Hot vs. Pretty
 

Do guys make the distinction between the two?

A guy friend of mine claims:

Hot = attractive + an element of slutty nice
Pretty = attractive

What do you guys think?

I certainly consider a difference between the two. Hot girls have some really striking features and back it up with make up and nice clothes. However, a lot of girls like this are either snobs, or conceited. I can understand what your friend says about "slutty nice."

Pretty, or cute as I call it, are not quite like the 'fashion model' that hot girls are, but I consider them more desirable. I would rather just have a cute girlfriend, than a hot one. :/

There is a difference...

Pretty girls are kinda cute. They are the kind of girls you want to hang out with and make 'em your girlfriends. They make you nervous and all that.

Hot girls, on the other hand, are more sexually appealing. They are the kind of girls that make you horny. The kind of girls you just met at a party and want to fuck.

So yeah, there is a difference.

This reminds me of the "slut/mother" dichotomy from evolutionary psychology...

I'd go for a beautiful (cute) girl, hands down. "Hotness" is something that I don't care about.

I can't stand cute.

Hot is just a physical attraction. That is to say, "I want to sex like crazy. Thanks."

Pretty has potential for more than just physical.

I think people can be hot and nice. It all boils down to the person. I can consider a guy hot or cute. I don't think I've encountered anyone who was both. Hot doesn't necessarily mean slutty. Cute guys are more comfortable to look at for a longer time. Hot to me strikes me fast, like whoa, hot.

So to the original question, yes I think there is a difference between both.

I definatley make a differenace. Most of the women I put in the "Hot" category are usually the near perfect women that seem to wear lots of makeup and generally wouldn't even be considered marriage worthy, since their loyalty is more than suspect. "Pretty", in my veiw, defines a woman that is slightly above average in looks, but also has a pleasant personality. given a choice, by my definition I'd take a "pretty" girl over a "ho"t one anyday. Less knife wounds that way.

From what people saying, I gather that "hot" is "more physically attractive but probably wouldn't make a good lifetime partner" whereas "pretty" is the kind of girl that can get ahold of your heart strings.

Usually, hot tends to be contrived. I know a "hot" woman who works out daily, goes to tanning beds, and has a tummy tuck and boob job. "Pretty" is more likely to be natural, and can possibly even be attributed to personality.

To me a hot girl is someone you see on the street and say "daaaaaamn I'd hit it!" but a pretty girl is someone who you see on the street and say "now that is someone I would take home to mom." Can't really get much more simple than that from my perspective :p

This is interesting. Hot to me goes beyond the physical. I mean, looks set the foundation, sure, but their personality has to be really attractive too. I'd only date people whom I thought were hot. Cute guys make good friends, but it's a lesser tier.

I agree. To me, that is the only difference. A girl who is pretty might be just as physically attractive to me as one who is hot, in time. In the end, maybe the hot girl is more attractive, maybe the pretty. Just that the hot girl for whatever reason strikes me instantly. I guess one other difference could be that a pretty girl would probably age better.

Attractive girl: Just plain pretty. More of your "girl next door" type.

Hot girl: sexy body,pretty face,sex appeal.

I definitely make the distinction between hot/sexy and pretty. But not in terms of which one has more long term potential, which I don't think has anything to do with it. I also don't think that sexy necessarily suggests the use of cosmetic surgery and implants, which I'm not too keen on anyways, as I do like a woman who looks more natural. The way I see it, some doll-faced girl (like say, Halle Berry) might be pretty in a demure kind of way but not sexy. By the same token, a girl might not be a perfect fit for that particular standard of pretty, but be more sexy in a different and likely exotic way (like say, Monica Belluci).

Hot - physically mature and developed beauty. Not to mean that pretty is lower, but "hot" is more about bodily proportions and looking like a sexual mature female.

Pretty - more juvenile features and cute attributes. I think it is just as good to be hot as it is pretty. Personally, I would rather settle down with a pretty girl but thats just me. Pretty is more about retaining the features that make a girl look cute.

Unfortunately, I didnt really outline the personality traits associated but I don't think "Hot" neccessarily has anything to do with "slutty" and definitely not all "pretty" girls are nice.

To me, the difference between the two is that "pretty" girls try not to show as much skin, "hawt" on the other hand is the opposite, however, the win for me is a "cute" girl which is mainly depended on personallity as a whole.

Shit, I thought I was the only person who split girls into these teo types of groups. Glad to see I'm not alone.

My only difference is that attitude has nothing to do with it whatsoever. There can be hot girls that are totally nice, or cute girls that are totally bitchy. That's not usually the case, but I still base it totally on looks when considering if a girl is hot or cute.

