You will probably need words and phrases that will help you compose description of a person's appearance in English. We advise you to pay attention not only to vocabulary, but also to examples. After all, they can be an excellent basis for creating your own proposals.
Words to describe a person's appearance in English
Let's start with the most common words for describing a person's appearance in English. If your friend looks great, then you can please her with the following lexical units: beautiful (handsome), pretty (handsome), wonderful (wonderful), attractive (attractive), gorgeous (spectacular), good-looking (attractive). In order to emphasize that a man looks good and not a woman, they usually use handsome (handsome). Also, you can use good-looking And attractive. What if you suddenly need to emphasize the opposite? Remember ugly (ugly, ugly) And unsightly (unsightly).
When describing a person’s appearance in English, do not forget to pay attention to the following points:
1. Height
tall (high), short (low), quite tall (quite tall), medium height (average height)
2. Figure
slim (slender), fat (thick), skinny (skinny), thin (thin), plump (full, plump)
3. Age
young (young), old (old), middle-aged (middle-aged)
4. Face
round, oval, thin, a double chin, long nose, straight nose, turned up nose
5. Hair
long (long), short (short), curly (curly), bald (bald), straight (straight), untidy (unkempt), haircut (haircut), hairdo (women's hairstyle)
6. Hair color
a blonde, fair-haired, fair, brown-haired, dark-haired, red, gray
How to describe a person's appearance in English?
Let us now turn our attention to examples of How Can describe a person's appearance in English.
This is a young man. He is rather attractive. The guy is of medium-height. He looks tired. He has short dark hair. His face is oval. His nose is turned up. The young man is thin. He is dressed neatly. He is wearing jeans, a shirt, a T-shirt and training shoes.
This is a young man. He's quite attractive. The guy is of average height. He looks tired. He has short dark hair. The face is oval. The nose is turned up. The young man is thin. He is neatly dressed. He is wearing jeans, a shirt, a T-shirt and sneakers.
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Enrique Iglesias is a popular Spanish singer. He has recorded nine albums and forty singles. Enrique has won a lot of music awards, including a Grammy, ten World Music Awards, five American Music Awards, etc. He has sold more than 100 million records and is one of the best selling Spanish language singers ever. He is also famous as an actor, a songwriter and a producer.
Enrique is really handsome. He can move and dance very well. He is tall and slender. Enrique is quite browny and broad-shouldered. His arms and legs are long, well-shaped and firm. Enrique has got muscular chest and back. He is dark-skinned and has got beautiful golden tan.
Enrique has got thick dark hair. It is short and straight. Enrique's face is handsome too. He has delicate features. Enrique has got high forehead and thick dark eyebrows. He has got expressive eyes. They are big and brown with thick black eyelashes. He has got a straight nose. His lips are quite full. He has got high cheekbones. Enrique often has stubble on his cheeks.
He usually wears fashionable youth clothes. We can often see him on stage or in his music videos wearing jeans and sport shoes with a T-shirt or a shirt. Enrique often wears chains on his neck.
Enrique Iglesias is a popular Spanish singer. He recorded nine albums and forty singles. Enrique has won many music awards, including a Grammy, ten World Music Awards, five American Music Awards, etc. He has sold over 100 million records and is one of the best-selling Spanish-language artists of all time. He is also known as an actor, songwriter and producer.
Enrique is very nice. He moves and dances well. He is tall and slender. Enrique is quite muscular and broad-shouldered. He has long, slender, but strong arms and legs. Enrique has a muscular chest and back. He is dark and has a beautiful golden tan.
Enrique has thick dark hair. They are short and straight. Enrique has beautiful fine features, a high forehead and thick dark eyebrows. He has expressive eyes. They are large and brown with thick black eyelashes. He has a straight nose. His lips are quite full. Enrique has high cheekbones; there is often stubble on his cheeks.
He usually wears fashionable youth clothes. We can often see Enrique on stage or in videos dressed in jeans and sports shoes, a T-shirt or shirt. He often wears chains around his neck.
