Pretty is above average, something pleasant and lovely to look at. This one almost always is in reference to the face. It has an almost innocent connotation.
Good-Looking means nice face structure (mostly) but also can refer to a nice body as well or just overall nice looking. They have the basic requirements to be considered attractive enough. They are not extravagant in beauty normally.
Beautiful can be good-looking or pretty but you're in love with them. Other things can be describes as beautiful not just people such as paintings, flowers, a cat, etc. It can describe non-physical qualities too (like personality, soul, etc). Many things described as beautiful have a technical, symmetrical quality to them.
Gorgeous is beautiful on steroids. It's more shocking and stunning. Their hair is shinier, their eyelashes darker, their lips more red, their eyes more intense than normal.
Another one I would add is the highest form of beauty which is a sublime/majestic, god-level type of beauty. It's so beautiful it's actually spiritual. It's transcends all things. This type of beauty can make people cry or exhibit deep reverence and worship. Examples: beautiful music, a holy angel, a lion, an eagle, mountain, etc. It's the rarest form of beauty of all. Very few humans can exhibit this and if they do they're probably a demigod or an incarnated angel or something or special in some supernatural way. This type of beauty is not commonly manifested in the physical world probably because its too pure and awesome for this place.
Gorgeous, pretty, and beautiful are feminine words in my opinion. I've called men pretty before but the ones I've called that are pretty fabulous and gay men. I think good looking is just a more manly way of acknowledging a man's looks.
There's not really a difference. Gorgeous/beautiful/pretty are feminine in nature, so they're usually said about females. The masculine equivalents are handsome, attractive, and good looking.
Only refer to men as good looking? Pft we call guys handsome, cute, hot, etc.
I think that it is a social thing. If I wanted to tell a women she was good looking I would phrase it to be that she looks good. Me and my female friends are usually getting called cute. Maybe that is one of the free terms can is used for both sexes.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. What one person calls beautiful another person might just call pretty. I can't accurately define it because beauty is different for everyone. That's the best way I can explain the difference.
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I've been called gorgeous and beautiful. Good looking means, like a person takes care of himself. Beautiful, gorgeous are reserved for people with looks like Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, Tomr Cruise.
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