Hot chicks are like the total package. They have a great body and an attractive face. Cute girls, on the other hand, still have great bodies (though their features are usually less, like small breasts, small butts, etc), but their sexiness lies mainly in their face. It's hard to explain, but their face just exudes cuteness, which attracts your attention more than their body does.

Personally, I like the cute ones better myself, though I have no problem with the hot ones either. Though I solely use looks to judge which of these categories a girl fits in, I usually judge how much I like a girl based on their personality.

I believe 'hot' is directed to a more sexy degree of observation. Pretty is more directed towards 'well brought up' girls. Who can dress nicely/civilized, and not so much leaning towards sexy.

I say neither. Cute > both of those.

Then again, I'd say "cute" would serve as a compromise between the two, so compromise it is.

Nothing to add here. I completely agree with you.

I usually seperate girls into:
Hot: Looks really good, kinda party girl style.
and Cute: Attractive, very good.
I tend to like cute a lot more =D

I associate "hot" with sexy, popular, and snobby. I think "hot" for me, is summed up as "girls I can't get". Anyone would tap hot girls because they look fine.

I associate "pretty" with cute, quaint, and nice. Consequently, "pretty" is for the kind of girl I probably can't get, but have infinitely more chance with than a "hot" girl. They'd be the nice girls that I could talk to and at the same time look inviting.

i concur with with most when it's said that:

hot="damn I'd knock the back outta that!"

and

pretty="......" (that being speechless)


hot invokes your nuts while pretty invokes your brain. it's all about how the girl (in my case) is made up.

Over the top, skimpy, provacative clothing will bring out the "DAMN HOT my dick needs that" in the same girl that a conservative dress keeps on the "Oh my god she's gorgeous" level.

Hot is when I don't consider the female to be anything but booty, tits, cute face, legs that go on for miles and a snatch

Pretty is when there's all of the above plus a brain and a soul

I'll explain with examples :

Hot = Monica Bellucci , no wait MEGA HOT = Monica Bellucci

Cute = Jennifer Esposito/Jennifer Love-Hewitt

Pretty = Tiffany Amber Theissen / Charlize Theron

Those are opinions, but if you agree, you'll get what i mean.. O_o

Most girls that are my really good friends are what I call pretty (or gorgeous, or cute, or good looking). However, they can be hot at times. Hotness takes makeup and good clothes. Prettiness is natural.

so:
Hot = I wanna fuck you
Pretty = girlfriend/wife material

Here's how I see it:

Appearance: Hot <------------------> Pretty <-----------------> Cute
Connotation: Desire <------------> Middle Ground <----------> Comfort
Attraction: Physical <------------> Partner <-------------> Emotional

Obviously I aim for the middle. I'm way more willing to go with a cute but less physically desirable girl as long as she has substance and character. I find that the girl I end up falling for is the girl that doesn't intially grab my attention physically. Yet, as I get to know her, she gets physical attractive to me just out of how we interact with each other.

I absolutely can't stand girls who focus totally on the physical but lack substance. I don't care how hot a girl is, if she's a substanceless, vain, self entitling bitch, the dick goes on limb. For some reason I seem to attract girls like this though.

I am more on the pretty side. Pretty is a good looking girl that alot of guys have good chances of being with. Hot is for pin up girls, something you look at to admire and google at.

Bingo.

Pretty seems more natural, to me. If I were serious about meeting someone of the opposite gender, I wouldn't want someone resembling a pin-up doll. I just bothers me in a way I can't really describe. Pretty has a more "human" element.

Heh.

Pretty girls make your heart throb.

I wonder what the hot ones make throb...

Hots in the body, pretty in the face.

And why are you guys connecting a girls personality to her appearance? That's bullshit and you can't possibly be saying that seriously.

Hot vs Pretty is all about image. A hot and a pretty woman can be equally as attractive as one another but 'style' and 'vibe' are the defining features. I really doubt you can make a full and accurate assessment of a woman's personality as you see her walking down the street so I think this dimension does not really factor into the equation.

Although a lot of guys have been equating Pretty with Cute I really think they are two different things. While 'Pretty' and 'Hot' are defined by style and vibe, cute is a different look altogether. Almost 'juvenile' but not quite. Personally, I'd say that Hot < Pretty < Cute for me but I don't know that all guys feel this way.

I generally split girls into three categories: hot, cute, and beautiful.