My neighbor Alex is 18 years old and he is a student. Alex is quite good looking. He is not very tall. He is well-built and has got broad shoulders, sturdy chest and strong back. His neck is quite short and firm.
Alex is very sporty; he does karate and goes running every day. That is why he has got well-developed muscles. His arms and legs are quite short, but they are very firm, his fingers are stumpy and his feet are not very large. Alex is very strong; he can lift heavy things easily.
Alex is pale-skinned. His hair is red. It is of medium length, curly and very thick. He has got a handsome roundish face. His forehead is quite low; he has got thick eyebrows. Alex has got bright green almond-shaped eyes. His nose is not very big and it is a little snub. He has got small ears. His lips are neither full nor thin. He is usually clean-shaven and wears a neat small beard on his chin. As many people with red hair, Alex has got freckles on his face. He also has got a small scar on his forehead.
Alex usually wears casual or sport clothes. He likes wearing jeans very much. He prefers wide blue jeans. He enjoys wearing sports shoes too. He often chooses clothes of brown, green or blue colors. These colors suit him very well.
My neighbor Alex is 18 years old. He is a student. Alex is quite cute. He is not very tall and well built. He has broad shoulders, a muscular chest and a strong back. Its neck is quite short and strong.
Alex is very athletic; he practices karate and goes jogging every day. Therefore, he has well-developed muscles. He has quite short arms and legs, but they are very strong, he has short fingers and small feet. Alex is very strong; he lifts weights easily.
Alex has fair skin. He has red hair. They are medium length, curly and very thick. He has a beautiful round face. Alex has a rather low forehead; he has thick eyebrows. Alex has bright green almond-shaped eyes. His nose is not very large and is slightly upturned. He has small ears. His lips are not full, but not thin either. Alex is usually clean-shaven; he has a small, neat beard on his chin. Like many people with red hair, Alex has freckles on his face. He also has a small scar on his forehead.
When communicating in English, we often have to describe something, and this often concerns a person’s appearance. The ability to describe yourself or another person correctly and beautifully will be useful to you both when communicating on everyday topics and when passing various exams, because the creators of tests really love this topic. Previously we wrote about useful adjectives that can be useful when describing films and books. Here you will find the 150 most popular and common words to describe a person's appearance.
Asking questions and answering them
First, let's learn how to ask a question about a person's appearance. The phrase we most often use for this is: What does he/she look like? Translated into Russian as “What does he/she look like?” If you are asked to describe your appearance, the question will sound like this: How do you look like?» Don’t forget about the verb “to do”, which is for the third person singular(he / she / it / anybody / nobody) changes to "does".
In other words, you can ask about appearance like this: How would you describe your / his / her physical appearance?- How would you describe your/his/her appearance? Here, “would” indicates a more polite and formal style, a question you might hear more often from a work colleague than from friends, as in the first case.
There are several ways to answer such questions. The simplest one is to say “ I am / He is / She is" and then the corresponding adjective. For example:
beautiful- Beautiful
nice- good
pretty- cute
cute- Cute
handsome- handsome (about a man)
common, usual- ordinary
ugly- ugly
attractive- attractive
unattractive- unattractive
elegant- elegant
charming- charming
lovely- Cute
plain- rustic
repulsive- repulsive
Face
Now we propose to “walk” through the facial features. What words can describe a person's face? As a rule, we are talking about its shape and color:
round- round
oval- oval
square- square
long- long
puffy- puffy
thin- thin
freckled- freckled
wrinkled- wrinkled
pimpled- pimply
swarthy- dark
sunburned / tanned / browned- tanned
pasty- painfully pale
gaunt- exhausted
pock-marked- pockmarked
clean-shaven- clean shaven
fair- white, light
dark- dark
sallow- sickly yellow
You can talk about facial features using the following words:
delicate- thin
regular- correct
irregular- incorrect
large- large
small- small
chiseled- turned
stem- harsh
Eyes
The eyes are the window to the soul, and it is very useful to know how to describe them. For this we need vocabulary and their color and shape:
almond-shaped- almond-shaped
keen- insightful
baggy- with bags under the eyes
lively- alive
beady- beady eyes
blue- blue, light blue
narrow- narrow
brown- brown
bulging- convex
close-set- close-set
protuberant- convex
puffy- swollen
crinkly- in wrinkles
red-rimmed- reddened, inflamed
cross-eyed- cross-eyed
round- round
dark- dark
dark-ringed- with dark circles (under the eyes)
deep-set, downcast- deep-set
slanted- slanted
gray- gray
green- green
hazel- nut
Nose
Now let's see what words will help us when describing the nose, in other words, what it is like.
