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As an actor I'm part of a long line of character people you can take back to the silent movies. There's always the little guy who's the sidekick to the tall, good-looking guy who gets the girl.
Curtis Armstrong

Meaning of "good-looking" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GOOD-LOOKING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GOOD-LOOKING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Good-Looking is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GOOD-LOOKING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Good Looking Records

Good Looking Records is a Jungle/drum & bass record label, formed in the early 1990s by pioneering DJ/producer LTJ Bukem. Artists who have released on this label include LTJ Bukem, Photek, Blame, Q Project, Blu Mar Ten, Seba, Makoto, Big Bud, Nookie, MC D.R.S., Furney, Redeyes, Future Engineers, PFM, Peshay, Intense, Artemis, Andy Bubbles, Tayla and New Balance. In the UK around 1990 the dance music sounds of 'house' and 'acid house' had evolved into 'hardcore' and 'breakbeat techno' and 'rave culture'. What was later referred to as 'drum & bass' and 'jungle' developed as offshoots from the 'rave' scene. Through DJing at such raves with acclaim LTJ Bukem naturally turned his hand to production. In 1990 he produced his first track "Demons Theme". Bukem soon grew frustrated with the lack of control over his own recordings, so in 1991 he formed his own label... Good Looking Records. Early Good Looking tracks like "Atlantis" and "Music" provided a soulful, melodic alternative to the prevailing hardcore tracks then in vogue. By 1994, LTJ Bukem had formed his second label...

Definition of good-looking in the English dictionary

The definition of good-looking in the dictionary is handsome or pretty.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GOOD-LOOKING

good sort
good turn
good-for-nothing
good-hearted
good-heartedness
good-humoured
good-humouredly
good-humouredness
good-looker
good-natured
good-naturedly
good-naturedness
good-o
good-oh
good-sized
good-tempered
good-time
good-time girl
goodbye

WORDS THAT END LIKE GOOD-LOOKING

anti-smoking
antismoking
backward-looking
banking
booking
broking
choking
cooking
forward-looking
home cooking
inward-looking
joking
nice-looking
onlooking
overbooking
passive smoking
provoking
smoking
thought-provoking
Woking
young-looking

Synonyms and antonyms of good-looking in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GOOD-LOOKING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «good-looking» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of good-looking

Translation of «good-looking» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GOOD-LOOKING

Find out the translation of good-looking to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of good-looking from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «good-looking» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

好看的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apuesto
570 millions of speakers

English

good-looking
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अच्छा दिखने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حَسَن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

привлекательный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

belo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সুদর্শন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

beau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

kacak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gut aussehend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

美貌の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잘 생긴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

rupane apik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đẹp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நல்ல தேடும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चांगले दिसणारे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iyi görünümlü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

attraente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przystojny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гарний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

arătos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εμφανίσιμος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mooi
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

snygg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of good-looking

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GOOD-LOOKING»

The term «good-looking» is very widely used and occupies the 19.111 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GOOD-LOOKING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about good-looking

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10 QUOTES WITH «GOOD-LOOKING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word good-looking.
1
Curtis Armstrong
As an actor I'm part of a long line of character people you can take back to the silent movies. There's always the little guy who's the sidekick to the tall, good-looking guy who gets the girl.
2
Mark Barrowcliffe
In my experience, there is a very good reason why a good-looking young woman of around 20 is willing to go out with a man over 15 years her senior - she's nuts.
3
Mark Barrowcliffe
Younger women are willing to go out with high status males. If you look at the kind of women Salman Rushdie attracts, they tend to be intelligent, arty types. For her, it's a kudos thing. The man just wants a good-looking girl because he imagines that when his friends see him, they'll all think, 'Gosh I wish I was him.'
4
Justin Bieber
Not trying to be arrogant, but if I walked down the street and a girl saw me, she might take a look back because maybe I'm good-looking, right?
5
Rachel Bilson
Y'know what? This is what I go by: It doesn't matter how good-looking a guy is, it just depends on his personality. If a guy can make you laugh and make fun of you, then that's what would win me over. So, yeah.
6
James Blunt
I have been told by people that I should not be seen clubbing with good-looking women, but I can't see why not. Why be a pop star otherwise?
7
Simon Le Bon
We were five heterosexual, good-looking men. We competed against each other for the sexiest girls... I won.
8
Dionne Bromfield
I used to like the Jonas Brothers, but only because I thought that they were good-looking, not because I actually liked their music.
9
James Cagney
My father was totally Irish, and so I went to Ireland once. I found it to be very much like New York, for it was a beautiful country, and both the women and men were good-looking.
10
Richard Chamberlain
'Handsome' means many things to many people. If people consider me handsome, I feel flattered - and have my parents to thank for it. Realistically, it doesn't hurt to be good-looking, especially in this business.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOOD-LOOKING»

