good-looking

adjective

good-look·​ing ˈgu̇d-ˈlu̇-kiŋ How to pronounce good-looking (audio)
: having a pleasing or attractive appearance
good-looker noun

Examples of good-looking in a Sentence

she's a good-looking woman, regardless of her age
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These companies are crafting a new breed of good-looking, durable, simplified micromobility vehicles, with higher prices to match. Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 18 July 2025 Ted is good-looking, popular, and civic-minded, which makes him, naturally, a disingenuous liberal scold. Justin Chang, New Yorker, 18 July 2025 Make a list of those units and then use your favorite online scouting app to start looking for areas within those units that have good-looking elk habitat. Jace Bauserman, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2025 Of all the key wins are that for Mike Marino’s team in outstanding prosthetic make-up, the goods which morphed Farrell from one of the most good-looking leading men to the most notorious scarred and bloated villain. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for good-looking

Word History

First Known Use

1715, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of good-looking was in 1715

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“Good-looking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/good-looking. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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