What is the difference between pretty, cute, and beautiful?

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purplepoppy · Accepted Answer

Pretty. This is what you say to a little girl." Ooh that's a pretty dress", or "you look really pretty in that." You can also use it for flowers, c those flowers are pretty aren't they?". When you use it on an adult it can come across a little creepy.

Cute is stuff that makes you go aahh. Puppies, kittens babies. For humans mostly used to mean adorable. "She looked really cute in that fluffy jumper:"

Beautiful. Aimed more towards adult females who are aesthetically pleasing

Kelley1 · Accepted Answer

On a scale of10, 6s and 7s are cute. Also, pretty pre-teens are cute. 8s are pretty, and 9s or a 10s are beautiful. Cute girl pretty girl Beautiful

Lliam · Answer

I don't know. I guess my general, personal opinion is that cute means youthful and sort of baby faced. It also has to with facial expressions a girlish behavior. Cute girls/women are fit and slender but round in all the right places. I find them to be the most beautiful and charming. And they can be breathtakingly gorgeous when all dressed up for a special occasion.

Beautiful is usually a reference to more mature women with slimmer faces and high cheek bones who wear makeup and fashionable clothes. They are no longer cure so they go for glamor and a more sultry vibe.
For me, though, most celebrities who are praised as beautiful aren't all that. If it weren't for their makeup, clothes and image, they would be plain.
And average women who shoot for "beautiful" usually spend too much money on themselves, use too much makeup, and are into materialism/consumerism. They are looking for guys who will spend money on them.

Then again, there are some examples of regular girls who are gifted with extraordinary physical beauty and aren't stuck up about it,

But beautiful can also be a reference to a person's inner spirit.

Pretty refers to physical features and is a complement. Pretty covers a lot of ground and can apply to a variety of figures. It means feminine and good looking but it is not the same as gorgeous. I think pretty women are great. Pretty women should be proud of their looks. Fuck "beautiful".

In the end, these terms are subjective to a great degree.

SamIam96 · Answer

It's funny how many words we have to describe a person's looks. I definitely have different meanings for each word. It's difficult to pin down but I'll try.

Pretty is a generally attractive face.
Cute is also attractive in a more sensual or seductive way. I think that cute is mostly about the person's face but their body can also be cute.
Beautiful is a superlatively attractive face. Again, the body is less important. I know some genuinely beautiful women with ok bodies.
Glamorous is a beautiful face with an excellent body. Although, to me a woman with a beautiful face is more attractive than a glamorous face.
Stunning is a combination of cute and beautiful. When I see a stunning woman I literally can't resist looking at her.
Sexy is mostly about an attractive body although people can do sexy things with their faces. I have a friend like that when she licks an ice cream cone.
Hot is a person that exudes sensuality. More about a great body than face.

There must be more words. Still, that was fun. If I were more ambitions, I'd have included pics to illustrate. Maybe another time.

loveslongnails · Answer

Subjective perspective if you're talking about adults, but there are definitional differences according to lexicon. Here's what some dictionaries had to say about it:

Definitions of Attractiveness

Cute
Suggests a youthful or endearing charm. Often used to describe younger people, but can be used to attribute youthful charm to older individuals as well
Often describes someone who is appealing in a playful or innocent way.
Typically associated with smaller stature or features that evoke affection.

Pretty
Refers to a delicate and gentle attractiveness.
Often associated with facial features that are aesthetically pleasing.
Can imply a level of maturity compared to "cute."

Beautiful
Implies a deeper, more striking attractiveness.
Encompasses both physical appearance and personality traits.
Often considered the highest compliment, indicating a well-rounded appeal.

texasgirl012 · Answer

I like your question a lot. It's hard to put exactly into words. For me, the question isn't complete without including hot. Pretty is more feminine but less child-like, cute can also be pretty but is less serious or more child-like, and beautiful is just a classic set of features. And those features cut across all cultures whether people admit it or not. Then there is one more word that belongs in this list, and that is hot. Hot is its own thing. Some girls a re pretty or cute but not hot, and one can even be hot but not beautiful. But most hot girls are also beautiful but add that extra oomph of a bit of sexuality to it.

sage2021 · Answer

I've had different people say each one to me.

When I met my last caregiver, as she was walking towards me to meet me, she said "You're so cute l"!

I've had mostly women say that I am beautiful. Which I think is way too much.🤷🏼‍♀️

And I have had guys say "very pretty".

I think that I would have to say that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.

OlderAndWiser · Answer

Cute - attractive in a youthful and innocent way

Pretty - attractive in a mature way, but not necessarily at the level that wins beauty pageants. A pretty girl might appear to be very approachable and open to normal conversations.

Beautiful - attractive in a way that looks so exotic, so much like a celebrity that men assume she sees herself as a prize, as a woman who assumes she is out of "our league."

