We all know that the word “beautiful” describes a
person who possesses qualities that make it a pleasure to see, hear or think
about them. Beautiful can also refer to an inanimate object, something that
brings great pleasure in some way, such as a painting or sculpture.
Alternatively, we may use it to describe something that has achieved excellence
such as “that was a beautiful meal” or “well done, that was a beautiful serve”.
So I just was wondering how many other words we can think of that may be used
instead of beautiful. Let’s give “beautiful” a rest and look at some
interesting alternatives.
Beautiful is a beautiful word, BUT it is overused! How
much better to be described as alluring, charming, dazzling, delightful,
gorgeous, marvelous, magnificent, stunning, superb or wonderful! To me that
just feels as though someone has put more thought into the compliment, it is
coming from the heart and sincere. Beautiful also conjures up the idea of
physical attraction, although this is not always the case. To repeat one of my
grandmother’s favorite sayings, “beauty is what beauty does”, in other words it
is what a person does that makes them beautiful, not how they look!
Here's another good compliment for you to try -
“bewitching”- meaning to be captivating, enchanting and fascinating. Just
imagine how much more exciting it would be to be described in this way. If you
are looking for something a bit more sexy, how about “alluring” which suggests
attractive, very tempting and seductive. Go on, describe your partner in this
way and make their weekend! It is not only people who can be described in this
way, you may choose one option over another because it is more alluring, you
may find the smell of fresh coffee alluring, or the spray from the sea – the
list goes on and on.
Alternatively, if you are describing someone or
something that you feel is without beauty you may use the adjective unalluring.
You may feel that this is a way of describing a certain action carried out by
an individual. You know the sort of thing, like clipping their nose hair in
front of you or drinking too much beer so that they can't stand up! These sorts
of behaviour may
certainly be unalluring. If you are looking for other ways to describe someone
or something that is without beauty you could use ugly (but that is a bit
obvious). How about trying something different like offensive, disgusting,
repulsive or hideous!
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