Cute vs. Handsome
Cuteadjective
Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair, dainty, round, and soft physical features, disproportionately large eyes and head, playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity or shyness, innocence, affectionate behavior.
Cuteadjective
Generally, attractive or pleasing, especially in a youthful, dainty, quaint or fun-spirited way.
Cuteadjective
Affected or contrived to charm; mincingly clever; precious; cutesy.
Cuteadjective
Mentally keen or discerning (See also acute)
Cuteadjective
Clever; sharp; shrewd; ingenious; cunning.
Cuteadjective
pleasantly attractive, in a delicate way; - said of children, young ladies, pet animals and some objects, but seldom of adults; as, a cute child; a cute kitten; a cute little house; a cute statue.
Cuteadjective
smart-alecky or impertinent; as, a cute remark.
Cuteadjective
affectedly clever.
Cuteadjective
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness;
Cuteadjective
obviously contrived to charm;
Cuteadjective
attractive in a pretty or endearing way
Cuteadjective
sexually attractive; good-looking
Cuteadjective
clever or cunning, especially in a self-seeking or superficial way
Handsomeadjective
(of people, things, etc) Having a good appearance; good-looking.
Handsomeadjective
(of a man or boy) Visually attractive; pleasant looking, good-looking. Examples contradict label. Also, it seems to me that Austen uses "handsome" about women synonymously with "beautiful", so maybe that is an obsolete sense?
Handsomeadjective
(of a woman) Striking, impressive and elegantly proportioned, though not typically beautiful.
Handsomeadjective
Good, appealing, appropriate.
Handsomeadjective
(of weather) Fine, clear and bright.
Handsomeadjective
Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; appropriate.
Handsomeadjective
Generous or noble in character.
Handsomeadjective
Ample; moderately large.
Handsomeadjective
Dexterous; skillful.
Handsomeverb
To render handsome.
Handsomeadjective
Dexterous; skillful; handy; ready; convenient; - applied to things as persons.
Handsomeadjective
Agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance or expression; attractive; having symmetry and dignity; comely; - expressing more than pretty, and less than beautiful; as, a handsome man or woman; a handsome garment, house, tree, horse.
Handsomeadjective
Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; graceful; becoming; appropriate; as, a handsome style, etc.
Handsomeadjective
Evincing a becoming generosity or nobleness of character; liberal; generous.
Handsomeadjective
Ample; moderately large.
Handsomeverb
To render handsome.
Handsomeadjective
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion;
Handsomeadjective
given or giving freely;
