Describing people
APPEARANCE
HAIR, FACE, SKIN AND
COMPLEXION
Straight hair and thin-
faced
Wavy hair and round-
faced
Curly hair and dark-
skinned
A crew-cut
bald with freckles
Beard and moustache
with a chubby face
Receding hair and a few
wrinkles
Fair skin Dark skin
HAIR COLOUR
Black hair or dark-haired
Grey hair
Blonde-haired
Fair-haired
Ginger-haired Red-haired
Auburn /ˈɔːbən / hair
HEIGHT AND BUILD
A rather plump or stout
/staʊt/ man
A bit overweight
A slim man
An obese man
A stocky man (broad and
solid)
Well-built or
Muscular /ˈmʌskjʊlə(r)/
Terribly thin
GENERAL APPEARANCE
Smart and elegant
Well-dressed man
Scruffy and untidy-looking
Good-looking
Rather unattractive
Beautiful woman
Handsome man