flat- flat
straight- straight
aquiline- eagle
snub- snub-nosed
turned up, upturned- upturned
hooked- crochet nose
pointed- pointed
Cheeks
As for the cheeks, most often we pay attention to their color and shape. If we want to say that a person has dimples, then in English it sounds like this: dimples in one's cheeks. We will also need the following vocabulary:
chubby/plump- plump
hollow / sunken- sunken
pale- pale
ruddy- ruddy
pink- pink
roughed- rouged
stubby/unshaven- unshaven
wrinkled- wrinkled
You can train new vocabulary to describe a person’s appearance, as well as develop conversational English skills in our Conversation clubs via Skype with native speakers and Russian-speaking school teachers.
Mouth
When finishing the description of a person’s face, one cannot fail to mention the mouth. So, what does it look like:
large/big- big
small- small
stern- harsh
strong- strong, energetic
firm- solid
vivid- expressive, lively
toothless- toothless
Hair
Now let's talk in more detail about what hair is like. Most often, when describing, we are interested in the length, thickness, and color of hair. The following vocabulary will help us with this:
black- black
blond- light
red- redheads
auburn- dark red
chestnut, chestnut-brown- chestnut
golden- golden
gray- gray
long- long
short- short
shoulder-length- up to the shoulders
straight- straight
curly- curly
wavy- wavy
bald- bald
Dialogue
- Hey Kate. How is your friend Mark doing? He is an artist, right?
- Hey Tom, yes, he’s an artist.
- What is his latest work?
- He is painting a portrait of a beautiful woman.
- How does she look like?
- Well, she has almond-shaped blue eyes and cheeks with dimples.
- What about her hair?
- It's long and it's wavy. It has golden color.
- Sounds so beautiful!
Dialogue
- Hello, Kate! How is your friend Mark? He's an artist, right?
- Hello, Tom! Yes, he is an artist.
- What is his last job?
- He draws a portrait beautiful women.
-What does she look like?
- Well, she has almond shaped blue eyes And dimpled cheeks.
-What about her hair?
- They long And wavy. They have golden color.
- Sounds great!
Physique
Now that we know how to describe a person's face, let's look at their body type. The following words will help us talk about our figure and height:
tall- high
short- short
(of) medium height- average height
skinny- skinny
thin- thin
slim- slender (about a woman)
slender- slender (about a man)
well-built- well built
neat- graceful
lean- thin
muscular- muscular
overweight- overweight
obese- obese
plump- full, plump
fat- thick
stout- obese
stocky- stocky
The main thing is not to make a mistake in choosing the right adjective, so as not to offend the person. Remember that “plump” or “overweight” sounds quite neutral, but calling someone “fat” can come across as rude.
Leather
Knowledge of vocabulary about skin color can be very useful when describing a person. It includes the following words:
fair- light
dark- dark
olive- olive
tanned- tanned
pale- pale
silky- silky
dry- dry
rough- rude
smooth- smooth
baby-soft- tender, like a child's
wrinkled- wrinkled
freckled- freckled
How many words do we need to know in English in order to communicate on everyday and professional topics and at the same time feel confident? And most importantly, how to quickly and successfully expand your knowledge with new vocabulary? We know 10 effective ways to expand your vocabulary.
