man► good-looking use this about a man who is nice to look at but in a fairly ordinary way: · Paul is very good-looking, but he's too arrogant.· She showed me a photo of a good-looking young soldier.
► handsome especially written use this about a man who is good-looking, especially one who is tall and looks strong: · Lena had fallen in love with a rich, handsome Frenchman.· My brother was two years older than me, taller, and more handsome.· He looks really handsome in his uniform, doesn't he?
► attractive use this about a man who is good-looking, especially in a way that makes people sexually interested in him: · He was a tall attractive man in his mid-forties.find somebody attractive: · I don't find those body-builders with huge muscles attractive at all.
► cute especially American, spoken use this about a young man who looks nice and is sexually attractive: kind of cute spoken: · I don't know why she won't go out with him. I think he's kind of cute.
► gorgeous especially spoken use this to emphasize that a man is extremely attractive in a sexual way: · Look at that guy over there. Isn't he gorgeous?
► nice-looking especially spoken use this about a man who looks pleasant and friendly but is not extremely attractive: · I suppose he's quite nice-looking, but he's not really my type.· Chris is a nice-looking guy with a good sense of humor.
► hunky informal very attractive and strong-looking: · Have you seen the new sports instructor? He's really hunky.· The show stars hunky Kevin Sorbo as Hercules.
► rugged good-looking with strong features that are often not perfect: · Ann admired his rugged good looks.· He was solidly built and looked like a rugged quarterback.
► striking very attractive, especially because you have a particular feature that is attractive and unusual: · He had a striking profile, with a large nose that reminded people of a Roman statue.
► be a fine figure of a man to be a strong-looking, attractive man - used especially in humorous descriptions: · Her husband was a fine figure of a man - tall, broad-chested and with a bushy black moustache.
► dashing good-looking and well-dressed in a way that makes people notice you - used especially in literature: · She left her family to move to Argentina with her lover, a dashing polo player.· Steve was looking very dashing in a light-coloured suit.