Pretty - handsome - attractive - lovely - good-looking - gorgeous
These words all describe people who are pleasant to look at.
Beautiful (Especially of a woman or girl) very pleasant to look at: She looked stunningly beautiful that night.
Pretty (especially of a girl or woman) pleasant to look at: She’s got a very pretty face. Remember pretty is used most often to talk about girls. When it is used to talk about a woman, it usually suggests that she is like a girl, with small, delicate features.
Handsome (of a man) pleasant to look at; (of a woman) pleasant to look at, with large strong features rather than small delicate ones: He was described as ‘tall, dark and handsome’.
Attractive (of a person) pleasant to at; especially in a sexual way: She’s a very attractive woman.
Lovely (of a person) beautiful; very attractive: She looked particularly lovely that night. Remember when you describe sb as lovely, you are usually showing that you also have a strong feeling of affection for them.
Good-looking (of a person) pleasant to look at, often in a sexual way: She arrived with a very good-looking man.
Gorgeous (informal) (of a person) extremely attractive, especially in a sexual way: You look gorgeous!
Attractive or Good-looking?
If you describe sb as attractive you often also mean that they have a pleasant personality as well as being pleasant to look at; good-looking just describes sb’s physical appearance.
Patterns
*A(n) beautiful/pretty/handsome/attractive/lovely/good-looking/gorgeous girl/woman
*A(n) beautiful/handsome/attractive/good-looking/gorgeous boy/man
*A(n) beautiful/pretty/handsome/attractive/lovely/good-looking face
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