"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"
2007-12-06 08:39:19 · 13 answers · asked by Curiousity killed the cat 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
It means that we each have our own definition of beauty. What I think is beautiful may not be beautiful to you.
2007-12-06 08:48:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It means that beauty is subjective.
What one person may find beautiful another may not.
The meaning is literal - it is the person who is looking at someone (or something) that decides whether they (or it) is beautiful in their "eyes". They are the "beholder"
2007-12-06 08:54:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion.
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2007-12-06 08:48:18 · answer #3 · answered by Adrian B 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
This explains that beauty cannot be described by proxy. What to one person seems uninteresting when seen by someone else it is regarded beautiful.
A similar expression is " beauty is skin deep". The external appearance is superficial.
Hope this helps
2007-12-06 08:50:12 · answer #4 · answered by beech7wood2000 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are no sets on beauty. Someone can think that Jessica Simpson is hot but others can think she is ugly. Everyone has diffrent ideas of beauty.
2007-12-09 14:26:33 · answer #5 · answered by shorthairedoffender 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beauty is subjective. Each person gets to determine what qualifies as "beautiful."
2007-12-06 08:56:33 · answer #6 · answered by Beach Saint 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that what you think is beautiful might look different to other people.
2007-12-06 18:36:57 · answer #7 · answered by Thomas P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means beauty is subjective. If you find someone beautiful they are. How many babies are squalling horrors but their parents think they are beautiful.
2007-12-06 08:51:14 · answer #8 · answered by The Corrector 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simple way of putting it: Something (or someone) someone else finds beautiful you might not. And vice versa.
2007-12-06 10:13:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is aesthetically pleasing is subjective, it is different for every person. One person may find something to be attractive while another thinks it's disgusting.
2007-12-06 08:46:52 · answer #10 · answered by tanvi for vendetta 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