Descriptive Words for People: Appearance and Personality, Cheat Sheet of English Language

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DESCRIBING PEOPLE’S APPEARANCEDESCRIBING PEOPLE’S APPEARANCE Expressions Responses

What does (….) look like? She looks like a model

What colour is (.. .) hair? It’s black

What kind of hair style

does (.. .) have?

He has short curly hair

What colour are (.. .)

eyes?

They’re blue

How tall is (.. .)? She is five feet, four

inches tall

How much do (.. .)

weight?

My weight is 75 kilos

Does (.. .) have any

distinguish

characteristics?

He has a scar on his left

cheek

BODY BUILD skinny thin slender

average

weight

muscular

fat chubby

overweight

obese

Bear belly

Average

build

stocky

Medium

height

Tall & short

FACE

square

oval

Round

Triangular

Thin

Thin

Wide

Mouth and Lips Lip shape and size (^) thin, full, rosebud (baby’s lips, often), pursed (puckered up, as when concentrating) Mouth expressions laugh, smile, beam (bercahaya), grin(tersenyum lebar), frown (mengerutkn dahi), grimace (meringis), scowl (cemberut), sneer (senyum mencurigai), curl (monyong).

Hair long short

straight

curly

ponytail

bangs

bald

blond

gray

wavy

Types of Clothing TOPS CASUAL SHIRT, DRESS SHIRT, DRESS SHIRT, TEE- SHIRT, SWEAT SHIRT BOTTOMS JEANS, PANTS, TROUSERS UNDER GARMENTS

UNDERWEAR (MEN), BRIEFS (MEN), PANTIES

(WOMEN), BRA (WOMEN), STOCKING (WOMEN),

NYLONS (WOMEN), SOCKS (WOMEN)

WOMEN’S

WEAR

SKIRT, DRESS, PANT SUIT, BLOUSE

OUTER WEAR JACKET, COAT, SWEATER, V-NECKS, TURTLE NECKS,

PULL-OVER

CLOTHING

MATERIAL

WOOL, POLYESTER, COTTON, DENIM, PLASTIC,

LEATHER, SILK

Description of people are not limited to

physical descriptions but also to their

character and personality. There are a number

of expressions that can be used when asking

about some ones personality or character.

Personality

Personality means an individual’s tendencies to behave, think, and

react in a particular way. Most sociologists agree that personalities

come about from the cultures and families in which people are raised.

Characteristics (Traits)

A part of what makes each individual unique is his or her characteristics and traits. People’s characteristics or traits become clear when they speak, act, and interact with others. The things that are habitually said and done help to determine someone’s characteristic or trait. These attributes are most adequately described by using adjectives such as the ones in this section.

Characteristics Meaning Clever: Very smart. Some other words for clever are; shrewd or witty. Generous Kind and considerate of others. Mysterious Difficult to understand. Seemingly secretive Creative: Talented when it comes to finding new solutions, fixing things, or coming up with novel ideas. Flexible Open to and accepting of changes. Easily adaptable to

new situations and environments.