In the discussion here, I could just lump cute and beautiful together into pretty. So yes, there is a difference between the two for me. I'd agree with some of the previous sentiments of hot being the body and pretty being the face. Hot is also never within my grasp, although I myself am not interested anyway.

hot=body, pretty=face

All valid points and opinions! I agree with ALL of you!

I don't have much else to add since what I'd say is pretty much summed up by everyone who already posted but what I WILL say is that I don't care whether they're Hot, Pretty, Cute, Beautiful, w/e. I'll take them all! :biggrin:

Can you tell how Picky I am?:rolleyes:

As far as seeing someone on the street, you're right. But it's entirely possible for someone's personality to be so hideous that I stop seeing them as at all attractive. See: Ann Coulter.

That's a good point but I'd still fuck her.

doesn't anyone look for what's on the inside anymore. hot for me is beging good looking on the outside and kind with a touch of sass on the inside. pretty means being dolled up to hide what you look like.

I'm a little bit confused. It seems like you're all saying that a person can't be both pretty and hot. I think that if a woman is pretty, she can be cute on days when she feels like being cute, and she can be hot when she wants to look hot.

My sentiments exactly Alice. Although I also think that it's not even as separate as that; some people are both catagories merged into one, perhaps I could dare to say their looks reach perfection.

And to agree with everything that has already been said, I think hot is to do with pysical attraction, and pretty is a more emotional attraction.

I dont know we all want to be good men of wisdom and keep that saying "it's not about the looks' it's her personality", but we all know that a small percentage actualy practaces what we preach. I know not to many guys out there would actualy give an ugly girl a chance. Hot girls are usualy self centered, not always but they are. The simply everyday "cute" girls can be a veriaty of things and most everyday not so special guys will have better chances with them. Thats just me. I could be spilling loads of ignorant crap but then sucks to be me I guess.

I kinda break it down like this in hierarchy of attractiveness. Of course all of this is completely subjective.

Beautiful girls - Beautiful girls are at the top of the list. These are the type of girls that roll out of bed in the morning with no make up and still look stunningly gorgeous. These are a rare find.

Hot girls - Hot girls are similar to pretty girls as far as attractiveness of physical features, but they have a tendency to go out of their way to always look amazing. These girls are rarely seen without makeup or the latest fashions. Many have had breast augmentation. A good number of "plain" girls attempt to become Hot girls through cosmetic surgery and a shitload of makeup.

Pretty girls - Pretty girls are the "girl next door" type. They have attractive features, but aren't total knockouts. Pretty girls usually have a more level head and aren't as concerned with their appearance. They're already pretty, so why go to all the trouble to make themselves up all the time?

Cute girls - Cute girls are usually more petit in stature. They have very pretty facial features, but their body porportions are more condensed. They range in height from about 4'10" - 5'2" or 3". Cute girls are very similar to pretty girls. They look awesomely cute while pulling off a pony tail, an oversized hoody that comes down over their hands, and jeans.

Plain girls - Plain girls may have one or two somewhat striking features, but for the most part, they just kinda blend in. Plain girls are probably the most common. They aren't overly attractive, but couldn't be considered ugly.

Ugly girls - yeah they're gross. Not only do they have unattractive features, but usually have poor hygiene resulting foul odors.

Hot girls are the ones where my heart skips a beat and I think of how badly I would want to be with this girl... then I find out her personality isn't really that good..

Pretty are the ones I find attractive and have a personality I can relate to. Those are girlfriend material.

Hot? I think so.
 

Hot girls are way out there. More of a slutty look, but still pretty. Pretty is more of a term to describe non-slutty run of the mill girls. Peace out.

There are some Hott girls that are sweet too. Rarely you will find a treasure like that, with smarts, looks, and friendly personality and not a bitchy "fuck off, I'm fuckable, and u ain't" type.
But, it all depends, I don't think people will judge other people without the other girls typing them, as either being the same. People will get to know other people for judgment, ;p

Hey, that's an interesting list with a good breakdown. I wonder what a similar list for guys would look like.

Yeah, 'coz all hot girls have no personality.

Well they're both totally hugable as partner, only one's more prone to give you those pesky humping urges... :eyebrow:

Seriously though
the full version of this post pretty much says it all for me too :P

I have a very basic perception regarding the matter:

Pretty: Love
Hot: Lust/Infatuation

...at least in most cases this simple rule would apply.

Thanks, yeah I'd like to see a breakdown for guys as well. Any ladies gonna give is a shot for us?

Pretty: A girl who is beautiful, elegant, one who can look great without showing alot of skin. The kind of girl that painters want to make portraits of. I don't think pretty is anything like cute however. Some guys lump them together, but to me pretty is a more mature, womanly look, where cute is a more girly look.

