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MIA6 Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

Pretty

0I want to know the differences among those words: 00Cute, adorable, lovely, pretty, beautiful, charming, attractive, handsome? 01font00 "00Cute, adorable, lovely, pretty" seem to be similar 00 for me; "Pretty, beautiful, charming, attractive" seem to be similar for me. In addition, if i say 'this boy is cute', comparing this to 'This boy is handsome', what's the difference? Which word describe 'inside' of a person, which word describe appearance of a person? 02font02br
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00I know it would be hard to explain, but i really hope you can give me some hints. Truly appreciate your replies.0-
  

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02p 01p 00You're correct that all of these words have the same general meaning but different connotations. I will tell you what these words mean to me but not everyone interprets these words in the same way. "02span 02p 01p 00Cute is more dainty, precious, amusing, or childish.

— M. Caliban

  • 02p 01p 00You're correct that all of these words have the same general meaning but different connotations.
  • I will tell you what these words mean to me but not everyone interprets these words in the same way.
  • "02span 02p 01p 00Cute is more dainty, precious, amusing, or childish.
  • This picture is very cute.
  • Click here Handsome is more healthy, strong, and well-built.
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00Great question!02p

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00You're correct that all of these words have the same general meaning but different connotations. I will tell you what these words mean to me but not everyone interprets these words in the same way. The differences between many of these words are how "baby-ish," "feminine," or "masculine" they are.02p

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0 Handsome and beautiful can be applied to anyone. There are many women who are handsome but not "beautiful" [Jamie Curtis is handsome rather than beautiful, whereas Julia Roberts is definitely beautiful] ; there are many men who are beautiful, though it could be said that there is a degree of effeminacy in the looks. 02br
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0If I went up to a woman and said, "You look handsome," she'd assume I was insulting her. 02br
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00I said in my original response that I was stating my opinion. As such, I fail to see how it's "dangerous" or "absolute." 0-
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01cite10M. Caliban12cite10 If I went up to a woman and said, "You look handsome," she'd assume I was insulting her. 12blockquote
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0 United States. Is it different in the UK? 0-
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0The hansome debate for women exists nicely in an existing thread, cited and linked to above. Let's not have it again. 02br
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00I don't agree that using handsome for a woman is insulting, although usually you don't say it to her directly - you'd say "She's a handsome woman." It has a rather dated feel, but it's certainly not a "never" situation.0-
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0 Thanks you guys' replies. I have a question: do "cute, adorable and lovely" usually describe little tiny things whic is really CUTE? like a baby, a little boy? but in my real life, my friend once saw a guy maybe around 17 year-old and he is muscular. she was like: He is cute. but i think maybe you should use 'handsome', i just don't feel like 'cute' is the word to describe that! In my opinion,
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0 In this day and age, women call grown/adult men cute, meaning handsome. Handsome is old-fashioned for some in the younger set, esp in speech. 02br
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00Men don't usually call men cute05002br
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00 Also, boys don't usually call boys cute. 02br
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00 Some of these words, like adorable or lovely, are more prone to be used by
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