ADJECTIVES FOR DESCRIBING GENERAL APPEARANCE

 Beautiful (female)
 Handsome (male)
 Gorgeous
 Pretty
 Good-looking
 Ugly = not good-looking
 Elegant = smart

Adjectives Describing Someone’s Age

 Young
 Teenager
 Grown -up =adult
 Middle-aged (a person who’s in its 50’s)
 Old (a person who’s in its 70’s)

Adjectives Describing Someone’s Build

 Well-Built
 Plump
 Thin = slim
 Fat/fatty

Adjectives Describing Someone’s Height

 Short
 Medium-height = neither short nor tall
 Tall

Adjectives for Describing Someone’s Eyes

 Blue
 Brown
 Green
 Black
 Hazel
 Small
 Big round
 Oval
 Almond- shaped
 Wear glasses

Adjectives Describing Someone’s Face

 Round
 Oval
 Square
 Long
  to have a long face= to be down in the mouth= to be sad
 break a leg= good luck

Adjectives to Describe a Person’s Nose

 Straight
 Hooked= an aquiline nose
 Long
 Small
 Turned-up

Adjectives Describing Someone’s Mouth

 Large
 Small

Adjectives to Describe a Person’s Lips

 Full
 Thin

Describing Someone’s Ears

 Large
 Small
 Pointed

COLOUR HAIR
a platinum blonde (phrase) = a woman with platinum hair

auburn hair is brownish-red in colour

blonde hair is pale yellow in colour

blonde (noun) =a woman with pale yellow hair

brunette (noun) = a woman with dark brown hair

coloured hair = coloured hair has been treated with a chemical to make it a different colour

dark hair = dark hair, eyes, or skin are brown or black in colour

fair adjective

fair hair is blonde (=light yellow) or very light brown in colour

fair hair = someone who is fair has light hair and pale skin

fair-haired adjective
flaxen hair = with hair that is light in colour

flaxen hair is pale yellow

ginger (adjective)= ginger hair or fur is orange-brown

grey (adjective) = if someone goes or turns grey, their hair starts to become white

grizzled (adjective) =grizzled hair is grey or partly grey

mousy (adjective) = mousy hair is a dull light brown colour

pepper-and-salt (adjective) = pepper-and-salt hair is black and grey

platinum (adjective) = platinum hair is a silvery-blonde colour

raven-haired (adjective) = shiny black hair

red (adjective) = red hair is a red-brown or orange colour

redhead (noun) = someone who has red hair, especially a woman

red-headed (adjective) = with red hair

strawberry blonde (adjective) = strawberry blonde hair is between yellow and red in colour