Describing People
(Appearance)
Hair
*Type
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Straight hair
-
Wavy hair
Hair
-
Curly hair
Haircut
-
A crew-cut
Hair
-
Long hair
Dyed-hair
Hair
*Quantity
-
Bald head
-
Receding hair
Hair
* Color
Hair color
Black (same)
Grey
White
Blonde (men) Fair (women)
Dark (same)
Ginger (same)
Red (same)
Auburn (darker)
Face
-
Thin
-
Round
Face
-
Chubby
-
With beard and moustache
Face
-
Square
-
Oval
Skin and Complexion
-
Dark
-
Fair
Skin and Complexion
-
With freckles
-
With wrinkles
Height and Build
-
Plump (positive) or stout
.
-
Slim (positive)
Height and Build
-
Obese, fat (negative)
overweight (neutral)
-
Stocky / Chunky
Height and Build
-
Muscular (well-built)
-
Anorexic
General Appearance
Intellectual Ability
Smart
Intelligent
clever
Brilliant
Stupid
Positive: smart, intelligent, clever, brilliant,
wise, genius, brainy, talented, gifted
Negative: stupid, idiot, dumb, ass, asshole,
sucker, jerk, fool, silly.
General Appearance
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Elegant=well-dressed#scruffy=untidy-
looking
.
The way people dress
Elegant (women)
Well-dressed
Scruffy
Untidy-looking
General Appearance
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good-looking=attractive=beautiful =handsome#unattractive
The way people look
Beautiful (women)
Handsome (men)
Attractive
Good-looking
Unattractive
More Adjective suffixes
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ish
*
Tallish She is tallish
.
*
Brownish He has brownish hair
*
Thirtyish He must be thirtyish
.

Describing People - Appearance in General.ppt