Beautiful applies to whatever excites the keenest of pleasure to the senses and stirs emotion through the senses. Possessing qualities that give great pleasure or satisfaction to see, hear, think about, etc. Delighting the senses or mind. If you say that someone is gorgeous or stunning, you mean that they are extremely nice to look at. Comely, seemly, attractive, fair, beauteous Beautiful, handsome, lovely, pretty refer to a pleasing appearance.
If you describe something as beautiful, you mean that it is very attractive or pleasing It was a beautiful morning. What’s the difference between beautiful and pretty Pretty usually refers to a delicate or charming appearance, while beautiful carries a deeper or more powerful sense of admiration. Some common synonyms of beautiful are comely, fair, handsome, lovely, and pretty While all these words mean exciting sensuous or aesthetic pleasure, beautiful applies to whatever excites the keenest of pleasure to the senses and stirs emotion through the senses.
(definition of beautiful from the cambridge advanced learner's dictionary & thesaurus © cambridge university press)
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