Figure
And the last thing that will be useful to us to complete the description of a person is his figure. Is she graceful or clumsy, slender or “potbellied”? Search suitable characteristic below:
graceful- graceful
lithe- flexible
well-made- okay
superb- excellent
perfect, great- beautiful, magnificent
stunning- stunning.
a head turner- attracting attention, a person to whom people turn.
gorgeous- fabulous.
slight- fragile, graceful
neat- neat
ordinary- ordinary, unremarkable
bony- bony
flawed- flawed
clumsy- clumsy
shapeless- shapeless
well-fed- fattened
paunchy- pot-bellied, “with a belly”
ill-made- ugly, disproportionate
tattooed(about the body) - tattooed
Dialogue
- I heard, you have a new boyfriend. What does he look like?
- He's tall and muscular, really well-built.
- Is he tanned?
- He has olive skin which is so smooth and a little bit freckled.
- What about his figure?
- It's stunning. He's a real head turner!
- I'm so happy for you!
Dialogue
- I heard you have a new boyfriend. What does he look like?
- He high And muscular, Very well built.
- He sunburnt?
- He has olive skin, Very soft and a little freckled.
- And his figure?
- She stunning. He very attractive man!
- I'm so happy for you!
We are sure that this article will become a faithful assistant for you, because the topic of describing appearance, without exaggeration, is one of the most popular topics when learning English. Good luck!
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As a rule, when we are asked to describe a person, we immediately have a question: what exactly do they mean in this case? After all description of a person in English(as in Russian) may mean that you are being asked to evaluate a person’s appearance ( appearance), or his character ( character) and habits ( habits). These two criteria make up a portrait of a personality. Therefore, before answering the question, indicate what is required of you - appearance, character traits, or both.
Description of a person in English: appearance
The description is covered in an article of the same name on the blog, which you can find in the “” section. This article presents a large amount of vocabulary that may be required in describing a person on English. But, of course, the vocabulary component of that article is not complete. There are even more words and expressions dedicated to this topic.
For example, when talking about a person’s age, we can say that he is young ( young), middle aged ( middle-aged), elderly ( old). Besides freckles ( freckles) there may be wrinkles on the face ( wrinkles). You can also mention the voice ( voice): melodic ( tuneful), call ( crisp) or hoarseness ( cracked). Don't forget to mention your smile ( smile). We like people with sincere ( sincere), charming ( charming) or charming ( engaging) smile. And we don’t like it when the interlocutor’s smile is insincere ( artificial), played out ( forced) or cunning ( cunning).
To summarize in describing a person in English, it is necessary to express an opinion about his appearance. You can add words to your collection of words for this purpose: agreeable(nice), engaging(charming), winsome(attractive), stylish(fashionable), lovely-looking(amazing) unique(unique), dapper(neat, well dressed - only about men), awkward(clumsy), ugly / ugly-looking(ugly), scruffy / untidy-looking(dirty, sloppy).
To complement your interesting description person in English, add a few idiomatic expressions:
- be / look the very picture of one’s (mother...) – the spitting image of his mother
- (as) pretty as a picture- written beauty
- appearances are deceptive- appearances are deceiving
- in the flower of life (one's age) / in the prime of life- in the prime of life
- bear / carry off one's age well– look good for your age
No matter how we look, many believe that inner beauty is more important than outer beauty - Inner beauty is more important than a physical one.
Description of a person in English: character
A description of a person in English may imply a description of his personality, including character traits ( features of character), preferences ( preferences) and habits ( habits). As we know, character traits can be both positive and negative. There are also several criteria for describing a person in English.
Firstly, these are mental abilities ( intellectual ability). The person in this case may be smart ( clever / shrewd / brainy), smart ( bright), resourceful ( smart), talented ( talented / gifted). In the absence of such qualities, we define a person as stupid ( stupid / foolish / brainless), rustic ( simple), pathetic ( silly / half-witted), feeble-minded ( daft / dumb).
