good-looking

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English

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Etymology

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From good +‎ looking. Compare Dutch goeduitziend (good-looking), German gutaussehend (good-looking).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʊdˈlʊk.ɪŋ/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Hyphenation: good-look‧ing

Adjective

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good-looking (comparative better-looking or more good-looking, superlative best-looking or most good-looking)

  1. Physically attractive (of a person).
    Synonyms: beautiful, handsome, hot, sexy, fine-looking
    • 2001, Julia DeVillers, Teen Girlfriends:
      When one of us sees a good-looking guy, we nudge the other one and smile. One guy had the most gorgeous face I had ever seen. Every time we go to the mall we look around for 'that guy' just in case.

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