Hyphenation of handsome

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word handsome? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of handsome:

1.
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
2.
Given or giving freely
Was a big tipper The bounteous goodness of God Bountiful compliments A freehanded host A handsome allowance Saturday's child is loving and giving A liberal backer of the arts A munificent gift Her fond and openhanded grandfather

Synonyms of handsome:

adj fine-looking, good-looking, better-looking, well-favored, well-favoured, beautiful
adj big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, giving, liberal, openhanded, generous

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