiction book (1994) -
Benjamin was a big, early maturing, black ninth grader with lots of physical strength, good looks, and talent.
Academic text (1994) -
...if memory serves, you won, proving that good looks and charm win over brilliance and the ability to govern.
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Breezy confidence and negligent good looks made Bell the most mateable male she had ever met.
Fiction book (1998) -
Many people admire her for her good looks and charming personality.
Synonyms
188
2.6
A quality that makes something attractive to many people
19
3.2
The quality that makes people notice and like someone's looks or character
11
2.0
A pleasing, beautiful look that makes people admire it
3
1.0
A quality that makes something look beautiful, often small and delicate
3
3.2
The quality of having a good-looking face, often in a man
1
3.9
A state of being very beautiful or attractive
1
8.4
Physical beauty that is pleasant to look at
1
8.4
How beautiful something looks
How pleasant something looks to people
The quality of being attractive and making people want something
The quality that makes people want something
Antonyms
How Attractive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'attractive and pleasing physical appearance' is directly derivable from combining 'good' (positive quality) with 'looks' (physical appearance). This adjective+noun collocation follows normal compositional patterns and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE.
Etymology
The phrase good looks comes from the simple idea that someone has good looks, a face or body that other people find pleasing. So, good looks means 'attractive and pleasing physical appearance'.