The difference between Beautiful and Pretty

When used as adjectives, beautiful means attractive and possessing beauty, whereas pretty means pleasant in sight or other senses.

Pretty is also noun with the meaning: a pretty person.

Pretty is also adverb with the meaning: somewhat, fairly, quite.

Pretty is also verb with the meaning: to make pretty.

check bellow for the other definitions of Beautiful and Pretty

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

Pleasant; clear.

Examples:

"It's beautiful outside, let's go for a walk."
Beautiful as an adjective:

Well executed.

Examples:

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

Pretty as an adjective:

Pleasant in sight or other senses; attractive, especially of women or children.
Pretty as an adjective:

Of objects or things: nice-looking, appealing.
Pretty as an adjective (often, _, pejorative):

Fine-looking; only superficially attractive; initially appealing but having little substance; see petty.
Pretty as an adjective:

Cunning; clever, skilful.
Pretty as an adjective (dated):

Moderately large; considerable.
Pretty as an adjective (dated):

Excellent, commendable, pleasing; fitting or proper (of actions, thoughts etc.).
Pretty as an adjective (ironic):

Awkward, unpleasant.

Pretty as an adverb:

Somewhat, fairly, quite; sometimes also (by meiosis) very.
Pretty as an adverb (dialect):

Prettily, in a pretty manner.

Pretty as a noun:

A pretty person; a term of address to a pretty person.
Pretty as a noun:

Something that is pretty.

Examples:

"We'll stop at the knife store a look at the sharp pretties."