Secondly, in describing a person in English you can talk about his attitude to life. We divide people into pessimists ( pessimistic) and optimists ( optimistic). Some of us meet events calm and carefree ( relaxed and easy-going), and the other is tense ( tense / nervous). That's why we judge people as weak ( weak) and strong ( strong). Some are characterized by excessive receptivity and sensitivity ( being sensitive), others remain indifferent ( being insensitive).
A good addition would be to characterize a person in his relationship to other people. In this description of a person in English, your choice of vocabulary is huge: gregarious(communicative), quarrelsome(quarrelsome), cruel / unkind(wicked), even-tempered(balanced), impolite(rude), rude(rude), reliable(reliable), trustworthy(credible), jealous(jealous), envious(envious), kind(Kind), generous / mean(generous / greedy), amiable(kind), consider(attentive), shy(shy), haughty(haughty).
Well, and of course, let’s not forget about phraseological expressions that will make the description of a person in English more vivid and help the interlocutor clearly imagine the person in question:
- a chip of the old block- I have the same character as my father
- be a character- original person
- be a man (woman) of a character– a man (woman) with character
The list of words and expressions to describe a person in English goes on and on. Remember the basic vocabulary, and you can easily mentally draw a portrait of the person you need.
You will probably need words and phrases that will help you compose description of a person's appearance in English. We advise you to pay attention not only to vocabulary, but also to examples. After all, they can be an excellent basis for creating your own proposals.
Words to describe a person's appearance in English
Let's start with the most common words for describing a person's appearance in English. If your friend looks great, then you can please her with the following lexical units: beautiful (handsome), pretty (handsome), wonderful (wonderful), attractive (attractive), gorgeous (spectacular), good-looking (attractive). In order to emphasize that a man looks good and not a woman, they usually use handsome (handsome). Also, you can use good-looking And attractive. What if you suddenly need to emphasize the opposite? Remember ugly (ugly, ugly) And unsightly (unsightly).
When describing a person’s appearance in English, do not forget to pay attention to the following points:
1. Height
tall (high), short (low), quite tall (quite tall), medium height (average height)
2. Figure
slim (slender), fat (thick), skinny (skinny), thin (thin), plump (full, plump)
3. Age
young (young), old (old), middle-aged (middle-aged)
4. Face
round, oval, thin, a double chin, long nose, straight nose, turned up nose
5. Hair
long (long), short (short), curly (curly), bald (bald), straight (straight), untidy (unkempt), haircut (haircut), hairdo (women's hairstyle)
6. Hair color
a blonde, fair-haired, fair, brown-haired, dark-haired, red, gray
How to describe a person's appearance in English?
Let us now turn our attention to examples of How Can describe a person's appearance in English.
This is a young man. He is rather attractive. The guy is of medium-height. He looks tired. He has short dark hair. His face is oval. His nose is turned up. The young man is thin. He is dressed neatly. He is wearing jeans, a shirt, a T-shirt and training shoes.
This is a young man. He's quite attractive. The guy is of average height. He looks tired. He has short dark hair. The face is oval. The nose is turned up. The young man is thin. He is neatly dressed. He is wearing jeans, a shirt, a T-shirt and sneakers.
Enrique Iglesias is a popular Spanish singer. He has recorded nine albums and forty singles. Enrique has won a lot of music awards, including a Grammy, ten World Music Awards, five American Music Awards, etc. He has sold more than 100 million records and is one of the best selling Spanish language singers ever. He is also famous as an actor, a songwriter and a producer.
Enrique is really handsome. He can move and dance very well. He is tall and slender. Enrique is quite browny and broad-shouldered. His arms and legs are long, well-shaped and firm. Enrique has got a muscular chest and back. He is dark-skinned and has got beautiful golden tan.
