Appearances

Appearances - How to describe someone in English

Height | Build | Hair | Eyes | Type of hair | Complexion | Other features

Height

Height

 
tall
short
medium height
 
He is tall.
He is short.
He is average / normal / medium height.
+He is very tall.He is quite short.He is relatively normal height.

Build

negative
negative
She is skinny. (negative) negativeShe is fat. (negative) negative
She is anorexic. (medical)She is tubby. (negative) negative
She is underweight. (negative) negativeShe is overweight. (negative) negative
She is thin. (negative) negativeShe is plump. (neutral) neutral
She is slim. (positive) positiveShe is stocky. (neutral) neutral
She is slender. (positive) positiveShe is bonny. (positive) positive
Beer belly
!Note - if a man is fat (especially round the waist) we often say he has a beer belly.

Hair

blonde
brown
red
black
grey
blonde/fair hair
brown hairred hairblack hair
grey hair
blondebrunetteredhead--

Eyes

 
eyes
green eyes
blue eyes
brown eyes
dark eyes 
 
grey eyes
green eyesblue eyesbrown eyesdark eyes 
       
   black eye!Note!
This is a black eye!
  

Type of hair

 
long hair
short hair
bald
medium length
wavy
short hair
 She has long hair.
She has short hair.
He has no hair. = He is bald.She has medium length hair.She has medium length hair.She has short hair.
+She has long, black hair.She has short, black hair.-She has medium length , blonde hair.She has medium length, red hair.She has short, blonde hair.
++She has long, straight, black hair.She has short, straight, black hair.-She has medium length, straight, blonde hair.She has medium length, wavy, red hair.She has short, curly, blonde hair.
orHer hair is long, straight and black.Her hair is short, straight and black.-Her hair is medium length, straight and blonde.Her hair is medium length, wavy and red.Her hair is short, curly and blonde.
+    She wears glasses. 

Type of complexion

Asian complexion
black complexion
fair complexion
tanned complexion
pale complexion
He is asian. He has light-brown skin.
She is black. She has dark skin.
He is white. He has fair skin.She is white. She has lightly tanned skin.She is white. She has very pale skin.

Other features

Can you spot the named feature?
 
moustache
beard
chin
forehead
nostrils
 
 
moustache
beard
chinforeheadnostrils 
       
 eyebrowscheeksfringelipsteeth 
 eyebrowscheeksfringelipsteeth
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