Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Vocabulary to describe people

AGE
young
middle-aged
elderly
old
in his/her 30s
in his/her late teens
in his/her mid-20s
in his her early 40s
petite


BUILD
heavy
thin
slim
plump
medium build
well-built
broad-shouldered
overweight
big-boned
petite
skinny

HEIGHT
5'7'' (5 foot 7)
medium height
average height
tall
short

HAIR COLOR
black
brown
red
blond
ash blond
gray
white
dyed
a blond
a readhead
redheaded
dark
light

HAIRSTYLE
long
short
straight
wavy
curly
parted on the left
neat
windblown
with braids
with bangs
swept back
in a bun (F)
ponytail
bald (M)
balding ((M)
thinning
receding (M)

FACE
thin
long
round
oval
square
high cheekbones
high forehead
thin lips
full lips
long nose
straight nose
turned-up nose
broken nose
Roman nose
flat nose
a cleft chin
a pointed chin
a double chin

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES
bear (M)
mustache (M)
sideburns (M)
unshaven
stubble (M)
clean-shaven
a scar
a beauty mark
a mole
freckles
dimples
wrinkles
lines
glasses
hardly makeup (F)
heavily made-up (F)

PERSONALITY
nice
quiet
loud
reserved
calm
moody
(un)sociable
sophisticated
funny
cheerful
polite
reliable
talkative
confident
aggressive
friendly
shy

EYES
blue
gray
brown
long eyelashes
think eyebrows/lashes
bushy eyebrows
thin eyebrows/lashes

COMPLEXION
pale
light
suntanned
olice(-skinned)
dark (-skinned)
black

DRESS
scruffy
well-dressed
casual
conservative
elegant
fashionable

Taken from: New American Streamline Part B

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