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Enrique has got thick dark hair. It is short and straight. Enrique's face is handsome too. He has delicate features. Enrique has got high forehead and thick dark eyebrows. He has got expressive eyes. They are big and brown with thick black eyelashes. He has got a straight nose. His lips are quite full. He has got high cheekbones. Enrique often has stubble on his cheeks.
He usually wears fashionable youth clothes. We can often see him on stage or in his music videos wearing jeans and sport shoes with a T-shirt or a shirt. Enrique often wears chains on his neck.
Enrique Iglesias is a popular Spanish singer. He recorded nine albums and forty singles. Enrique has won many music awards, including a Grammy, ten World Music Awards, five American Music Awards, etc. He has sold over 100 million records and is one of the best-selling Spanish-language artists of all time. He is also known as an actor, songwriter and producer.
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Enrique is very nice. He moves and dances well. He is tall and slender. Enrique is quite muscular and broad-shouldered. He has long, slender, but strong arms and legs. Enrique has a muscular chest and back. He is dark and has a beautiful golden tan.
Enrique has thick dark hair. They are short and straight. Enrique has beautiful fine features, a high forehead and thick dark eyebrows. He has expressive eyes. They are large and brown with thick black eyelashes. He has a straight nose. His lips are quite full. Enrique has high cheekbones; there is often stubble on his cheeks.
She didn't go to drama school, so she has no formal education. That's what makes her even more interesting and talented. Helena is initially beautiful. She has long curly brown hair and hypnotic dark eyes. Her face looks bright and healthy and she is always smiling. The actress is famous for her eccentric looks and bad style, and is often criticized for what she wears.
Her name was Marilyn Monroe and she was a legend and beauty icon. Marilyn was forever young, beautiful and admired throughout the world. She had wide blue eyes and blond wavy hair. Her face expressed incredible symmetry and vitality. Her skin was soft, flawless and pale as porcelain. She took good care of her face to maintain its health and shine. But what was so charming was her bright smile.
He usually wears fashionable youth clothes. We can often see Enrique on stage or in videos dressed in jeans and sports shoes, a T-shirt or shirt. He often wears chains around his neck.
You will probably need words and phrases that will help you compose description of a person's appearance in English. We advise you to pay attention not only to vocabulary, but also to examples. After all, they can be an excellent basis for creating your own proposals.
Marilyn was not very tall and slender. In fact, some people even claim that she was chubby. In my opinion, she had a wonderful body and figure. Long legs, graceful pose and feminine charm - all this made her so attractive and unique.
Marilyn had a great sense of style and knew how to be elegant and chic. She usually wore designer dresses and skirts. However, the most famous is her white dress, which she wore in the film The Seven Summer Itch. This cocktail dress became as famous as Monroe herself. Currently, the image of Marilyn in a white dress is widely used in pop culture.
Words to describe a person's appearance in English
Let's start with the most common words for describing a person's appearance in English. If your friend looks great, then you can please her with the following lexical units: beautiful (handsome), pretty (handsome), wonderful (wonderful), attractive (attractive), gorgeous (spectacular), good-looking (attractive). In order to emphasize that a man looks good and not a woman, they usually use handsome (handsome). Also, you can use good-looking And attractive. What if you suddenly need to emphasize the opposite? Remember ugly (ugly, ugly) And unsightly (unsightly).
Fingers - Fingers
My mother is Polish and my father is English. We live in a small house in London. I have blue eyes and short, black, curly hair. I like dancing and sports. My best friend's name is Anna. She speaks Polish and lives in Krakow. We exchange emails regularly and meet on holidays. Mam niebieskie otsi and short, charne, krkonon hair.
The ability to write such descriptions is very important because you use them everywhere, in letters, in stories, in articles. This is how you describe a figure from the general to the details, for example: John is a tall, slender man aged 40. He has a thin face, blue eyes and a large nose. His short hair turns gray in the temples. He is usually casually dressed. When describing character or behavior, you can support your description with an example, for example, Mary is very outgoing. She loves going to parties and dancing.