Hot: A girl with sex appeal. The type that shows off her body. Basicly a more "slutty" kind of attractive. I don't mean to say that hot girls are all sluts, but I just don't know how else to word it.

Both are good, but of the two I prefer pretty. It's also possible to be both at the same time, but it's rare to see a girl like that. Often times the pretty girls have a better personality, but not always.

The best example I can think of to show the differance bewteen the two is actually from anime LOL. If you've seen "Ah! Megami Sama" you'll know what I mean. Belldandy is a pretty girl, Urd is a hot girl.

Well, colour me surprised.

"Pretty girls usually have a better personality." Aaahahaha. That's probably about as ridiculous as the mind-numbing foolishness reached in the Gamer Girl vs. Hot Girl thread.

Can I ask why is the distinction necessary?

For all I care, they are still women, with female sexual organs.

Well, this was actually an interesting conversation I had with my manicurist today. We were talking about men with height-deficiencies and how they generally tend to be the nicer, more considerate, gentlemen like guys. The theory is that tallness is one of the most desireable traits in a man (apparently, I never knew the difference because ALL guys are taller than me...usually) to the general female public, thus the idea that short guys are more conscious about their bodies (tend to work out/ keep in good shape) and tend to try harder on the relationship aspect (in other words, not being an asshole).

So my application to that on the female side was that it applies to women too. Sure there are ugly women who are totally not nice people. But, I've always believed that I'm not one of those good-looking people, so I valued how people would view my inner beauty. As I shared this with my beautician (whom I've known for almost 3 yrs now), she told me that was the most endearing thing (to her) about myself.

My response to that was: "Can I help it that I have a more attractive personality compared to those 5'10" C-cup gorgeous women that can probably get anyone to do anything for them? C'mon, I gotta compete somewhere, and height or boobs ain't getting me anywhere so there's not much else to work with!" It was meant to be a joke and we both got a good laugh out of it.

Is this limited to physical descriptions? If so, "pretty" people are those who look pleasing to the eyes, attractive and beautiful in a way that a man and a woman can appreciate his/her beauty in a non-malicious manner. "Hot", to my understanding, are people who tend to ooze in sex appeal, usually the ones who give an erotic "feel" the moment you lay your eyes on them.

It's like reading a fashion magazine and a porn mag, the difference is clearly there.

http://www.leninimports.com/salma_hayek_gallery_14.jpg

Hot

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...lison_mack.jpg

Pretty

I guess the distinction would be, I would rail a woman like Selma Hayek, but I'd be more apt to pursue an actual relationship with someone like Allison Mack.

I think you said you were short but that can be a very good thing in some people's eyes. I hear a lot of men like shorter girls (and I know for sure that I do). It seems to me that this is often missed by shorter girls who think they should be taller. My understanding is that it is important for men to be tall to be as good looking but I don't think this applies to women

Maybe some men think a woman's height is important. This would be news to me.

I'm all about proportionality.

An incredibly tall girl can be intimidating to a guy, but other than that I don't know any guy who considers height to be incredibly important in determining attractiveness.

hot is material, temporary, and "socially accepted"

pretty is natural, real, and in a way, more subtle...

i prefer pretty

I think everyone is making this too complicated. If a woman is at least somewhat pretty and self-confident, all she has to do is put on certain clothes and go into sexy mode and voilà! Now she's hot.

I'm for pretty.

But hot is still pretty darn good too lol

I find hotness and prettiness determined by personality as well as looks. As alice pointed out, one can change their looks pretty easily to make themselves look "hot" simply by wearing more revealing clothes, etc. Personality goes a long way for making a girl appear hot though. Especially concerning her level of openness talking about certain subjects like sex or boyfriends (or girlfriends :-O). Bashful girls aren't hot even if they're wearing skimpy clothing; they're still bashful.

On a different note, I've met quite a few girls who, while mildly cute, decide to run around calling each other hot bitches (and I don't think it's sarcasm). It kind of disturbs me. People calling themselves "hot" when they're 40+ pounds overweight tells me that they're too lazy to diet or exercise but still like pretending in their heads that they're the same general level of attractiveness as someone not overweight. Silly self-deception.

yep, just like many of you said hot=sex appeal and pretty=more natural, just pleasing to the eye
and i agree that personality has nothing to do w/ it. i also agree w/ alice about being able to make yourself hot. guys i meet usually would say i'm pretty/cute but then if they see me at the beach or just in something a little more revealing they say i'm hot :P so yeah

I prefer pretty. Statistically speaking, a hot girl will be full of herself, materialistic, high maintenance, potentially stupid, etc. Pretty girls are down to Earth and appealing on a physical/intellectual level. That's been my most immediate impression in this country and especially at the gym I work at. So far anyway.

