Describing People's Appearance | |
HEIGHT:
How tall is (was) he? What’s her height? |
She's
174 centimetres tall. (= It's 174 centimetres.) (ADV) fairly, pretty, sort of, kind of, quite, rather (formal), very Tall - Short - Average (medium) height -Around/about five ten - A dwarf |
WEIGHT:
|
It's 65 kilograms (135 pounds). He weighs 65 kilograms. I'm 2 kilos overweight. He's average height & weight. |
BUILD (FIGURE): |
Skinny - Thin
- Slim/slender - Petite - Of average/medium build - Well-built - Curvaceous - Long-waisted Fat - Thick - Heavy - Buxom - Nicely rounded - Chubby - Plump - Obese - Overweighed - Pudgy Stout - Stocky - Heavy-set - Heavy-weight - Bull (ox)- Heavily built - Broad-shouldered - Big-boned Handicapped - Deformed - Hunchback (humpback) - Muscular |
HAIR
STYLE (HAIRDO):
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Straight
- Wavy - Permed (= permanent
wave) - Naturally frizzy
(frizzly) - Naturally curly/curled
Long - Shoulder-length - Medium length - Short Thick - Thin - Shaggy - WindblownBald (at the sides, or on top with just a bit of hair around) - Bareheaded - Shaven headed (have one's head shaved) - Thinning - Receding Pulled back - Parted (on the side/on the left) - Plait/braid - Bun - Crop - Pony tail - Pigtails - Bangs - Crew cut - Afro He's balding at the temples. |
HAIR COLOR What color is
his hair? She's a blonde (brunette, redhead) |
Dark - Light - Dyed
Black - Blond(e) - Gray - Brown - Salt & Pepper (or pepper & salt) - Red - Auburn - Ginger - White |
FACE
SHAPE: |
Long - Round - Oval - Thin (small) - Triangular - Square |
FACE
CHARACTERISTICS:
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Rosy cheeks - High cheekbones -
Thick/thin lips - Scar - Freckles - Dimple - Mole - Birthmark - Wrinkles
- Pimples/acne - Pointed jaw - (shaggy) Beard - Sideburns - Moustache
- Goatee - Mongolian fold (epicanthic fold)
A good/healthy/dark/light/fair/pale/sallow/suntanned complexion Wearing glasses/contact lenses - Harelip - Pock-marked Tightlipped - Unshaven - Well made-up |
SKIN COLOR: | Sallow (unhealthy yellow) - Swarthy (dark) - Tan (suntan) - Sunburn - Weather beaten |
EYE (SIZE & COLOR): |
Big (large) - Small - Narrow -
Almond-shaped - Round - Pop-eyed - Deep-set - Cock eyed - Cross-eyed
- Widely-spaced - Close-together - Button eyes Long/thick eyelashes |
EYEBROWS: |
Thick - Bushy - Thin - Arched |
NOSE: | Flat - Pointed (prominent) - Broad - Bottle nose (hooked) - Turned-up - Button nose - Straight - Long |
AGE: | Young
- Old - Middle-aged - Elderly About thirty. In his early/mid-/late teens/twenties. |
teeth: | Straight - White - Even - Pearly - False - Crooked - Buck-teethed - Big canine teeth |
GENERAL APPEARANCE: | Good looking - Handsome - Pretty - Attractive - Charming - Sissy |
CHIN: | Small - Square - Receding - Prominent - Dimpled - Cleft |
ETHNICITY: (Please note there is cultural factor involved, so it’s complicated here.) |
A white (an European, an American) - A black
- An asian - A Japanese - An oriental (offensive now) |
RACE: | Caucasian - Mongoloid - Negroid |
SHOULDERS: | Broad - Narrow - Sloping |