75 Ways to Say Beautiful: Synonyms, Slang, and Collocations - 7ESLHow to say beautiful in 50 different languages.
Do you find it hard to describe beautiful and attractive things?
There are many ways to say the same thing in English.This rich mix of different tongues and the evolution of English has made English the beautiful mélange that it is today.Pay attention to the Etymology of the words.
You probably only know a few words in English when describing beauty and attraction in your native language.Creating a rich vocabulary will enrich your English and make you sound more natural.
1.Cute can be used to describe a dog, a baby, or a person you are attracted to.Cute is the first phase of romantic interest, but it can also be confused with non-romantic love.
2.It is the same as cute, but it is a bit stronger.It is a way to talk about a lighter, more playful form of beauty that can be applied to pets, babies/ kids, and people for whom you may or may not have a romantic attraction.It means to have a deep love and respect for someone.
3.The most generic way to say someone has a pleasing appearance is attractive.It doesn't mean romantic interest.To objectively describe someone as good-looking is not a word you would use to describe a person you are interested in.
4.One of the most common ways to describe a person is good-looking.Good-looking is more suggestive of romantic intentions than attractive, but it does not mean romantic interest.It is used to talk about people who look good.It comes from looking good.You look good in that dress.
5.Beautiful is the classic way to describe a feminine beauty, which often expresses both outer and inner beauty.A person of the opposite sex is beautiful.It's more suggestive of romantic interest because it means attraction to their whole being.
This is not the same as saying "you look beautiful", a compliment on someone's current appearance which may or may not mean romantic interest.It is important to keep in mind that a woman may compliment another woman's physical beauty without romantic intentions, as a man may.It is rare for a heterosexual man to describe another man as beautiful.
Beautiful is used to describe a feminine or intimate beauty.It is not common for a woman to call a man beautiful unless she is talking about a more delicate type of beauty.A woman would call a man good-looking, cute, or even handsome if she saw him.Beautiful is not only used to describe people, but also places and things, which is much more universal.
6.It is a word that is used to describe an attractive man.In the United States, this is a more old-fashioned word, and is rarely used by younger generations, while Australians of all ages use this to describe attractive men all the time.
Although they aren't incorrect, the general tendency in the U.S. is to describe an attractive man as not being beautiful or handsome.Good-looking or cute would be used by most people younger than 40.
7.In a more innocent and physical way, pretty is similar to beautiful.Beautiful is a concept that can encompass both outer and inner beauty, as well as grace, and it has more of an impact.On the other hand, it may be more based on appearance that can be molded by cosmetics.It does mean attraction and there is nothing superficial about this word, but pretty is not as significant as beautiful.It is also not formal.
This is another word for feminine beauty.A woman wouldn't call a man pretty if she had a malicious intention.
There are 8.Another synonym for beautiful is gorgeous.There is more of an inner/outer quality to the world beautiful.It is more common for women to use this to describe men, but it can be used for both feminine and masculine beauty.
There are 9.A synonym for feminine beauty is lovely.It can be used to describe things.I had a great time at the park and my vacation was great.This is used a lot in British English.
10.It is possible to be beautiful in a very delicate and refined way.Similar to the word lovely, exquisite is an extreme feminine beauty.We can use similar qualities to talk about food, wine, an experience, and anything else that requires a keen/sensitive attention to details.
11.It is said that stunning may cause the loss of consciousness.It can be used to describe a man as well.
There are 12.In English, the word fyrn is used to describe a very attractive woman or man.It is possible to say she is a fox, although it is not used much nowadays.The British word foxismonitism means young and attractive, and the meaning of a wild animal is similar to a dog.
When I was a Spanish speaker in Mexico, I learned that the translation for fox in Spanish was zorra.I was on a date with a foxy woman, and everything was going well until I looked her in the eyes and said, "Ermerme" and she slapped me.In Spanish, zorra means prostitutes.
13A bright, shining kind of beautiful that is used to describe feminine beauty is called rad.This beauty is bright with light, life, energy and health.This is often used as a temporal, in-the-moment beauty.
There are 14.Most people have an understanding of Sexy, a word that I believe is translated into other languages.It means that the person is attractive in a sexual way.Sexy can sometimes be used to describe exciting, glamorous and/or trendy things, like a "sexy new guitar."
15.Sexy is similar to hot in that it sparks sexual interest or even lust.It is possible to say that he is hot or sexy.This is a definition from the urban dictionary.
16.In rare cases, Babe is used to describe a very beautiful woman.It is not as common as it used to be.There are a lot of pop cultural references in old movies and songs.
People always tell me to drop dead, but they don't say I'm gorgeous.The legendary post was by Justin!
People always tell me to drop dead, but they don't say I'm gorgeous.The legendary post was by Justin!
People always tell me to drop dead, but they don't say I'm gorgeous.The legendary post was by Justin!
There are very interesting and inspiring articles.Different senses of emotion are carried by different shades of meanings in English words.I will use it in my classroom to make it more fun.My students do not know how to describe attractive people.They will learn thousands of words to describe that kind of person.
Thank you for reading and commenting.You are getting positive results from this.All the best to you and your students!
Excellent article.I liked seeing your definitions for the different words.I will have to disagree on that one.It is not old fashioned.It is only becausehandsome is reserved for the top few that cute and good looking are used more often.It isn't as if you're going to see that every day.I appreciate the article, even though I am half joking.It was enjoyable to read.
Thanks for your feedback.I will definitely take it into account if I agree 100%.How would you make it less offensive?I was born in Everett.It was nice to see people from my state reading.
I will let you know my favorite if you use the words on here to search for Go Daddy.
If you can't find out what makes you beautiful, then you need to find something else.We are pretty inside and out.