good-looking

Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Financial, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

Related to good-looking: forthcoming, congruous, perpetually, plentiful, ostentatiousness, inordinately, succinctly

good-look·ing

(go͝od′lo͝ok′ĭng)

adj.

Of a pleasing or attractive appearance; handsome.

good′-look′er n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

good-looking

adj

handsome or pretty

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

good′-look′ing

adj.

having a pleasingly attractive appearance; handsome or beautiful.

[1770–80]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Switch to new thesaurus

Adj.

good-looking - pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion; "a fine-looking woman"; "a good-looking man"; "better-looking than her sister"; "very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"- Thackeray; "our southern women are well-favored"- Lillian Hellman

better-looking, fine-looking, handsome, well-favored, well-favoured

beautiful - delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party"

good-looking

adjective attractive, pretty, fair, beautiful, lovely, handsome, gorgeous, bonny, personable, comely, well-favoured She noticed him because he was good-looking.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

good-looking

adjective

Having qualities that delight the eye:

attractive, beauteous, beautiful, comely, fair, gorgeous, handsome, lovely, pretty, pulchritudinous, ravishing, sightly, stunning.

Scots: bonny.

Idiom: easy on the eyes.

Translations

good-looking

[ˈgʊdˈlʊkɪŋ] ADJ → guapo, bien parecido

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

good-looking

[ˌgʊdˈlʊkɪŋ] adj → bello/a, piacente

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

good

(gud) – comparative better (ˈbetə) : superlative best (best) – adjective

1. well-behaved; not causing trouble etc. Be good!; She's a good baby.

2. correct, desirable etc. She was a good wife; good manners; good English.

3. of high quality. good food/literature; His singing is very good.

4. skilful; able to do something well. a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.

5. kind. You've been very good to him; a good father.

6. helpful; beneficial. Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.

7. pleased, happy etc. I'm in a good mood today.

8. pleasant; enjoyable. to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.

9. considerable; enough. a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.

10. suitable. a good man for the job.

11. sound, fit. good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.

12. sensible. Can you think of one good reason for doing that?

13. showing approval. We've had very good reports about you.

14. thorough. a good clean.

15. healthy or in a positive mood. I don't feel very good this morning.

noun

1. advantage or benefit. He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?

2. goodness. I always try to see the good in people.

interjection

an expression of approval, gladness etc.

ˈgoodness noun

the state of being good.

interjection

(also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.

goods noun plural

1. objects etc for sale, products. leather goods.

2. articles sent by rail, not road, sea or air. This station is for passengers and goods; (also adjective) a goods train/station.

ˈgoody – plural ˈgoodies – noun

(usually in plural) any food (eg cake, ice-cream) which is particularly enjoyable to eat. the goodies at a children's party.

goodˈbye (-ˈbai) interjection, noun

an expression used when leaving someone. Goodbye – it was good of you to visit us; sad goodbyes.

good-day, good eveninggood morninggood-for-ˈnothing adjective, noun

(a person who is) useless or lazy. That boy's a lazy good-for-nothing (rascal).

good humour , (American) good humor

kindliness and cheerfulness.

good-ˈhumoured , (American) good-humored adjective

a good-humoured smile.

good-ˈhumouredly , (American) good-humoredly adverb

good-ˈlooking adjective

handsome; attractive. a good-looking girl; He is very good-looking.

good morning, good afternoon, good-ˈday, good evening, good night interjection, nouns

words used (depending on the time of day) when meeting or leaving someone. Good morning, Mrs Brown; Good night, everyone – I'm going to bed.

good-ˈnatured adjective

pleasant; not easily made angry. a good-natured fellow.

ˌgoodˈwill, good will noun

1. the good reputation and trade with customers that a business firm has. We are selling the goodwill along with the shop.

2. friendliness. He has always shown a good deal of goodwill towards us.

good works noun plural

acts of charity. He is known throughout the city for his good works.

as good as

almost. The job's as good as done.

be as good as one's word

to keep one's promises.

be up to no good

to be doing something wrong. I'm sure he's up to no good.

deliver the goods

to do what one has promised to do.

for good (sometimes for good and all)

permanently. He's not going to France for a holiday – he's going for good.

for goodness' sake

an expression of annoyance. For goodness' sake, will you stop that noise!

good for

1. certain to last. These houses are good for another hundred years at least.

2. certain to pay (a sum of money). He's good for $50.

3. certain to cause. That story is always good for a laugh.

good for you/him etc

an expression of approval. You've passed your exam – good for you!

Good Friday (ˌgud ˈfraidi) noun

the Friday before Easter commemorating the crucifixion of Christ.

good gracious, good heavens

expressions of surprise.

goodness gracious, goodness me

expressions of surprise.

good old

an expression used to show approval etc. Good old Fred! I knew he would help us out.

make good

1. to be successful. Through hard work and ability, he soon made good.

2. to repair or compensate for (loss, damages etc). The damage you caused to my car must be made good.

no good

useless; pointless. It's no good crying for help – no-one will hear you; This penknife is no good – the blades are blunt.

put in a good word for

to praise or recommend. Put in a good word for me when you see the boss.

take (something) in good part

not to be upset, offended or annoyed (eg by a joke, remark etc). John took the jokes about his accident with the pot of paint all in good part.

thank goodness

an expression used to show that a person is glad that something is all right. Thank goodness it isn't raining.

to the good

richer. After buying and selling some of these paintings, we finished up $500 to the good.

good-looking

→ حَسَن pohledný pæn gut aussehend εμφανίσιμος apuesto hyvännäköinen beau zgodan attraente 美貌の 잘 생긴 knap pen przystojny belo привлекательный snygg หน้าตาดี yakışıklı đẹp 好看的

References in classic literature ?

The good-looking young woman in clogs, swinging the empty pails on the yoke, ran on before him to the well for water.

The good-looking young woman came into the outer room with the full pails dragging at her shoulders.

View in context

Next, he took me forcibly by the hand, and, tapping my cheek, said that I was very good-looking, and that he greatly liked the dimples in my face (God only knows what he meant!).

View in context

I am bound to state that she never told me he was good-looking. Women have no appreciation of good looks; at least, good women have not.

View in context

The King and Queen had also a foster son, named Hermod, who was just about the same age as Hadvor, and was good-looking, as well as clever at most things.

Olof married a good-looking nobleman, and that is the end of the story.

View in context

The girl was for a moment almost good-looking. Her eyes glowed, her tone was eloquently appealing.

View in context

You don't know a good-looking woman when you see her." Mr.

View in context

"Ay, I was not mistaken," he said; "this good-looking young warrior-- for good-looking and noble-looking he is, though a little horrified perhaps with paint--this good-looking youth, then, tells me he is out on the scout for these very Tetons.

View in context

One of the sailors conducted me to the poop, where I found myself in the presence of a good-looking officer, who held out his hand to me.

View in context

He was a man of forty, not good-looking, and yet not ugly, for his features were rather good; but they were all a little larger than life-size, and the effect was ungainly.

View in context

Vera was good-looking, not at all stupid, quick at learning, was well brought up, and had a pleasant voice; what she said was true and appropriate, yet, strange to say, everyone- the visitors and countess alike- turned to look at her as if wondering why she had said it, and they all felt awkward.