When describing a person’s appearance in English, do not forget to pay attention to the following points:
1. Height
tall (high), short (low), quite tall (quite tall), medium height (average height)
2. Figure
slim (slender), fat (thick), skinny (skinny), thin (thin), plump (full, plump)
3. Age
If you want to write about some negative qualities, try using sensitive language, for example, instead of writing Mary is arrogant. A better way to put it is: Mary tends to be quite arrogant. Use a rich vocabulary so your speech will be more interesting. We use the present tense, writing about someone who is connected to us now, with whom we meet every day. Past tenses are when we describe someone we knew in the past whom we would rather not have met.
Enna has large, round brown eyes. John has small, sparkling blue eyes. Lucy has big green eyes. Fyodor has large, dark brown, almond-shaped eyes. She has short black curly hair. bald spicy curly bald wavy lovely nut-brown redhead muscle curly spiked ponytail bun braid dreadlocks crew cut off.
young (young), old (old), middle-aged (middle-aged)
4. Face
round, oval, thin, a double chin, long nose, straight nose, turned up nose
5. Hair
long (long), short (short), curly (curly), bald (bald), straight (straight), untidy (unkempt), haircut (haircut), hairdo (women's hairstyle)
The police are looking for a brown-haired girl with gray eyes. She is rather pale in complexion; the face is rounded. She is very fragile, almost thin and about 5 feet 3 inches tall. She has thin lips and nose. My uncle, Klaus, is a tall man in his mid-thirties. He is a little chubby and has wavy brown hair. He has a round, friendly face and small brown eyes. He had a random scar on his cheek from an accident when he was a child. He wears glasses and has a beard. He is not very smart and tends to wear shabby clothes.
She moved in two days earlier. Physically, Clara looks younger than most other women in their sixties. She has average height, neither fat nor thin. Her plump, round face is framed by masses of wavy white hair, and her sparkling blue eyes show her humor and friendliness. She prefers to wear casual, comfortable clothes. As far as her personality is concerned, a striking feature of Clara is her generosity. My home has always been a vase of flowers from her garden. Clara is very friendly and always has time for a chat.
6. Hair color
a blonde, fair-haired, fair, brown-haired, dark-haired, red, gray
How to describe a person's appearance in English?
Let us now turn our attention to examples of How Can describe a person's appearance in English.
She almost never gets annoyed about anything. However, she tends to be quite stubborn - she has made up her mind, nothing can change her mind. Clara always seems to be busy doing something. She spends a lot of time tending to her garden.
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This is a young man. He is rather attractive. The guy is of medium-height. He looks tired. He has short dark hair. His face is oval. His nose is turned up. The young man is thin. He is dressed neatly. He is wearing jeans, a shirt, a T-shirt and training shoes.
This is a young man. He's quite attractive. The guy is of average height. He looks tired. He has short dark hair. The face is oval. The nose is turned up. The young man is thin. He is neatly dressed. He is wearing jeans, a shirt, a T-shirt and sneakers.
Description of appearance in English
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This is a young and attractive woman. She has long straight hair. She is brown-haired. The woman is slim. He looks gorgeous. Her face is oval. The woman is tall. Her nose is straight. She is wearing a pink dress and brown shoes. She looks trendy.
This is a young and attractive woman. She has long straight hair. She's brown-haired. The woman is slim. She looks graceful. She has an oval face. She's tall. The nose is straight. On her pink dress and brown shoes. She looks stylish.
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Now you know how to describe a person's appearance in English.
It's time to train on your friends and acquaintances!
You will probably need words and phrases that will help you compose description of a person's appearance in English. We advise you to pay attention not only to vocabulary, but also to examples. After all, they can be an excellent basis for creating your own proposals.
