Beautiful Vs Handsome

Beautiful and pretty are generally used for women, children and things, but not usually men. We use handsome for men; as-

• Look at that beautiful girl.
• How pretty the Chinese doll is!
• Lo! there comes a pretty child.
• He is a handsome young man.

We can use handsome for women having a fine figure, vigour and dignity; as-

• Jane Austen was a handsome lady with chiselled face and fine figure.