Discover the use of good-looking in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to good-looking and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Good Looking: Essays on the Virtue of Images
Building on the arguments of her previous books, Body Criticism (MIT Press, 1991) and Artful Science (MIT Press, 1994), Good Looking challenges the reflexive identification of images with vice.
Barbara Maria Stafford, 1998
2
Hey, Good Looking: A Novel
The tragic death of thirty-three-year-old Russ forces his girlfriend and wily aunts to confront painful truths about his father's abandonment, stepmother's blackmailing practices, and brother's unwillingness to forgive the past.
Fern Michaels, 2007
3
Good Looking Bloke and Other Stories
I didn't set out to write about sex, though in some of these stories it does appear that that's what makes the turkey trot.
Ken Byerly, 2010
4
Argument Against the Good-Looking Corpse
Pero mios dio. What a strange world. This collection unpacks a time, place and people I know from points of view entirely new and revealing.”--Macarena Hernandez
Charles Alcorn, 2011
5
Body Wisdom: An Easy Guide to Maintaining a Comfortable, and ...
"Body Wisdom" gives clear, practical information and advice about the human body and how to maintain it in good working order.
Jackie Wright, 2010
6
A good-looking corpse
Om det sydafrikanske tidsskrift Drum og dets journalister, bl.a. Henry Nxumalo, Can Themba, Bloke Modisane, Todd Matshikiza og Casey Motsisi.
Mike Nicol, 1991
7
Saxon: "never Surrender (or Nearly Good Looking)" ; an ...
Sometimes tragic, sometimes funny, but always brutally honest, 'Never Surrender' lifts the lid on the myths surrounding Saxon, as well as revealing the hard work and heartaches it takes to make it to the top and stay there.
Biff Byford, John Tucker, 2007
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The Case of the Good-Looking Corpse: The P.K. Pinkerton ...
P.K. Pinkerton is back in the second book of this whip-crackingly brilliant series set in America's Wild West.
Caroline Lawrence, 2012
9
A Queer World: The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies Reader
12. Creating. Good-Looking. Genitals. in. the. Service. of. Gender. Suzanne. Kessler. In previous research, I have studied the management of intersexed infants. Through interviews with psychiatric endocrinologists, urologists, and surgeons, ...
Martin B. Duberman, 1997
10
Good Looking: Portraits from the City of Melbourne Collection
The Good Looking exhibition is an opportunity to see and celebrate this collection of official - and not so official - portraits.
Melbourne (Vic.). Council, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOOD-LOOKING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term good-looking is used in the context of the following news items.
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10 Great Cheap Unlocked Smartphones for Travelers
The Blu Win HD is a strikingly good-looking Windows Phone with a 5-inch, 720p display and Windows Phone 8.1. It has two SIM card slots and ... «PC Magazine, Jul 15»
2
X Factor: Cheryl Fernandez-Versini won't be putting through male …
Cheryl Fernandez-Versini won't put men through on the X Factor just for being good-looking anymore. The 32-year-old star has insisted she ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Making Sense of Scents in Sensory Marketing
... that these sensory marketing techniques keep their brand associated with a young demographic that is “classic, good-looking and cool.”. «Business 2 Community, Jul 15»
4
Zimbabwe vs India 2nd ODI LIVE: India thump Zimbabwe by 62 runs
Rahane also scored a good-looking 34 before being caught at slip. But apart from these three, Indian batting order completely failed in the ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
5
A good-looking soccer team from Maine surprises
He hopes he sees it again Thursday when his Maine Seacoast United 16-and-under boys' soccer team takes on the Gulf Coast Texans club to ... «Press Herald, Jul 15»
6
Wanted in Vietnam: Good-looking English teachers. What?
Now as much as I admire good looking people for that certain healthy glow that I absolutely hate because I don't like exercise – it's rather ... «Tuoitrenews, Jul 15»
7
Victoria Beckham & David Beckham Celebrate Anniversary by Being …
Victoria Beckham & David Beckham Celebrate Anniversary by Being Really, Really Good-Looking (PHOTO) · Jacqueline Burt Cote. July 5 at ... «The Stir, Jul 15»
8
The search is on for the ridiculously good-looking Kerry barman
IN ONE OF the greatest stories of recent times, it's emerged than a Kerry barman has used his good looks as a defence in court. Writing in the ... «Yahoo News UK, Jul 15»
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"There's no boy as good-looking as him in India or Pakistan,” the …
The cult classic Umrao Jaan director didn't stop there, and backed up his choice for bringing Imran on board for Jaanisaar— a film he is ... «DAWN.com, Jul 15»
10
When Attractive People Do or Don't Choose Equally Good-Looking
EVANSTON, Ill. --- Partners who become romantically involved soon after meeting tend to be more similar in physical attractiveness than ... «HealthCanal.com, Jul 15»

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