So I'm learning English and there is this American teacher who taught us that we should avoid using the word GORGEOUS for a good-looking man, because it has a very feminine connotation and men won't like it.

But I always thought GORGEOUS was used for men too, because there is that song from Taylor Swift, 'you're so gorgeous', and I guess she is talking to a man.

Then I thought of using HANDSOME instead, but the teacher said HANDSOME is kind of old-fashioned or formal. It's not something that you would use at a bar or a nightclub. You would use HANDSOME for your father. "Father, you're so handsome".

If I can't use GORGEOUS, and I can't use BEAUTIFUL because it's for women, than I am left only with old-fashioned words like HANDSOME or formal like ATTRACTIVE?

HOT seems too sexy. CUTE is too sweet. GOOD-LOOKING sounds so... generic? An object can be good-looking too.

Different synonyms for good-looking: pretty, beautiful, cute, hot, sexy, handsome, striking, etc. all evoke different vibes. For example, some people can be cute but not sexy, or very striking but not pretty. Doesn't mean they don't look good, just that they look good in different ways.

Haven't been able to place what exactly the vibes of gorgeous are though, and was wondering what people thought?