We as guys often refer to attractive girls by a number of different adjectives: Pretty; cute; hot; sexy; lovely; gorgeous, etc. My question to you is this-- what is the real difference between any of them? I often see girls on here asking odd questions such as "Hey guys which do you prefer, cute girls or sexy girls?" And my answer generally is, "Yes." The reason-- for the decision to not entertain a choice between the two I mean-- is that *they're the same damn thing.* Either a girl is attractive enough that you would date her or want to kiss her or have sex with her, or she's not. Period. The rest is just splitting hairs in my opinion. If she's not attractive enough that you'd want to bang her, then how on earth is she "cute, but not hot?" Cute implies physical attraction at least on some level. So if she's not attractive enough to want to get with, why are you using any of those adjectives at all? Or, conversely, if she IS attractive enough, why not use any of them interchangeably?
I'm not suggesting that all attractive girls are EQUALLY attractive, I mean there's the 10 scale for a reason ("she's a 7/10" as opposed to "she's a 9/10" or whatever), but how does saying like "She'd be hotter if only blah blah blah" have any different meaning than "She'd be sexier if only blah blah blah."
No difference from what I can see. ^ The girl above is cute AND hot AND pretty AND sexy, not one or the other. Anyway, tell me. What do you guys think?
Yes, there is a substantive difference, somehow
No, there is no real difference, it's just semantics
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Surprised at everyone's answers here.
Boys, be honest: Is there truly a difference between "cute" vs. "sexy?" Or "hot" vs. "pretty?"?
I like the way @SirRexington answered this, so I'll do something similar.
Cute: softer lines, more innocent, girl next door type that sometimes I can even imagine in a sexual situation. Sometimes a cute girl might even come off as younger.
Pretty: a girl who dresses nicely, does her make up nice and complimentary, and has a sort of "step above the rest" vibe. These are like, the models of the world.
Hot/Sexy: this girl is making me drool. She has features that make me want to throw her onto the bed and ravish her whole body with my mouth. A sexy girl has less to do with conventional looks though. It's more like a vibe you get from her. Personally, Tove Lo is the sexiest woman I can think of, but she's not conventionally pretty.
A beautiful girl is an all-encompassing way of describing a girl who is perfect in your eyes.
Thank you. For the record im not into hot/sexy girls. I much prefer cute and pretty ones. This in a roundabout way makes them beautiful and these can interlope.
Yeah, so really what the guy was initially saying is there isn't a difference. However, in my eyes, there absolutely is a difference. All of the girls who fall under those categories are attractive to me, but I will react differently to each type
It's a person to person basis. Though the likelihood of me wanting to build a relationship that would lead to sex is higher if she is cute or pretty. That is valuable to me and desirable to me. I am more attracted to cute so logically I would more likely have the potential thought to have sex with them. Doesn't mean I will have those thoughts though, it's just a higher probability.
Of course people CAN and DO do that... whether they do it is not at issue; everyone knows that. The question I'm posing simply asks whether or not it really makes any sense. People do things all the time that are illogical or irrational.
It makes complete sense to me. Not all humans are logic driven. I can feel however I feel about sleeping with someone. I am not going to have the urge to fuck a "cute" girl. I will have the urge to fuck a "hot" girl. And that's not going to change just because it may be "illogical" to some people. And it's not wrong either. It is what it is. This is why a person will be less excited when you call her/him cute.
I think there's a segment of people who call people cute when in fact they mean average, unattractive or plain. It's a very dishonest way of categorizing people, not just because it's deceptive but because it actually holds people back from knowing in what area they need to improve. I'm guilty of this. I have told people they were cute before because I didn't want to be cruel. But looking back, I should have told them exactly where they were lacking. At least that gives them a chance to work on it.
In my experience, guys will take the hot and sexy girl over the cute and pretty girl. So, it is in my interest to be all of the above. Ha ha ha. Most men will categorize the different girls very differently in their heads. Hot and sexy almost always ranks higher in attractiveness while cute and pretty is more girl next door above average.
Cute means face, hot means body, sexy means they wanna fuck you, beautiful means they like your personality and looks and gorgeous is kind of just creepy, only lovers and spouses can say that
Someone would rather want to marry someone because they're "cute" rather than just have sex with them, is what you're saying. Isn't that a bit of a stretch? Anyway, what's wrong with the word "gorgeous?"
To me these are the definitions: Cute: I adore her and find her funny and innocent. She is usually smaller, 5'4 or less. She is not overtly sexual in nature and neither is the feelings.
Pretty: Her face and clothes compliment her personality. She is lively and attractive in her style and her smile. It is not inherently a sexual thing but it can be used to provide sustenance to her physically.
Hot/Sexy: Purely a physical attraction based of her figure and clothing.
Beautiful: She stands out to you whether it be her dress or her personality or the way she talks and presents herself. It is usually used in astonishment and respect for her.
Personally, for me the difference isn't whether they are attractive or unattractive, it's the style of attractiveness they possess in my opinion. A cute girl is somewhat who I consider to dress in a way that emphasizes youthfulness, "girlyness" and the like, while a girl who is sexy emphasizes her "assets" with a definitive sexually evocative touch. Both girls are attractive to me, but in a different way. I'd never consider someone to be cute, pretty, hot or sexy, that wasn't physically attractive to me.
Well I'm a lot more likely to tell a girl she's cute vs sexy and I might say a fat girl has a cute face but besides that I don't know. I just don't use the word sexy. There all pretty much interchangeable, I associate being pretty as more upscale while hot... I give up there all pretty much the same shit.
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"Cute" and "pretty" are synonyms, as are "sexy" and "hot." "Pretty" can refer to an individual's outward appearance as well as what she is on the inside (i. e. her character). "Sexy" and "hot" refer to sexual arousement, generally.
"Cute" refers to specifically youthful traits. A woman can be sexy, hot, and pretty without being cute. A woman can be all four. That being said, I'd rather go without cute than without sexy and hot.
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