Can you please specify if these adjectives can be used for men AND women? handsome/beautiful/pretty
I have looked up in several books, but it gets confusing...some say you can use handsome for women, and some that "beautiful" can be used for men but refering to personality. Thanks!!!

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Hi Mamid, It's also totally acceptable to say "she's a handsome woman" a polite way of saying she's good looking or striking in appearance. I've also heard many women say "what a beautiful/gorgeous man" (unfortunately not about me) but also very acceptable.  This implies that he is more than handsome, he's a beautiful person.  cheers...... let's chat again sometime

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Mamid, as a good rule of thumb: handsome applies to men, beautiful to women and pretty to women.

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handsome is for men and beautiful,pretty for women

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