Handsome vs. Personable

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;

Personableadjective

(of a person) Having a pleasing appearance or manner; attractive; handsome; friendly; amiable.

Personableadjective

(legal) Enabled to maintain pleas in court.

Personableadjective

Having capacity to take anything granted.

Personableadjective

Having a well-formed body, or person; graceful; comely; of good appearance; presentable; as, a personable man or woman.

Personableadjective

Enabled to maintain pleas in court.

Personableadjective

(of persons) pleasant in appearance and personality