The difference between Beautiful and Grotesque

When used as adjectives, beautiful means attractive and possessing beauty, whereas grotesque means distorted and unnatural in shape or size.

Grotesque is also noun with the meaning: a style of ornamentation characterized by fanciful combinations of intertwined forms.

check bellow for the other definitions of Beautiful and Grotesque

  1. Beautiful as an adjective:

    Attractive and possessing beauty.

    Examples:

    "Anyone who has ever met her thought she was absolutely beautiful."

    "There's a beautiful lake by the town."

  2. Beautiful as an adjective (of the weather):

    Pleasant; clear.

    Examples:

    "It's beautiful outside, let's go for a walk."

  3. Beautiful as an adjective:

    Well executed.

    Examples:

    "The skater performed a beautiful [[axel]]."

  1. Grotesque as an adjective:

    distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous

  2. Grotesque as an adjective:

    disgusting or otherwise viscerally reviling.

  3. Grotesque as an adjective (typography):

    sans serif.

  1. Grotesque as a noun:

    A style of ornamentation characterized by fanciful combinations of intertwined forms.

  2. Grotesque as a noun:

    Anything grotesque.

  3. Grotesque as a noun (typography):

    A sans serif typeface.

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