When Describing a Person in Detail We Need to Speak Or Write About the Following Aspects

DESCRIBING PEOPLE

When describing a person in detail we need to speak or write about the following aspects:

1. What does he/ she look like? ( Physical appearance)

·  Height

·  Build

·  Face

·  Eyes

·  Hair

·  Age

·  Clothes

·  Complexion

2. What is he/she like? (Personality and feelings)

3. Occupation (What does he/she do?)

4. Lifestyle (hobbies, interests, likes and dislikes, preferences, where he/she lives, type of house, relationships…)

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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, height, hairstyle, health, and complexion.
Appearance: What does he/she/look like?
Build /
He/she is . . . / Skinny
underweight / thin
slim
slender / average build / Stocky
plump / fat
overweight
chubby / obese
Height
He/she is . . . / short / average height / tall
Health
He/she is . . . / out of shape / in (good) shape
(physically) fit / well-built
General Looks
He/she is . . . / hot
sexy / good looking
handsome
pretty
beautiful
attractive / plain / ugly
unattractive
funny looking
Hairstyle
He/she has . . . / Blond/fair hair
brown hair
red hair
ginger hair
jet-black hair
gray hair
dyed hair / straight hair
wavy hair
curly hair
permed hair / long hair
shoulder-length hair
short hair
receding hair
thin hair
a shaved head
long eyelashes
bushy eyebrows / a ponytail
pigtails
bangs/a fringe
braid /plaits
dreadlocks
her hair in a bun
her hair down
a beard
a mustache
sideburns
highlights
dyed hair
bleached hair
He is . . . / bald
Complexion:
He/she has . . . / dark skin
light skin
a pale complexion
a rosy complexion / oily skin
dry skin
Face:
He/she has . . . / round / oval / square / heart shaped face
bushy / thick / thin eyebrows
round / almond / narrow / close-set eyes
broad / flat / sharp / button / big / snub / pointed /fake nose
big / cauliflower / stichy-out ears
full / thin / well-defined lips
broad smile /
charming smile / pimples/zits
a wart
a scar
a mole/ a beauty mark / freckles
wrinkles
Other:
He has a tattoo.
She has a pierced ear/nose/lip/tongue. / He has braces.
He wears glasses/contacts.

Remember there is a group of adverbs we use to intensify the adjectives they accompany. Find below some examples to use them:

not very > quite > fairly > very > really > extremely > absolutely

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Example: She is 97 years old à She’s extremely old OR she is very elderly.

She’s the most beautiful woman in the world. à She’s absolutely gorgeous.

He is an Olympic weightlifter à He’s extremely muscular / strong / well-built.

She will only eat one piece of fruit a day, and nothing else à she’s very skinny.

Since I stopped cycling to work, I’ve put on a bit of weight à I’m quite /fairly chubby

Frank is the best-looking man in the world à Frank is very handsome