Appearance


young/jʌŋ/not yet old; not as old as others
old/əʊld/not young
fat/fæt/having too much flesh on it and weighing too much
thin/θɪn/not covered with much fat or muscle
skinny/ˈskɪni/very thin, especially in a way that you find unpleasant or ugly
slim/slɪm/thin, in a way that is attractive
plump/plʌmp/having a soft, round body; slightly fat
attractive/əˈtræktɪv/pleasant to look at, especially in a sexual way
handsome/ˈhænsəm/(of men) attractive
muscular/ˈmʌskjələr/having large strong muscles
well-built/ˌwel ˈbɪlt/with a solid, strong body
short/ʃɔːrt/small in height
tall/tɔːl/having a greater than average height
gorgeous/ˈɡɔːrdʒəs/very beautiful and attractive; giving great pleasure
dwarf/dwɔːrf/a person who is very short because of the medical condition
bald/bɔːld/having little or no hair on the head
beautiful/ˈbjuːtɪfl/having beauty; giving pleasure to the senses or to the mind
blonde/blɑːnd/(of hair) pale gold in colour
chubby/ˈtʃʌbi/slightly fat in a way that people usually find attractive
curvy/ˈkɜːrvi/having curves
middle-aged/ˌmɪdl ˈeɪdʒd/neither young nor old
pot-bellied/ˌpɑːt ˈbelid/having a large stomach that sticks out
good-looking/ˌɡʊd ˈlʊkɪŋ/physically attractive
ordinary/ˈɔːrdneri/not unusual or different in any way
overweight/ˌəʊvərˈweɪt/too heavy, in a way that may be unhealthy
presentable/prɪˈzentəbl/looking clean and attractive and suitable to be seen in public
redhead/ˈredhed/a person who has red hair
scruffy/ˈskrʌfi/dirty or untidy in appearance
shapely/ˈʃeɪpli/(especially of a woman’s body) having an attractive curved shape
slender/ˈslendər/thin in an attractive way
smart/smɑːrt/looking clean and neat; well dressed in fashionable and/or formal clothes
stocky/ˈstɑːki/short, with a strong, solid body
unkempt/ˌʌnˈkempt/(especially of somebody’s hair or general appearance) not well cared for; not neat or tidy
burly/ˈbɜːrli/physically big and strong, with large muscles
obese/əʊˈbiːs/very fat, in a way that is not healthy
lanky/ˈlæŋki/having long, thin arms and legs and not moving in an easy way
slight/slaɪt/small and thin in size
stunning/ˈstʌnɪŋ/extremely attractive or impressive
plain/pleɪn/not beautiful or attractive
cute/kjuːt/pretty and attractive
rough/rʌf/not smooth
elderly/ˈeldərli/(of people) used as a polite word for ‘old’
youngish/ˈjʌŋɪʃ/fairly young
paunchy/ˈpɔːntʃi/having a fat stomach
fit/fɪt/to be the right shape and size for somebody/something