TALL DARK AND HANDSOME

Meaning of TALL DARK AND HANDSOME in English

description of the perfect romantic hero (especially in the fashion of the movie stars of the 40s and 50s such as Cary Grant)

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

TALL, DARK AND HANDSOME — mod (US el) (о мужчине) физически привлекательный
Dirty English-Russian vocab
HANDSOME — bell, jolli; generosi
English interlingue dictionary
TALL — I. ˈtȯl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, ready, handsome, brave, probably from Old English getæl quick, ready; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HANDSOME — I. ˈhan(t)səm, ˈhaan-, ˈhain- adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English handsom, handsum easy to manipulate, perhaps from (assumed) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DARK — I. ˈdärk, ˈdȧk adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English derk, from Old English deorc; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HANDSOME — (superl.) Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; graceful; becoming; appropriate; as, a handsome style, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
HANDSOME — (superl.) Agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance or expression; attractive; having symmetry and dignity; …
Английский словарь Webster
DARK — (a.) Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of some …
Английский словарь Webster
HANDSOME — ( superl. ) Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; graceful; becoming; appropriate; as, a handsome style, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HANDSOME — ( superl. ) Agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance or expression; attractive; having symmetry …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DARK — ( a. ) Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TALL — — tallness , n. /tawl/ , adj., taller, tallest , adv. adj. 1. having a relatively great height; of more …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HANDSOME — — handsomeish , adj. — handsomeness , n. /han"seuhm/ , adj., handsomer, handsomest . 1. having an attractive, well-proportioned, and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DARK — /dahrk/ , adj., darker, darkest , n. , v. adj. 1. having very little or no light: a dark room. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DARK — I. ˈdärk adjective Etymology: Middle English derk, from Old English deorc; akin to Old High German tarchannen to hide Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TALL — adjective Etymology: Middle English tal, probably from Old English getæl quick, ready; akin to Old High German gizal quick Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HANDSOME — adjective ( hand·som·er ; -est ) Etymology: Middle English handsom easy to manipulate Date: 1530 1. chiefly dialect : appropriate …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TALL — superl brave; bold; courageous. 2. tall ·superl fine; splendid; excellent; also, extravagant; excessive. 3. tall ·superl high in stature; having …
Webster English vocab
HANDSOME — superl ample; moderately large. 2. handsome ·superl evincing a becoming generosity or nobleness of character; liberal; generous. 3. handsome ·superl …
Webster English vocab
DARK — vt to darken to obscure. 2. dark ·adj deprived of sight; blind. 3. dark ·noun the condition of ignorance; gloom; …
Webster English vocab
TALL — [tall] adj [ME, prob. fr. OE getael quick, ready; akin to OHG gizal quick] (15c) 1 obs: brave, courageous 2. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DARK — [dark] adj [ME derk, fr. OE deorc; akin to OHG tarchannen to hide] (bef. 12c) 1 a: devoid or partially …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TALL — tall BrE AmE tɔːl tɑːl ▷ taller ˈtɔːl ə AmE \ - ə r ˈtɑːl- ▷ tallest ˈtɔːl ɪst -əst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HANDSOME — handsome BrE AmE ˈhæn t s ə m ▷ handsome|ly li ▷ handsome|ness nəs nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TALL — / tɔːl; NAmE / adjective ( tall·er , tall·est ) 1. ( of a person, building, tree, etc. ) having …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HANDSOME — / ˈhænsəm; NAmE / adjective ( hand·somer , hand·som·est ) HELP NOTE : more handsome and most handsome are more …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DARK — / dɑːk; NAmE dɑːrk/ adjective , noun ■ adjective ( dark·er , dark·est ) WITH LITTLE LIGHT 1. with no …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TALL — tall S2 W2 /tɔːl $ tɒːl/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative taller , superlative tallest ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HANDSOME — hand ‧ some /ˈhæns ə m/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: handsome 'easy to handle' (15-17 centuries) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DARK — I. dark 1 S2 W1 /dɑːk $ dɑːrk/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative darker , superlative darkest ) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TALL — adj. & adv. --adj. 1 of more than average height. 2 of a specified height (looks about six feet tall). