Meaning & use

conventionally attractive

phrase·Academic

Considered good-looking according to widely shared, mainstream standards of beauty.

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The magazine mostly featured conventionally attractive models with similar body types.

He wasn't conventionally attractive, but his warmth and humor made him charming to everyone.

A note on using this word

The phrase implies fitting a common cultural ideal, not an objective or universal measure of beauty.

Words with a similar meaning

classically good-looking

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Words with an opposite meaning

unconventional-looking

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