ADJECTIVES TO

DESCRIBE
PEOPLE
BY: JENNY ZAMORA
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Bald: With little or no hair on the head.

For example: Going bald is just a fact of life.

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Beard:The hair that some men allow to grow on

the lower part of their face.

For example: He had a sort of reddish beard.

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Black hair: Person with black hair color

For example:

There was a beautiful woman with

black hair in the park.

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Blond hair : Person with blond hair color

Blond hair :

Leo has blond hair and green eyes.

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Curly hair: Person with curly hair color

For example:

They both have brown curly

hair.
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Dark hair: Person with dark hair color

For example:

The one I like is the one with

dark hair.
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Earrings: a piece of jewellery, usually one of a

pair, worn in a hole in the ear or

fastened to the ear by a clip

For example:


He has two earrings on his right ear.
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Elderly: Old people considered as a group

For example: The city is building new housing

for the elderly

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Glasses:

Two small pieces of special glass or plastic

in a frame worn in front of the eyes to

improve sight
For example:

She’s wearing a pair of glasses

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Gray hair : Person with gray hair color.

For example:

Her gray hair makes her look older

than her age
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Heavy:

weighing a lot, and needing effort to move or lift

(especially of something unpleasant) of very or

especially great force, amount, or degree
For example:

These books are too heavy for me to

carry.
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Light hair : Dark skin to light hair

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Long hair: I decided to cut my long hair and

donate it.
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Short: Small in length, distance, or height
used to say that a name is used as a shorter form

of another name

For example: It's only a short walk to the station.

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Middle-aged : in middle age.
too careful and not showing the enthusiasm,

energy, or style of someone young

For example:

He looked a bit offended when

you called him middle-aged.
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Mustache: Hair that grows above the upper

lip

For example:
He's a slender man with a trim

mustache
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Overweight: (of a person) too heavy

For example:
The doctor told her she was

overweight
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Piercing: High, loud, and unpleasant

For example: A piercing shriek

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Red hair: Having hair that is reddish in colour

For example:

Listen, there's a lady up top red

hair, blue dress.
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medium-length hair :
I have medium-length hair. It all fits in a

ponytail, but it's not too heavy.

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short hair : It had very short hair.

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slim: Attractively thin

For example:

She has a lovely slim figure.

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Straight hair :

She got the treatment so that she
would have straight hair.
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Tall:
Of more than average height, or of a particular
height.

For example: She's nearly as tall as her father now.

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Thin: used to refer in an approximate way to an

object or to avoid naming it
For example:

How does this stupid

thing work?
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Wavy hair: All the models in the show had

wavy hair.
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White hair: I found my first white hair the

other day.
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Young: Having lived or existed for only a

short time and not old.
For example:

A young girl came up to

me and asked for money.
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Brave: Showing no fear of dangerous or difficult

things.
For example:

A brave soldier
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Cheerful: Happy and positive.

For example:

You're in a cheerful mood this

morning.
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Confident: Being certain of your abilities or

having trust in people, plans, or the
future
For example:
It was a confident

performance.
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Funny: Humorous; causing laughter.

For example:

He was being funny but I think he

was half serious.
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Generous: Willing to give money, help, kindness,

etc., especially more than is usual or
expected.
For example:
She's been very

generous with her time.

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Kind: Generous, helpful, and thinking

about other people's feelings

For example:

Please be kind to your sister!

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Lazy: Willing to work or use any effort

For example:

Get out of bed, you lazy thing!

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Behaving in a way that is socially
Polite: correct and shows understanding of

and care for other people's

For example:
He was too polite to point

out my mistake.
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Popular: Liked, enjoyed, or supported by
many people
For example:

She's the most popular teacher in

school.

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Shy: Nervous and uncomfortable with

other people.
For example:
She gave a shy smile
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Smart: Intelligent, or able to think quickly or

intelligently in difficult situations
For example:

I'm not smart enough to

understand computers.
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Talkative: Talking a lot

For example: She's a lively, talkative person.

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