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S Joo
attractive vs. charming
what is the difference between attractive and charming?
18 de ago de 2020 13:31
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When used to describe a person.
Attractive is used more frequently to describe physical appearance. She is attractive. I love her beautiful hair. = appealing to look at, beneficial features or qualities
Charming is used more frequently to describe personality. She is charming. She holds my attention and interest regardless of what she is talking about. = polite, friendly, likeable
These can change meaning when used to describe objects/events...
18 de agosto de 2020
Or, "Her personality was ravishingly attractive, and she had her hair in charming ringlets at the temples setting off a French braid that night. "
I don't know that we'd want to draw this distinction as hard and fast. Have a look at ngram viewer on this ...
https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?corpus=26&smoothing=3&content=charming+personality%2Cattractive+personality%2Ccharming+appearance%2Cattractive+appearance%2C+charming+looks%2C+attractive+looks+&year_end=2019&year_start=1800&direct_url=t1%3B%2Ccharming%20personality%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2Cattractive%20personality%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2Ccharming%20appearance%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2Cattractive%20appearance%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2Ccharming%20looks%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2Cattractive%20looks%3B%2Cc0
18 de agosto de 2020
Used in a sentence:
She wasn't that physically attractive, but she had a charming personality.
18 de agosto de 2020
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