JennaWillow · Answer

Cute is more youthful/mousy features, Beautiful is more refined/sharper features, Pretty is the middle zone, standard attractive features that don't lean particularly one way or the other

molonski2 · Answer

I don't agree with the answers saying it relates to age , that's not true at all where I come from..

Women would often call a man in his 20s / 30s Cute , as an example.

Pretty , well that's just obvious I would think , naturally pretty.

Beautiful ( often used as bullshit ) = stunning , exceptional.

ohsheeT · Answer

Pretty and cute is just on the outside it's what you see when you first look

Beautiful is from the inside out starts with the heart the energy of the person and then radiates to the outside

And when that happens at any given moment you can be pretty and cute and beautiful it all depends on who you are on the inside

Kelly you are beautiful because you have all three qualities plus others

FunkyMonkee · Answer

Pretty would be `60's era Diana Rigg, cute would be early `80's Deborah Foreman, beautiful would be late `80's Theresa Russell or early `00's Katherine Heigle.
Within a single t. v. show. "Roswell" (the original version), Liz (Shiri Appleby) is pretty, Tess (Emilie De Raven) is cute and Isabelle (Katherine Heigle) is beautiful.

Nikki1989 · Answer

They are all variations of the same thing.

888theGreat · Answer

I go by Beautiful, cute, and sexy. Beautiful has beautiful face , hair, nice body and acts a certain way like presentation. Cute is like petite , small, acts cute, cute face and eyes, and approachable. Sense of humor. Sexy is just mostly a great body , good at makeup, walks sexy, wears sexy clothing , maybe braless, very out going, but maybe below average looks with face , but a unbelievable body (butt, breasts, and you know what)

foxsquirrell · Answer

Pretty is less than beautiful. So if someone says that you are beautiful it would be a stronger complement than telling you that you are pretty. Cute can be either pretty or beautiful. I mean you can be pretty and cute, and you can be beautiful and cute. Cute is when your face looks kind of innocent and young.

4ngelic · Answer

cute - either a 6/10, just another word for pretty or someone with a more youthful or youthful looking pretty appearance.

pretty - a 7/10+ face

beautiful - same meaning as pretty or someone that is an 8/10 face + (aka very pretty)

NathanDavis · Answer

pretty is more of a broad notion of something attractive... cute is more of an specific trait linked to "rounded or soft" features beautiful is a more remarkable and striking feature in particular...

LiamJHayden · Answer

Tough one. To me: Pretty: attractive, but I'm not interested in that way Cute: attractive, but too young for my tastes Beautiful: the total package, primarily her soul.

SparklingWine10 · Answer

Pretty is they ok. Cute is interesting, beautiful is confirmed at least to me.

BobbieBoy666 · Answer

That I'm all three. Pretty, cute, and beautiful.

DryGermanGuy · Answer

These are basically all synonyms to me. And calling a woman cute is the right amount of me leaning out of the window. Unless she is a very close friend/girlfriend, of course.

Tarifa · Answer

I think  pretty  and  cute  are kind of neutral. You could say it to a friend. I would reserve  beautiful  for someone you feel attracted to.

AviatorTom · Answer

They are synonyms for the same thing, aesthetically pleasing, but with varying degrees. A baby is cute. A sunset is pretty. A major work of art is beautiful.

mothefriendly · Answer

Pretty is surface level and feels like find the thing aesthetically pleasing but aren't that attracted viscerally but beautiful is you find the thing atteactive on a much deeper level. Cute i have no idea 😂

AngryCarl3 · Answer

Beauty is something men admire from a distance but don't date.

Cute might be children, which you definitely don't want to date.

A pretty girl is a girl a guy might like to date. As long as she's also hot.

choco-latte · Answer

Cute is adorable, pretty is natural and between cute and beautiful, beautiful is remarkable or stunning.

milfboobssucker · Answer

A girl can be pretty and beautiful whereas cuteness is mostly associated with kids by the way though i haven't seen u as yet im sure u are pretty cute beautiful hot and sexy too darling kelly

browsingthroughthe · Answer

Cute is kind Pretty is beautiful  And beautiful is - a last minute compliment

Bricealan · Answer

@kelly6 Subjective judgement? I bet you are any of the three, maybe all of them?

MrChinaski · Answer

Beautiful>Pretty. Cute=Pretty+Young

canamlusciouslad73 · Answer

You MAY want to club a cute girl; you DO want to club a pretty girl;you'd give ALMOST ANYTHING to club a beautiful girl !!!

whosnumber_1 · Answer

Well, I think you're pretty cute, beautiful!

msc545 · Answer

Pretty is attractive. Cute is too young, and beautiful is scary.

LiamS95 · Answer

Not a whole lot, it's just someone's opinion.

SmartAss06 · Answer

Pretty is more of facial features as per me, cute is overall personality trait.

slatyb · Answer

One is six letters, one four, and the other nine.

dougeats · Answer

I think a woman can be all 3!!

Bklynbadboy12 · Answer

There all the same to me...

jahaims · Answer

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