good-looking

adjective

good-look·​ing ˈgu̇d-ˈlu̇-kiŋ 

: having a pleasing or attractive appearance

good-looker

ˈgu̇d-ˈlu̇-kər 

noun

Synonyms

• aesthetic
• esthetic
• aesthetical
• esthetical
• attractive
• beauteous
• beautiful
• bonny [chiefly British]
• bonnie
• comely
• cute
• drop-dead
• fair
• fetching
• good
• goodly
• gorgeous
• handsome
• knockout
• likely
• lovely
• lovesome
• pretty
• ravishing
• seemly
• sightly
• stunning
• taking
• well-favored

Examples of good-looking in a Sentence

she's a good-looking woman, regardless of her age

Recent Examples on the Web

The iQOO 13 clicks very good photos in daylight, with impressive dynamic range and good-looking colors. —Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024

The discourse around this topic and what supposedly makes someone objectively good-looking can take a dark turn when people take it too seriously or become obsessive over it. —Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024

Narrowing the aperture to f/4 or f/5.6 rounds them into good-looking spheres, but the seven-blade aperture introduces a polygonal effect at f/8. —PCMAG, 2 Dec. 2024

The third installment of the housemaid psychological thriller series follows Millie, a former housemaid turned business professional, and Enzo, a good-looking Italian immigrant and her partner in crime. —Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 2 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1715, in the meaning defined above