To me pretty is more naturally good-looking, when hot is more sex appeal, but that is not always the case.

I think context is the key. If I see a naturally pretty girl, I'll ask a friend if he thinks she is hot. But if I were to describe her I'd say she has a pretty face, nice body, etc.

So does that mean that personality plays a role in the whole thing??
Or is it soley based upon physical attributes??

Pretty = Face.

If you're described as pretty, you most likely have a good looking face. Not to say your body isn't good looking, it's just not very noticeable. Pretty inspires love more than lust. Eyes = Pretty

Hot = Body

If you're described as hot, chances are you've got curves in all the right places in your body. Not to say your face isn't good looking, it's may be anything from great to resistible. Breasts, Butt, Legs = Hot

I'm sure there are words where both categories would fall into one. Like, Sexy. Sexy = Face and Body work together as one.

My two cents

I agree with Alice here. I used to think it's all face and body but now I think it's about the attitude and clothes she wears.
I have a friend and she is very pretty. I see her occasionally in school and every time I see her I think she's so pretty and no one can top her. She is a nice person by the way.
Then there was this time I went to an event where she was performing on stage and she wore this amazing dress and styled her hair in curls. She was so beautiful I was literally mesmerized.
Then there was another time we went out to a club and she was so freaking HOT. I was like "Woa, where has this side of her been hiding?"

Haha, nice one man! I'll be sure to remember that for life ;)

Well luckily for me my girlfriend is both.

Did you hear that I said

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/5223/gfvm8.gif

yeah that's right.

ps. thanks for the image pom since I'll get to use it all the time.

I prefer pretty, myself. I'll take a baggy T-Shirt and Tennis Shoes over a sleek Evening Dress and High Heels any day of the week.

Either or both. Not trying to sound desperate or anything, but I like both alot.

It sucks when you are told you are hot when you find it insulting. Hot to me is an insult, just as sexy is. Pretty is..."meh"...not beautiful but appealing. Cute is an insult.
Beautiful is much better than pretty, if you are going to compliment somebody.

I would say that beautiful is on a higher plane than pretty is, though I'm not certain cute could be considered an insult. Perhaps, this is depending on the gender of whomever is labelled as cute (for men, most obviously, it could work as an insult). But a girl being called cute would likely go for it, so I wouldn't think it's that bad.

Agreed on the whole sexy/hot phase. It can be received as just a derivative way of treating the person like a bag of flesh in lieu of an actual person.

If I think about it, I never really label people as hot, but more pretty or even mesmerizing. :O

^When I said beautiful for pretty, I meant if the person is beautiful and their beauty is downplayed by being called pretty. I find cute to be an insult because little kids and teddy bears are cute :)
I guess it all just boils down to people not knowing what the words they are using mean.

This is a conversation that I have with a lot of people, the whole type of grading system. From what I figured by asking guys, when they say
A) Cute - it could either mean that they have a cute personality, that they're really friendly and they have nice little sweet mannerisms that make them want to hug the girl. OR it could mean that the girl isn't strikingly beautiful/sexy nor is she ugly, but because they're nice girls it makes them cute.

B) Pretty - Tends to mean the latter of the Cute description.

C) Beautiful - Is only used when the person has actual feelings for the person on a personal level, and not just on physical attraction.

D) Hot - Now THIS is the one that people can't seem to decide on. Sometimes hot can mean that the girl/guy just oozes sex appeal. They are physically attractive, and sometimes SO attractive that there isn't even a sense of attraction TO them because they don't trust them due to their looks or some other reason. Basically sometimes you can find someone hot, but just not want to go out with them. Or you might. It could be someone you're attracted to both physically and spiritually.

I'm just as bad as other people when using these terms. I admit to calling guys cute, and it can be seen as degrading since it's like "awww look a the cute little puppy". But I can't really call a guy pretty...so I tend to stick with good looking and hot.

I tend to see each of those words as having different meanings, but not that any of them are better than another in the long run. I've been attracted to women that might fall into one category, but not another. Ultimately, though, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

a guy friend told me sometime ago:

hot: someone you want to sleep with for a night, maybe even two, but that's it.

pretty: someone you want to sleep with many nights, and marry and live the rest of your lives together.

I think that's pretty true ._.;