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Describing People
Describing People
Bearing
Build
large, small, powerful, slight, heavy, slim, solid, delicate, strong, spare, stocky, neat,
sturdy, graceful
Cheekbones
Cheeks
wide, chubby, plump, hollow, sunken, with dimples, with creases, blushing, pink, rosy,
scarlet, ashen, pale, pallid, pasty, cool, smooth, soft, flushed, hot, ruddy, tear-stained,
wet, hamster, hamster-like, rouged, stubby, unshaven
Chin
Constitution
Ears
Eye-lashes
Eyebrows
amber, arched, bushy, dark, jet-black, heavy, thick, enquiring, querying, questioning,
quizzical, cynical, sardonic, sceptical, surprised, amused, derisive, mocking, lifted,
raised, pencilled, raise (knit) one's brows, shaggy, unkempt, plucked, shaped, straight,
thin, well-marked
Eyelids
big, large, heavy, hooded, drooping, swollen with tears, lower, upper, closed, halfclosed, lowered
Eyes
firm, blue, brown, bulging, close-set, cross-eyed, dark, deep, deep-set, full and blood
shot, gray, hazel, hazel-eyed, pale, sunken, wide-set, left / right, green, greedy,
hungry, downcast, sad, solemn, soulful, cold, expressionless, glassy, glazed, lifeless,
steely, vacant, penetrating, piercing, intelligent, keen, sharp, shrewd, curious, prying,
anxious,, angry, cruel, fierce, mad, staring, wild, dazed, unfocused, unblinking, halfclosed, narrowed, short-sighted, sightless, unseeing, dry, cloudy, misty, moist,
rheumy, tear-filled, tearful, watery, soft, velvety, warm, clear, limpid, liquid, bright,
(complexion)
Face (in
general)
coarse, ugly, plain, ordinary, soft, small, regular, sharp, large, irregular, f ull face,
profile,
Face (shape)
angular, oval, square, long, round, thin, wrinkled, freckled, with a beauty spot or a
mole, with a dimple in the chin, with a pointed beard and moustache
Figure
Fingers
thumb, forefinger, bony, lean, skeletal, skinny,, delicate, elegant, slender, slim,
chubby, fat, plump, podgy, blunt, spatulate, square-tipped, gnarled, arthritic, gentle,
capable, deft, nimble, skilful, skilled, nerveless, nervous, clumsy, dirty, filthy, grubby,
sticky, index finger, middle finger, ring finger, little finger, finger nail
Forehead
broad, narrow, domed, retreating, furrowed, wrinkled, smooth, sloping, high, domed,
low, large, wide, small
Gait
General
apearance, looks, look, look like, resemble, take after somebody, family likeness, (not)
appearance
look oneself, look wretched, look one's best, look one's age, attractive, unattractive,
impressive, unimpressive, good-looking, ill favoured, pleasant-looking, unpleasant
looking, pretty, repulsive, charming, ugly, lovely, common, beautiful, plain, nice, usual,
flaxen, auburn, golden, red, reddish, fair, blond(-e), ash-blond, chestnut, silvery, grey(ing), black, jet-black, brown, brunette, dark, mop of hair, abundant, thin, luxuriant,
short, spiky, thick, straight, long, bald-headed, wavy, dishevelled, crisp, cumpled,
curly, mangled, silky
Hair (men's
closelycropped head of hair, crew cut, head of curly hair, partly bald head, bald patch,
hairstyle &
bald head
haircut)
Hair (women's
ponytail, swept-back hair, swept-up hair, pinnedup hair, bun, chignon, plaits, bunches,
hairstyle)
chaplet hairstyle, gretchen style, chaplet, coiled plaits, curled hair, falling downwards
curls, shingle, shingled hair, bobbed hair, pageboy style, earphones, earphone, hair
rollers, hair pin, hair spray (fixing spray)
Hairdo
hair-cut, hairdo, hairstyle, hairset, halrwaving, hair-dressing, grow one's hair, wash
one's hair, brush one's hair, comb one's hair, wear one's hair short, shoulder-long,
shoulder-length, braided, wear one's hair parted In the middle, on one side, wear one's
hair In a knot, fringe (AmE: bang), knot of hair, strand of hair, wisp of hair, tuft of hair,
lock, hair care, trimmed, bow, ribbon, afro look, parting, centre parting, side parting,
hair drier, cap, gown
Hands
beautiful, delicate, pretty, soft, firm, soft, limp, knotted, claw-like, hairy, clammy,
nervous, shaking, trembling, unsteady, steady, careless, clumsy, capable, expert,
practised, skilful, skilled, open, outspread, clean, glowed, ringed, ringless,, dirty, filthy,
greasy, grubby, sticky, sweaty, unwashed, frail, arthritic, gnarled, delicate, wellmanicured,, coarse, rough, work-roughened, work-reddened, work-worn, plump, fat,
thick, Short
big, small, round, square, hold one's head high, slender, thin, thick
Jaws
artificial, false, pointed, square, bottom, lower, broken, dislocated, fractured, top,
upper, jutting, lantern, thrusting, slack, clenched, set, firm, strong
Legs
Leg, long, short, stumpy, slender, crooked, beautiful, good, shapely (fine), muscled,
muscular, powerful, strong, bow-shaped, skinny, findly, thin, bandy, hairy, lank, stout,
large, small, narrow, limb
Lips
weak-willed, full, sensual, sensuous, well-shaped, parted, well-cut, thin, top, upper,
bottom, lower, fleshy, thick, moist, chapped, cracked, dry, painted, compressed, firm
Marks
Moustache,
beard and
whiskers
shadow, thick, thin, bushy, clipped, curly, drooping, droopy, neat, military, pencil,
handlebar, toothbrush, tufty, walrus, waxed, nicotine-stained, false
Mouth
firm, hard, strong, big, cavernous, enormous, generous, huge, large, wide, full, sensual,
sensuous, well-shaped, lopsided, wet, dry, tight, gaping, half-open, cruel, hungry,
swollen, toothless, full-lipped, lipless, thin, loose, slack, soft, hot, warm, stern, small,
beautiful, chiselled, handsome, lovely, pretty,, strong-willed
Nose
aquiline, big, bulbous, enormous, huge, large, nostrils, aristocratic, elegant, pink, red,
shiny, bridge of the nose, flat, flattened, tip of the nose, curved, Roman, flat, beaky,
hooked, crooked, snub, tip-tilted, narrow, thin, straight, pointed, sharp, little, small,
stubby, tiny, fleshy, long, prominent, strong, turned up, upturned
Shoulders
big, broad, great, huge, manly, massive, muscled, muscular, powerful, strong, wide,
tense, tight, tired, bare, square, round, bony, bowed, delicate, shapely, slim, sloping,
high, narrow, thin, hollow chest, throw one's chest with pride, waist, be slim at the
waist
Stature,
height &
height, tall
shape,
Step
firm, careful, gingerly, heavy, delicate, light, brisk, quick, rapid, smart, slow, measured
twisted, close-set, big, enormous, huge, sparse, even, straight, gappy, crooked, jagged,
misshapen, broken, missing, needle-sharp, razor-sharp, sharp, baby, milk, wisdom,
canine, savage, back, front, bottom, top, capped, false, gold, loose, wobbly, yellow,
decayed, rotten, perfect, splendid, strong, white, pearl-like, pearl-white, good, healthy,
uneven, prominent, sticking out, large, small, perfect, imperfect