good-looking

[good-look-ing]

adjective

1. of good or attractive appearance; handsome or beautiful.

   a good-looking young man; a good-looking hat.

good-looking

adjective

1. handsome or pretty

Word History and Origins

Origin of good-looking¹

First recorded in 1770–80

Example Sentences

But he was turned down for the part of Benjamin Braddock in The Graduate because director Mike Nichols felt he was too good-looking - which made Redford wary of being stereotyped by his appearance.

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Portable screens and social media let us live vicariously through better-looking, richer people.

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But the Englishman has a better-looking fixture this weekend away to Leeds, who conceded five at Arsenal last time out.

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Naturally they are good-looking, because this is television, and fit, because you need to be to do this; most have professional expertise in fishy, watery or wild things.

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The organisers of a female empowerment conference have welcomed an apology from the communities minister after he said the "good-looking" attendees had been seated at the front.

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Related Words

• attractive 
• beautiful 
• clean-cut 
• comely 
• lovely 
• pretty