How are the words 'comely' and 'handsome' related as synonyms of 'beautiful'?
Comely is like handsome in suggesting what is coolly approved rather than emotionally responded to.
// the comely grace of a dancer
When could 'handsome' be used to replace 'beautiful'?
While in some cases nearly identical to beautiful, handsome suggests aesthetic pleasure due to proportion, symmetry, or elegance.
// a handsome Georgian mansion
How do 'lovely' and 'beautiful' relate to one another, in the sense of 'handsome'?
Lovely is close to beautiful but applies to a narrower range of emotional excitation in suggesting the graceful, delicate, or exquisite.
// a lovely melody
Meaning, girls can be beautiful, pretty, adorable, cute, gorgeous, stunning, etc whereas I can't see many men, especially more masculine guys, taking kindly to being called these. I'm extremely attracted to my SO but I'm sick of calling him handsome, sexy, or attractive. What else can I tell him to show how physically drawn to him I am?