This document provides guidance on describing a person based on their appearance. It lists physical attributes like build, height, hairstyle, health, and complexion that can be used in a description. Examples are given for each attribute such as skinny, tall, blond hair, dark skin, tattoos, and piercings. The document concludes by providing short descriptions of different people based on these appearance-focused attributes.

1. Describing People
There are many ways to describe a person. One common way to
describe somebody is based on appearance. Among other things,
you can describe their build, their height, their hairstyle, their
health, and their complexion.
Appearance: What does he/she/look like?
Build
He/she is . . . skinny thin
slim
slender
average build stocky fat
overweight
chubby
obese
Height
He/she is . . . short average height tall
Health
He/she is . . . out of shape in (good) shape
(physically) fit
well-built
General Looks
He/she is . . . hot
sexy
good looking
handsome
pretty
beautiful
attractive
plain ugly
unattractive
funny looking
Hairstyle
He/she has . . . blond hair
brown hair
red hair
black hair
gray hair
dyed hair
straight hair
wavy hair
curly hair
long hair
shoulder-length hair
short hair
a shaved head
long eyelashes
bushy eyebrows
a ponytail
pigtails
bangs
her hair in a bun
a beard
a mustache
sideburns
He is . . . bald
Complexion:
He/she has . . . dark skin
light skin
a pale complexion
a rosy complexion
pimples/zits
a wart
a scar
a mole/ a beauty mark
oily skin
dry skin
freckles
wrinkles
Other:
He has a tattoo.
She has a pierced ear/nose/lip/tongue.
He has braces.
He wears glasses/contacts.

2. Describing People Based on Appearance
Write a few sentence to describe each of the people below.
Woman 1
Woman 2
Woman 3
Man 1
Woman 4
Man 2
Girl 1

3. Woman 5
Man 3