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HANDSOME — adj. (handsomer, handsomest) 1 (of a person) good-looking. 2 (of a building etc.) imposing, attractive. 3 a generous, liberal (a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DARK — adj. & n. --adj. 1 with little or no light. 2 of a deep or sombre colour. 3 (of a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TALL — adj. & adv. adj. 1 of more than average height. 2 of a specified height (looks about six feet tall). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HANDSOME — adj. (handsomer, handsomest) 1 (of a person) good-looking. 2 (of a building etc.) imposing, attractive. 3 a generous, liberal (a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DARK — adj. & n. adj. 1 with little or no light. 2 of a deep or sombre colour. 3 (of a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TALL — adj. & adv. --adj. 1. of more than average height. 2 of a specified height (looks about six feet tall). …
Oxford English vocab
HANDSOME — adj. (handsomer, handsomest) 1. (of a person) good-looking. 2 (of a building etc.) imposing, attractive. 3 a generous, liberal (a …
Oxford English vocab
DARK — adj. & n. --adj. 1. with little or no light. 2 of a deep or sombre colour. 3 (of a …
Oxford English vocab
TALL — ( taller, tallest) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Someone or something …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HANDSOME — 1. A handsome man has an attractive face with regular features. ...a tall, dark, handsome sheep farmer. = good-looking ADJ …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DARK — ( darker, darkest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When it is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TALL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a tall building ▪ The park was surrounded by tall buildings. a tall tale (= …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HANDSOME
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DARK — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dark cloud (= a black or grey cloud ) ▪ A dark cloud …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HANDSOME — (ATTRACTIVE) [adjective] - (esp. of a man) physically attractive in a traditional, masculine wayWhenever I see him in a film …
Cambridge English vocab
DARK — [noun] [U]If you eat carrots does it really help you to see in the dark?I've always been afraid of the …
Cambridge English vocab
DARK — Synonyms and related words : Egyptian darkness, Erebus, Gothicism, Stygian, ableptical, abominable, abstruse, adiaphanous, age of ignorance, amaurotic, amoral, amorphous, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HANDSOME — He is a handsome-bodied man in the face; a jeering commendation of an ugly fellow. Handsome is that handsome does: …
Slang English vocab
DARK — n. Function: adjective 1 deficient in light FF1C; a dark room FF1E; Synonyms: caliginous, dim, dun, dusk, dusky, gloomy, lightless, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
TALL — I. adj. VERBS ▪ be , look , seem ▪ become , get , grow ▪ stand ▪ Suddenly he …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HANDSOME — adj. VERBS ▪ be , look ▪ become , grow ADVERB ▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc. ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TALL — See ↑ HIGH 2, ↑ TALL 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ 6 ft tall/2 m tall etc • ↑ how tall
Longman Activator English vocab
TALL — INDEX: 1. words for describing someone who is tall 2. how tall someone is 3. to be much taller than …
Longman Activator English vocab
DARK — See ↑ DARK 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a shot in the dark • ↑ be in the dark • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
DARK — INDEX: 1. dark and with little or no light 2. to become dark 3. darkness RELATED WORDS opposite ↑ LIGHT …
Longman Activator English vocab
TALL
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HANDSOME — adj. 25B6; adjective a handsome man : GOOD-LOOKING, attractive, personable, striking; informal hunky, dishy, tasty, fanciable; Brit. informal fit; N. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DARK — n. 25B6; adjective a dark night : BLACK, pitch-black, jet-black, inky; unlit, unilluminated; starless, moonless; dingy, gloomy, dusky, shadowy, shady; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TALL — adj. 1 high, towering, big, soaring, lofty, giant, gigantic; multi-storey The giant sequoias of California are the tallest trees in …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HANDSOME — adj. 1 good-looking, fine-looking, attractive, fair, comely He's handsome enough to be a movie star 2 generous, sizeable, large, big, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DARK — adj. 1 unlit, unlighted, unilluminated, ill-lighted, ill-lit, sunless; black, Stygian, pitch-dark, inky, jet-black We cowered in a recess in the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DARK — adjective BAD : Soon it began to become dark and it was time to go home. GOOD : Soon it …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary

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