Master confusing words with ease
Pretty vs. Beautiful
Pretty
/ˈprɪti/Examples:
Miss Jessie Brown was ten years younger and twenty times prettier."But sir, those are the prettiest women I have ever seen."—But I hope she is pretty well, sir."
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Beautiful
/ˈbjuːtəfəl/Examples:
Our daughter is so beautiful!"It is beautiful," she repeated, with emphasis, after a pause.It was a beautiful evening... a, really beautiful evening...
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Both words describe attractiveness, but beautiful often implies a deeper or more significant aesthetic value, while pretty is more superficial or immediate.
- Beautiful can evoke an emotional or profound response beyond the visual, while pretty is often just pleasing to the eye.
- Think of beautiful as strong and inspiring, capable of describing vast landscapes and emotional connections, whereas pretty is gentle and charming, suitable for cute or dainty things.
- The word beautiful can be used for things with inner beauty or abstract concepts, unlike pretty which usually applies to things we can see.
- Use beautiful when the emphasis is on captivating or impressive qualities; use pretty for things that are delicate or nice to look at.
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