I've always thought it was the same thing but just a different way of saying it.
2006-09-13 06:44:55 · 39 answers · asked by missy minx 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
i guess the difference is how you personally experience each word.
pretty sounds cute and young to me
beautiful sounds mature and lasting
2006-09-13 06:47:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Begin called pretty is to say your are attractive to the eyes and attract males but also other women are envious of your looks
being called pretty is very much surrounded with a youth side of things as women get older we tend to get called beautifully rather then pretty
to be told your beautiful i think means you as a person inside and out , you dont have to try to be beautifull you just are as with the older we get thing as said above we get wiser we learn we live were beautiful
beinf told you are beautiful i personaly think is a much nicer thing
2006-09-13 06:50:48 · answer #2 · answered by chewlips25 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i always think of it like this:
- pretty is less meaningful even though its still a lovely thing to call someone.
- beautiful can not only mean physically filled with beauty but also being a beautiful person, personality, friend etc. i guess beautiful has more meaning and more ways of taking it.
gd question
2006-09-13 06:48:09 · answer #3 · answered by FreakGirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pretty usually is used in a non sexual reference, while beautiful has more emphasis, and therefore is more often used to indicate sexual interest as well.
For instance, you might tell a little girl they have a pretty dress. You'll hear someone say a beautiful woman is "hot" but you won't hear "that pretty girl is hot".
It is basically the same meaning, just a matter of emphasis.
2006-09-13 06:49:04 · answer #4 · answered by Gamerbear 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can mean the same thing as they are both subjective. Both can be used to describe personalities or physical appearance... that flower is pretty/beautiful. Beautiful seems to have more power or emphasis. Pretty seems to be more like "Cute." Beautiful seems to go with "Attractive"
Have fun.
2006-09-13 06:49:42 · answer #5 · answered by calmman7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pretty is the same as beautiful except maybe beautiful would be used to express your liking of somebody more deeply than pretty.
2006-09-13 06:47:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personality...substance, conviction..intelligence. That's what makes the difference. Jessica Simpson is pretty. Shania Twain or Catherine-Zetta Jones.....beautiful.
2006-09-13 06:54:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think when a guy says you are pretty it's because you have characteristics that he finds attractive in a kinda cute sort of way.
I think when a guy says you are beautiful then he finds something about you that stands out from the crowd.
2006-09-13 06:50:26 · answer #8 · answered by Bridezilla 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pretty on the outside, beautiful inside and out.
2006-09-13 06:46:57 · answer #9 · answered by gemm77 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ya know that whole "Beauty is more than skin deep" or something? It's like that. Pretty is a surface face. And beautiful is kind-of like your personality shining through-so it makes you more than pretty.
2006-09-13 06:47:40 · answer #10 · answered by snydermane34 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pretty means attractive..in a delicate way, beautiful means 'very attractive... lovely, gorgeous!! so yeah they are basically the same.. but one is just more meaningful
2006-09-13 07:03:10 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