ADJECTIVES

A) Adjective After Verb

We use an adjective after certain verbs, describing the subject (usually a noun or
pronoun). For example:
A. Subject verb adjective

Raul is English.

She looks impatient.

Your hair Is dark

The exam is not difficult.

Your friend looks nice.

B. Adjective Before Noun

We use adjectives before nouns:

I like black dogs.

She has a beautiful dress.

She isnt a nice woman.

They arent good friends.

He has thin lips.

ADJECTIVES USED TO DESCRIBE PEOPLE PHYSICALLY

FACE
Thin

High forehead

Broken nose

Long

Thin lips

Roman nose

Round

Full lips

Flat nose

Oval

Long nose

A pointed chin

Square

Straight nose

A double chin

High cheekbones

Turned-up nose

PERSONALITY

Nice

Unsociable

Confident

Quiet

Sophisticated

Aggressive

Loud

Funny

Friendly

Reserved

Cheerful

Shy

Calm

Polite

Tender

Moody

Reliable

Rude

Sociable

Talkative

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES

Beard

Clean-shaven

Wrinkles

Mustache

A scar

Lines

Sideburns

A beauty mark

Glasses

Unshaven

A mole

Hardly any makeup

Freckles

Heavily made-up

Pimples

HAIRSTYLE

Long

Neat

Balding

Short

Windblown

Thinning

Straight

With braids

With bangs

Wavy

Swept back

In a bun

Curly

Ponytail

Receding

Parted on the left

Bald

HAIR COLOR
Brunette
Black

Ash blond

A redhead

Brown

Gray

Dark

Red

White

Light

Blond

Dyed hair

Light brown

A blond(y)

Dark brown

Heavy

Medium build

Petite

Thin

Well-built

Skinny

Slim

Broad shouldered

Chubby

Plump

Overweight

Big-boned

BUILD

AGE

Old

In his / her early 40s

Young

In his/ her 30s

A kid

Middle-aged

In his/ her late teens

A baby

Elderly

In his / her mid 20s

A newborn

HEIGHT

Medium height

Tall

Average height

Short

EYES

Blue

Hazel

Gray

Long

Brown

Long eyelashes

Thick / thin eyebrows /

eyelashes
Bushy eyebrows

Black

SKIN

White

Suntanned

Dark skinned

Fair

Caucasian

Black

DRESS

Scruffy
Casual
Elegant

Well-dressed
Conservative
fashionable

Tall
Short
Fat

Skinny
Heavy
Blond

Dark
Light
Beautiful

Intelligent
Brave
Lazy

Sexy
Attractive
Good looking

Thin

Bald
Hairy
Average
height
Slim

Brunette

Creative
Funny
Living
Generous

Modest
Romantic
Intellectual
Emotional

Hard
working
Imaginative
Organized
Clumsy
Stubborn

Handsome

Communicative
Optimistic
Friendly
Passionate

Ugly but
athletic
Stable
Idealistic
Dominant
Energetic

ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBING PEOPLE PHYSICALLY AND PERSON

Practical
Sensitive
Boring
Angry