good-looking
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1.2
- adjective
- /ˈɡʊdˌlʊkɪŋ/
:
guapo
- She met a good-looking man at the party who caught her attention immediately.
- a good-looking man
- very good-looking
- a good-looking guy
It's comical just how good looking and nice and suave he is.
- It's comical just how good looking and nice and suave he is.
- Well, back then he was the best looking guy in town.
- I want to design and build a good looking stable and collapsible table.
- Oh no, Renowned and very good looking, very sure.
- And she said, oh, yeah, he's good looking, he's smart, he's clever, he's funny.
- Ladies and gentlemen, not as good looking as George and Quinn.
- Like being good looking has a lot of benefits.
- He's really good looking and he thinks I'm super cool.
- And he said the man was beautiful, charismatic, charming, good looking, outspoken.
Examples
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The actress is not only talented but also incredibly good-looking.
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That Doctor Pinson, the good looking guy knows his pins too.
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Well, back then he was the best looking guy in town.
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- He's very good looking.
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He's really good looking and he thinks I'm super cool.
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Except the girl behind the counter is far too good-looking to be working there.
Fiction book (1993) -
At least he's a good-looking guy.
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You're a smart, successful, good-looking guy.
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He's a rich, good-looking cavalry officer who has nothing better to do than make love to pretty women.
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Anne of Green Gables becomes a brilliant student and is eventually described as quite good-looking.
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
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1.0
Attractive in a small, pretty, or charming way
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1.0
Nice to look at in a gentle, simple way
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2.0
Very beautiful to look at
680
1.0
Pleasing to look at or enjoy and making people interested
627
1.0
Being attractive, like a tall man or an elegant room
191
1.0
Pleasant to look at, often with light hair or skin
21
2.0
Having an attractive appearance
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7.4
Pleasant to look at in a simple, natural way
3
9.9
Being sexually attractive
1
4.1
Parts are the right size and look balanced
Has a nice face that people like
Pleasant to look at
Antonyms
How Attractive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word good-looking is just two words put together: good ('pleasing') and looking ('appearance'). So it literally means 'having a pleasing look', which is why it describes someone who is physically attractive.