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Describing People

There are many ways to describe a person. One common way to describe
somebody is based on appearance. Among other things, you can describe their
build, their height, their hairstyle, their health, and their complexion.
Appearance: What does he/she/look like?
Build

thin fat
He/she is . . . skinny slim average build stocky overweight obese
slender chubby
Height
He/she is . . . short average height tall
Health
in (good) shape
He/she is . . . out of shape (physically) fit well-built
General Looks
good looking
handsome ugly
He/she is . . . hot sexy pretty plain unattractive funny
beautiful looking
attractive
Hairstyle
a ponytail
blond hair long hair pigtails
brown hair shoulder-length hair bangs
straight hair her hair in a bun a
red hair short hair
He/she has . . . wavy hair beard
black hair curly hair a shaved head
gray hair long eyelashes bushy a mustache
dyed hair eyebrows sideburns

He is . . . bald
Complexion:
dark skin light pimples/zits a oily skin dry
skin wart skin
He/she has . . . a scar freckles
a pale complexion a a mole/ a beauty mark wrinkles
rosy complexion
Other:
He has a tattoo. He has braces.
She has a pierced ear/nose/lip/tongue. He wears glasses/contacts.

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