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Beautiful people are attractive?
What is the difference between "beautiful" and "attractive"?
"Human Beauty" is an objective set of standards manifested by natural selection. Things like men not being attracted to 90 year old women. (how far would their genes go) Things like symmetry (many asymmetrical signs are a result of genetic mutations which classify as unhealthy). And so on.
It can simply be defined as "characteristics that provide a evolutionary advantage in an individual to pass on his or her genes."
That which is "attractive" Is a set of subjective standards which are a collection of neural cluster formations caused by human selection to external stimuli.
In other words. People can be "attracted" to a crap sandwich and have the desire to have sex with it.
This can be aligned with that which is beautiful but its not always the case.
One can be "attracted" to a bottle of whiskey, in the sense that it draws them to it.
To call a bottle of whisky "beautiful" would not be correct in the context of human selection.
To say that someone is "attracted" to it would be a little more correct.
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I think of attractive as being something more enticing and commanding a lot more attention while beautiful is just there... Beautiful. But not necessarily as loud or enticing as attractive. Like you could talk to or notice a person and it could come to your mind that this person is beautiful, whereas you recognize an attractive person when they just walk past you or wander around you at a gathering.
I think both of them are the same in the way that both of them can mean beyond looks, they can also be personality and style... But yeah. Mostly they are the same thing but I hope I could explain the slight difference that I think these two words have. Almost everyone attractive is beautiful but not everyone beautiful is attractive. Plenty of beautiful people out there who may not draw a lot of attraction among people.
Honestly, to me, there hasn't been too much of a difference, lol. I don't think that deep into things. 😂
But beautiful can be applied to non-human things, while I don't think attractive can be.
Nature can be beautiful. A piece of art can be beautiful. Animals can be beautiful. However, I've never heard anyone describe those things as attractive... lol.
For a girl I like, if I called her beautiful or attractive, it'd be about the same compliment. Basically a more mature way to tell her she's good looking rather than just calling her "cute."
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Beautiful has an element of personality too. Attractive is just physical.
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I view them interchangeably because they both mean that something is pleasing to the senses. But people will often view being called "attractive" as more sexually or romantically attractive though. It often holds more meaning and is a very personal thing. Like it would be weird-sounding (to me) if an old man said to a little girl, "You're a very attractive young lady." But it would sound less weird if he said: "You're a beautiful young lady."
Of course, context matters above anything. But even in the right context, I feel that calling someone "attractive" could be viewed as having many underlying meanings behind it, which can come across a bit unsettling depending on the situation. I feel that "Beautiful" is just a common compliment that most times loses its true meaning in social situations for the sake of politeness. But that's just my opinion. 👌 -
To me beautiful is something that is... just there. A beautiful dress, a beautiful girl. It exists and it is nice to look at.
Attractive is an entirely different thing. To be attractive is not just looks it's your manner, the way you carry yourself, your confidence and sense of self worth. You attract people, people like you, people are drawn to you, because of your actions, not just your looks. For example, someone who makes excellent speeches is probably attractive, in their charisma and presence.
And to answer your update, not all all beautiful people are attractive. Beauty can be a subset of being attractive, something that aids you. Think of a beautiful girl, with a terrible attitude, who is very rude and anable to make friends due to social crutch. Might slouch + act very insecure and jealous. She's not attractive. - 890 opinions shared on Fashion & Beauty topic.
Beautiful is something that you want to observe and enjoy..
Attractive is something that pulls you closer to get closer! To observe it.
To touch it and obtain more than visual pleasure from it..
Like a flower is beautiful..
But a girl is attractive..
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Beautiful is just physical, outward appearance. Attractive is more than that, warmth, posture, expressions and behavior play huge parts there too. In addition, beautiful doesn't have to be sexual (a child can be beautiful, a flower can be too), while attraction is definitely sexual/romantic.
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Beautiful peoples have a symmetrical face, and soft features and they are pretty by their country’s standards ( eye and hair color, height,...) . Attractive peoples are charismatic and charming by the way they carry themselves.
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I think attractive refers only to a girl's physical attractiveness and is similar to "pretty." When I think of a beautiful girl, I think of a girl who has everything I'd want and as they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. A beautiful girl is one I'd marry.
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When I see the word beautiful, I think of classic/traditional beauty. (Emma Watson, Blake Lively, Scarlet Johanson.) When I see attractive, I think of features that are intriguing, tend to capture you. May not be attractive at first, but the attraction grows everytime you see them. (Lily James, Lily Collins, Zendaya, Kiera Knightley.)
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Beautiful = pleasing to look at.
Attractive = Has qualities that make others want to be around them. Can be/usually used in regards to physical attractiveness, but can go deeper than that.
It's possible to be one and not the other, though most of the time they are used interchangeably. -
Beautiful is like I can see myself waking up next to you. As in if you were the only person they’d be able to wake up to each morning, that would be perfectly fine for them.
Attractive is like I can see myself having sex with you. Not necessarily marrying you. But you get the oven going. -
Beautiful: Aesthetically pleasing
Attractive: Is sexually appealling.
Although there is overlap, something can be attractive without being beautiful, and something can be beautiful without being attractive.
Example of beautiful without attractive:
A piece of well done abstract art
Example of attractive without beautiful:
After-sex glow bed-head. People are disheveled, messy, and not beautiful, but it can definitely be hot. -
Attractive is the more formal term in my vocabulary.
I would label a stranger attractive, should they ask for my opinion on their appearance.
But I would only label someone beautiful if they were close to me, such as a friend or a partner. -
Attractive can mean that you acknowledge someone as having good features, but it does not have to mean that you are attracted to them, beautiful always indicates attraction. At least that's how I view the terms.
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Beautiful is based on the aesthetic (is that the word?) of their look, it takes more effort to do, attractive is based on sexual appeal. Beautiful is often attractive as well simply because of how stunning it looks but attractive doesn’t necessarily mean beautiful
At least that’s how I see it -
Beauty is a very open ended subject. A lot of things are beautiful Christmas lights, fireworks, flowers, sunrise, sunsets, mountains, valleys, art, music, literature, etc., but are we attracted to everyone of em equally?
We're not hence attraction is the beauty that resonates with us I guess -
Beautiful is based on your look while attractive is more of an attitude thing, body language. A woman/man can be really beautiful but not that much attractive and the opposite. Attractive people like being in the limelight.
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Beautiful is for the masses and attraction is for the individual. I find many beautiful women by social standards very unattractive while a plain, fun woman can keep my attention with much attraction.
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Something beautiful gives you great pleasure just by looking at it (assuming its a visual beauty you are talking about); something "merely attractive" may just appeal to your sexual preferences.
Below is shown my idea of what the range of attraction is for a girl you find attractive. From cute to sexy, where all forms can be sexy as well. I prefer more towards the cute side.
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If you think of it like art, beauty would be seeing a master artwork and thinking it looks good, but it doesn't evoke any strong feelings.
Attractive would be if the artwork made you feel a strong emotion even if it wasn't a masterwork, what matters is that you had a real reaction to it. -
Beautiful is something that can get admired, that maybe a lot of work and care was put into it. Attractive, well suppose it depends on context. I could be attracted to a beautiful or find a good car for a incredible deal attractive.
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Beautiful simply means someone looks amazing and better than average. Attractive means there is something about someone that makes people want to be around them. Beauty can attract someone initially but not make them attractive.
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