hunky
Built and attractive
Hunky describes a man who is muscularly attractive—broad-shouldered, well-built, sexually appealing: a hunky lifeguard, She thinks he's hunky.
The word is informal and slightly playful, used more often by women describing men.
Separately, hunky is an older ethnic slur for a person of Hungarian or Eastern European descent, now rarely encountered.
Visually appealing person
- handsomeAttractive in appearance
- gorgeousStrikingly beautiful
- hotHaving much warmth
- dreamyVague and pleasantly distracted
desirable · sexy · alluring · dashing · striking · studly · dishy · foxy
Physically powerful, well-muscled
- buffAvid fan; also burnish
- rippedTorn or very muscular
- tonedMuscularly firm and defined
- sculptedShaped into art
chiseled · athletic · strapping · burly · well-built · jacked · musclebound · beefy
Traditionally masculine in bearing
red-blooded · gallant · swagger · tough · dominant · strong · protective · stallion
good-looking
Visually appealing person
dreamy · desirable · sexy · alluring · dashing · striking · studly · dishy · foxy · captivating
brawny
Physically powerful, well-muscled
sculpted · chiseled · athletic · strapping · burly · well-built · jacked · musclebound · beefy · fit
manly
Traditionally masculine in bearing
alpha · red-blooded · gallant · swagger · tough · dominant · strong · protective · stallion · stud
beefcake
Muscular male eye candy
- studUpright wall framing
- dreamboatExtremely attractive person
- heartthrobObject of romantic admiration
hottie · dish · catch · looker · knockout · ten · snack · trophy · boy-toy · pinup
- attractiveattractive, beautiful, gorgeous, pretty, handsome
- attractivenessattractive, beautiful, gorgeous, handsome, pretty
- flirtingpickup line, wink, winking, hair flip, chat-up line
- hunk of junkUseless piece of garbage
- hunky doryCompletely satisfactory, no worries