Whats the difference between beautiful, pretty, gorgeous, and . . . a beautiful dress beautiful flowers beautiful scenery gorgeous hair a gorgeous dress a gorgeous beach a pretty face a pretty picture a pretty dress handsome features a handsome profit Some interesting things to notice here: all of the "female" words can be used to describe a dress So you can tell that there is overlap between the words
So beautiful a girl was she - WordReference Forums Hello, I have just found a strange sentence and I'd like to ask you about it So beautiful a girl was she that the prince felt in love with her at first sight (source of this sentence is unknown to me, it's just another xerox copy from my teacher) I would say: Such a beautiful girl was she
What interests me is or are . . . . | WordReference Forums The subject in the sentence is the clause What interests me, with the linking verb is and the complement beautiful girls My understandig is that you treat the complement beautiful girls as a group of women hence a singular connotation
pretty vs. beautiful - WordReference Forums Here is another thought: I think it would be complimentary to describe a man as beautiful, but if you describe him as pretty it implies that he is somewhat effeminate Maybe this relates somehow to the previous ideas about beautiful women and pretty girls - pretty is a bit pink and frilly Is beautiful more universally applicable than pretty?
exclamatory sentence: HOW vs. WHAT? - English Language Usage Stack . . . Do these following sentences make sense ? A1) How good a heart you have! B1) What a beautiful girl she is! C1) How awful weather! D1) What I wish to have a long vacation these days! E1) What little money we have! F1) What nice music it is! F2) How nice music it is! G1) What beautiful girls they are! G2) How beautiful girls they are! Thanks
She is the most beautiful girl I have ever seen. No it doesn’t have the same meaning (1) uses a superlative, which compares this girl with all other girls (2) doesn’t compare her with anyone else In effect, it just says that she’s a beautiful girl and I’ve never seen one of those before
Beautiful for boys? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange A child or baby doesn't reveal the gender Here, beautiful, cute, lovely, etc are used Conventionally when the gender is known, it is beautiful for girls, and handsome for boys, but of course, the language evolves
handsome, beautiful for children | WordReference Forums You are correct, beautiful and pretty are used for females and handsome would be equivalent for males "a handsome young man"; "a handsome boy"; "a handsome child" If the boy is still very young, you could call him cute, which works for both male and female, "What a cute little boy girl", however, the age of the person is relatively important when using the word "cute" as the meaning changes
like bees to on honey | WordReference Forums (1) The men converged on the beautiful woman like bees to honey (2) The men converged on the beautiful woman like bees on honey Which is correct?
saying you are beautiful to a man | WordReference Forums Hi, In United States, would it be a compliment if a woman tells a man, "you are beautiful"? My boyfriend was telling me that I am beautiful, so I replied saying, "you are beautiful, too " When I asked him if he would be offended if I use this adjective, he said that he wouldn't But I am