Better-looking

Definition: Better-looking

Better-looking

Adjective

1. Pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion; "a fine-looking woman"; "a good-looking man"; "better-looking than her sister"; "very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"- Thackeray; "our southern women are well-favored"- Lillian Hellman.

Date "better-looking" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1613. (references)

Synonyms: Better-looking

Synonyms: fine-looking (adj), good-looking (adj), handsome (adj), well-favored (adj), well-favoured (adj). (additional references)

Domain

Usage

Screenplays

No offense, but it's a better-looking reason than what you guys are fighting for. (The Last of the Mohicans; writing credit: James Fenimore Cooper; John L. Balderston)

Well, how do you think it makes me feel to realize at 30 that I'm much better-looking as a girl? (NewsRadio; writing credit: Scott Bank; Jenny Banks)

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Domain	Title
Books	I Can't Wait Until Tomorrow ... 'Cause I Get Better-Looking Every Day (reference) (more book examples)
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"Better-looking" is generally used as an adjective (comparative) -- approximately 87.50% of the time. "Better-looking" is used about 8 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (comparative)	87.5%	7	133,076
Noun (singular)	12.5%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	8	N/A

Language		Translations for "better-looking"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		好看 (Attractiveness). (various references)

Korean		낫 봄. (various references)

Pig Latin		etter-lookingbay
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Date	Source	1 Samuel Chapter 9, Verse 2
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai toutw uioV kai onoma autw saoul eumegeqhV anhr agaqoV kai ouk hn en uioiV israhl agaqoV uper auton uper wmian kai epanw uyhloV uper pasan thn ghn
Latin	405	Vulgate	Et erat ei filius vocabulo Saul electus et bonus et non erat vir de filiis Israhel melior illo ab umero et sursum eminebat super omnem populum
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And ther was to hym a sone, Saul bi name, chosyn and good; and there was not a man of the sones of Israel betere than he; fro the shuldre and aboue he peeryde aboue al the puple.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a more handsome person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	He had a son named Saul, a specially good-looking young man; there was no one better-looking among the children of Israel: he was taller by a head than any other of the people.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	1 Samuel Chapter 9, Verse 2
Cebuano	Ug siya may usa ka anak nga lalake kansang ngalan mao si Saul, usa ka batan-on nga lalake ug ambungan: ug wala diha sa kinataliwad-an sa mga anak sa Israel, tawo nga ambungan pa kay kaniya: sukad sa iyang abaga ngadto sa itaas siya taas pa kay sa bisan kinsa sa katawohan.
Croatian	Imao je sina po imenu � aula, koji je bio mlad i lijep. Meðu sinovima Izraelovim nije bilo ljepšega èovjeka od njega: za glavu bijaše viši od svega naroda.
Danish	Han havde en Søn ved Navn Saul, statelig og smuk, ingen blandt Israeliterne var smukkere end han; han var et Hoved højere end alt Folket.
Dutch	Die had een zoon, wiens naam was Saul, een jongeling, en schoon, ja, er was geen schoner man dan hij onder de kinderen Israels; van zijn schouderen en opwaarts was hij hoger dan al het volk.
Finnish	Hänellä oli poika, nimeltä Saul, nuori, kaunis mies. Israelilaisten joukossa ei ollut kauniimpaa miestä kuin hän: hän oli päätänsä pitempi kaikkea kansaa.
French	Il avait un fils du nom de Saül, jeune et beau, plus beau qu`aucun des enfants d`Israël, et les dépassant tous de la tête.
German	Der hatte einen Sohn mit Namen Saul; der war ein junger, schöner Mann, und war kein schönerer unter den Kindern Israel, eines Hauptes länger denn alles Volk.
Haitian Creole	Li te gen yon pitit gason ki te rele Sayil, yon bèl gason byen kanpe. pa t' gen moun nan pèp Izrayèl la ki te pi bèl pase l'. Li te pi wo pase yo tout.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Kish mempunyai anak laki-laki, namanya Saul, seorang pemuda yang tampan dan tegap. Tak seorang pun di seluruh Israel yang lebih tampan dari dia. Badannya juga lebih tinggi; rata-rata tinggi orang Israel hanya sampai pundaknya.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka pada orang itu adalah seorang anaknya laki-laki, yang bernama Saul, lagi teruna dan elok rupanya, bahkan, di antara segala bani Israel seorangpun tiada yang elok dari padanya, maka dari pada bahunya lalu ke atas ia lebih tinggi dari pada orang kebanyakan itu.
Maori	He tama ano tana, ko tona ingoa ko Haora, he taitama, he ataahua, he pai, kahore he tangata o nga tama a Iharaira i ataahua atu i a ia; purero tonu ona pokohiwi ki runga ake i te iwi katoa.
Norwegian	Han hadde en sønn som hette Saul, en ung og vakker mann; det fantes ingen mann blandt Israels barn som var vakrere enn han; han var et hode høiere enn alt folket.
Portuguese	Tinha este um filho, chamado Saul, jovem e tão belo que entre os filhos de Israel não havia outro homem mais belo de que ele; desde os ombros para cima sebressaía em altura a todo o povo.
Rumanian	El avea un fiu cu numele Saul, tknqr wi frumos, mai frumos deckt oricare din copiii lui Israel. Wi -i kntrecea pe toyi kn knqlyime dela umqr kn sus.
Spanish	Éste tenía un hijo que se llamaba Saúl, joven y apuesto. Entre los hijos de Israel no había otro mejor que él; de hombros arriba sobrepasaba a cualquiera del pueblo.
Swedish	Han hade en son som hette Saul, en ståtlig och fager man; bland Israels barn fanns ingen man som var fagrare än han; han var huvudet högre än allt folket.
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "b-e-e-g-i-k-l-n-o-o-r-t-t"
	-3 letters: rebottling.
	-4 letters: bettering, briolette, lettering, lorgnette, rebooking, rebooting, reletting, relooking, retooling.
	-5 letters: beetling, beetroot, begotten, blottier, blotting, bottling, brooking, brookite, brooklet, eloigner, kingbolt, knottier, libretto, lorikeet, nettlier, rebottle, ringbolt, rootlike, tenorite, tentlike, tootling, trebling, trotline.
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