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How does the adjective 'beautiful' differ from other similar words?
Some common synonyms of beautiful are comely, fair, handsome, lovely, and pretty. While all these words mean "exciting sensuous or aesthetic pleasure," beautiful applies to whatever excites the keenest of pleasure to the senses and stirs emotion through the senses.
// beautiful mountain scenery
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
How do 'lovely' and 'beautiful' relate to one another?
Lovely is close to beautiful but applies to a narrower range of emotional excitation in suggesting the graceful, delicate, or exquisite.
// a lovely melody
I’m wanting to show that this woman is beautiful in a land that is rotten. I want to describe her in a way that is vivid(maybe) but doesn’t fall into the trap of the male gaze or comes off as a bit creepy.
Thanks for any help!