The meaning of handsome. What constitutes rugged male beauty? not from a romance novel perspective, but from a loving female perspective. What makes the mystique of attraction for me?
Merriam Webster says this:
handsome
One entry found for handsome.
Main Entry: hand·some
Pronunciation: 'han(t)-s&m
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): hand·som·er; -est
Etymology: Middle English handsom easy to manipulate
1 chiefly dialect : APPROPRIATE, SUITABLE
2 : moderately large : SIZABLE
3 : marked by skill or cleverness : ADROIT
4 : marked by graciousness or generosity : LIBERAL
5 : having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance
synonym see BEAUTIFUL
- hand·some·ly adverb
- hand·some·ness noun
so that would be sizable, clever, gracious, and both pleasing, and dignified in appearance.
i love the word handsome. i much prefer it to beautiful. it's so much more of a solid word.
active examples for me are
romain duris
gael garcia bernal
for me handsome is a smoky quality. i am driven to extremes by dark hair and radiant skin.
here are visual examples.
The lovely Romain Duris, the rugged Peter Krause, the big eyes and imposing jaws of Gael Garcia Bernal.
But beyond imposing bone structures and large eyeballs, something else makes a man rugged, makes a man attractive.
Obviously, this is attitude. It is not utterly composed of confidence. Aloof is too cold of a word.
It's a distinctive attitude that makes the difference. I fall for distinctive personalities.
This would be why someone like Jonathan Richman or David Byrne rises to the same ranks as the above mentioned pretty boys.
Attitude makes imperfect features into platonic features. All of a sudden Owen Wilson's crooked nose is perfect.
Flawed and therefore perfect. We don't want the objects of our attraction to be too perfect. Being too perfect would be an even greater flaw than any literal flaws. We want the objects of our attraction to be ideal, but always human.
Merriam Webster says this:
handsome
One entry found for handsome.
Main Entry: hand·some
Pronunciation: 'han(t)-s&m
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): hand·som·er; -est
Etymology: Middle English handsom easy to manipulate
1 chiefly dialect : APPROPRIATE, SUITABLE
2 : moderately large : SIZABLE
3 : marked by skill or cleverness : ADROIT
4 : marked by graciousness or generosity : LIBERAL
5 : having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance
synonym see BEAUTIFUL
- hand·some·ly adverb
- hand·some·ness noun
so that would be sizable, clever, gracious, and both pleasing, and dignified in appearance.
i love the word handsome. i much prefer it to beautiful. it's so much more of a solid word.
active examples for me are
romain duris
gael garcia bernal
for me handsome is a smoky quality. i am driven to extremes by dark hair and radiant skin.
here are visual examples.
The lovely Romain Duris, the rugged Peter Krause, the big eyes and imposing jaws of Gael Garcia Bernal.
But beyond imposing bone structures and large eyeballs, something else makes a man rugged, makes a man attractive.
Obviously, this is attitude. It is not utterly composed of confidence. Aloof is too cold of a word.
It's a distinctive attitude that makes the difference. I fall for distinctive personalities.
This would be why someone like Jonathan Richman or David Byrne rises to the same ranks as the above mentioned pretty boys.
Attitude makes imperfect features into platonic features. All of a sudden Owen Wilson's crooked nose is perfect.
Flawed and therefore perfect. We don't want the objects of our attraction to be too perfect. Being too perfect would be an even greater flaw than any literal flaws. We want the objects of our attraction to be ideal, but always human.
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