Words to describe a person's appearance in English
Let's start with the most common words for describing a person's appearance in English. If your friend looks great, then you can please her with the following lexical units: beautiful (handsome), pretty (handsome), wonderful (wonderful), attractive (attractive), gorgeous (spectacular), good-looking (attractive). In order to emphasize that a man looks good and not a woman, they usually use handsome (handsome). Also, you can use good-looking And attractive. What if you suddenly need to emphasize the opposite? Remember ugly (ugly, ugly) And unsightly (unsightly).
When describing a person’s appearance in English, do not forget to pay attention to the following points:
1. Height
tall (high), short (low), quite tall (quite tall), medium height (average height)
2. Figure
slim (slender), fat (thick), skinny (skinny), thin (thin), plump (full, plump)
3. Age
young (young), old (old), middle-aged (middle-aged)
4. Face
round, oval, thin, a double chin, long nose, straight nose, turned up nose
5. Hair
long (long), short (short), curly (curly), bald (bald), straight (straight), untidy (unkempt), haircut (haircut), hairdo (women's hairstyle)
6. Hair color
a blonde, fair-haired, fair, brown-haired, dark-haired, red, gray
How to describe a person's appearance in English?
Let us now turn our attention to examples of How Can describe a person's appearance in English.
This is a young man. He is rather attractive. The guy is of medium-height. He looks tired. He has short dark hair. His face is oval. His nose is turned up. The young man is thin. He is dressed neatly. He is wearing jeans, a shirt, a T-shirt and training shoes.
This is a young man. He's quite attractive. The guy is of average height. He looks tired. He has short dark hair. The face is oval. The nose is turned up. The young man is thin. He is neatly dressed. He is wearing jeans, a shirt, a T-shirt and sneakers.
The topic “My appearance” in English with translation will help you learn to describe your appearance using common phrases and words.
My name is Max and I am 24 years old. I work as a programmer in a big successful company. I would like to tell you some words about how I look.
First of all, I am very tall. I am 193 cm high. But I am also very thin. I do sport and try to eat regularly but it is still difficult for me to gain some weight. Nevertheless, I am used to being skinny and I feel good in this shape.
My hair is brown and so are my eyes. My eyebrows are not very thick, many people think I pluck them, but that’s not true. I have a straight nose and an oval face. I don't have a mustache or a beard. I consider it is untidy not to shave. My fiancee thinks I am handsome and smart.
Maybe she says so because she is in love with me, but it doesn’t matter. Her opinion is very important to me. She also tells me that I resemble her father. Indeed, we have similar characters.
My character is rather peculiar. I'm a man of mood. I am usually very sociable and active, have a good sense of humor and like joking. However, I sometimes behave as an introvert. When I do so, I tend to stay at home and spend time alone with myself.
I like wearing casual clothes, like jeans and t-shirts, however, I have to look formally at work. So I usually wear black trousers and shirts of different colors.
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Translation:
My name is Max and I'm 24. I work as a software engineer in a large successful company. I would like to tell you a few words about how I look.
First of all, I'm very tall. My height is 193 cm. But I'm also very skinny. I exercise and try to eat regularly, but I still find it difficult to gain weight. However, I am used to being skinny and feel good in this shape.
I have brown hair and brown eyes. My eyebrows are not too wide, many people think that I pluck them, but this is not true. I have a straight nose and an oval face. I don't have a mustache or beard. I think not shaving is untidy. My fiancee thinks I'm cute and smart.
Maybe she's saying that because she's in love with me, but that doesn't matter. Her opinion is very important to me. She also says that I look like her father. Indeed, we have similar characters.
I have a peculiar character. I am a person of mood. I am usually sociable and active, have a good sense of humor and like to joke. But sometimes I act like an introvert. At such moments, I strive to be at home and spend time alone with myself.
I like to wear casual clothes like jeans and T-shirts, but at work I have to look more formal. That's why I usually wear black trousers and shirts of different colors.
Expressions:
To gain weight - gain weight
Skinny - skinny, skinny
To pluck eyebrows - pluck eyebrows
Mustache - mustache
Beard - beard
To resemble someone - to be like someone
Peculiar – special, peculiar
Sociable - sociable
