Diane said this on February 16, at am Reply. See I think Ashton is the handsomest man in the free world in a masculine way. I also think Taye Diggs is beautiful and handsom, but he is more handsome than he is beautiful.
I also love his smile. I definetly think Ashton is more sexy and taller. I would therefor sleep with Ashton Kutcher over Taye Diggs. Taye has too much of a baby face but YES he is beautiful!!! India said this on May 3, at am Reply. Brad Pitt is way over rated. The last time he looked good was in the Vampire movie. And I think Goerge Clooney is Mr. Handsome himself. I also have a thing for deep brown eyes. I always though Brad was gorgeous,and would never turn down a sex fest with a guy like him.
I think he is too average. Do you agree? It was a beautiful story about faith. She held a pretty little doll. The mayor sat at a handsome desk. Nglish: Translation of beautiful for Spanish Speakers. Britannica English: Translation of beautiful for Arabic Speakers. Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Log in Sign Up. Save Word. Essential Meaning of beautiful.
The sunsets here are absolutely beautiful. Full Definition of beautiful. Example Sentences Learn More About beautiful. Choose the Right Synonym for beautiful beautiful , lovely , handsome , pretty , comely , fair mean exciting sensuous or aesthetic pleasure. Can beautiful be used to describe a man? But if you don't know English well and are not familiar with local customs when in the U.
Site Hint: Check out our list of pronunciation videos. I also had it in my mind, when i heard this phrase for the first time! Teachers: We supply a list of EFL job vacancies. Answer this Question. Help Me Understand Gate's Words.? Pronunciation Of Magus? Saying Hello In Egyptian? If not then what is a male equivalent of beautiful? The word that has the same strength and power.
It doesn't matter what you think. It doesn't even matter if you make a compelling argument for your usage. It doesn't make this a "standard usage. This forum is set up to discuss the nuances of meaning in different dialects of English.
It isn't set up to promote and defend idiolects. You are missing my point. It is not currently standard usage in English. Maybe is should be or could be. It is not part of a shared dialect. I don't know how much clearer I can make this so am bowing out of this conversation thread. Does handsome mean a beautiful in a manly way? You little ripper! Senior Member Australia. I know that this word is used rarely for describing a physical attractiveness of a man. But this word is not bad.
And it doesn't mean feminine. Sunset is not feminine but it can be described as beautiful. Beautiful is a topic of my thesis. I read a lot of dictionaries, books, websites, poems, song lyrics. I interviewed people. In many modern English Bible versions the translators used the word beautiful speaking about men's physical appearance. For example Absalom. He was David's son. He rebelled against his father. So he wasn't a beautiful person. Also some magazines, websites and other mass media sources sometimes use this word to describe a very good-looking man.
I didn't say that this word is commonly used for describing men. I just said that this word is good and there is nothing bad in using it in this case. I agree with ewie in There is such a thing as standard English, and 'beautiful' as used to describe the physical appearance of a man is not part of standard English. But that doesn't make it bad. There are thousands of words in English, in poetry and in prose, that are perfectly good, but non-standard, descriptors of people.
I don't think this conversation is getting anywhere. You said originally "Handsome man means just a physically attractive man. This forum deals with English usage and grammar; it doesn't address matters of aesthetics. Lermontov Banned UK English. This might be avoided by heterosexual men, but is absolutely found in spoken English, particularly where a gay man finds a man, not just handsome, but beautiful.
It can't be stressed enough that there is no direct correspondence between a "beautiful" man in English and the equivalent words in French, Italian, Greek, and other languages. We shouldn't be giving the impression that you can just translate for example a French sentence meaning literally "My boyfriend is very beautiful" in those words. Several minutes ago I wrote this poem She is as beautiful as sunrise.
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