People's Description Vocabulary

PEOPLE’S DESCRIPTION M. ED. PAOLA FORERO SALAMANCA

Kind/lovely

Calm/serene

Flexible/ conciliatory

Easygoing/cushy

What are you like? I am…

What is he like? He is…

Smart/elegant/trendy

Impatient/anxious

sociable/polite Agressive/violent

funny/gracious

helpful

athletic clever

Friendly/hospitable dreamer/thoughtful

proud/ostentatious/pretentious

Handsome/good looking/attractive/ hot

beautiful/good looking/attractive/gorgeous/hot

They have good shape

Hard worker

responsible talkative

He is medium height/average height

He is tall. He is normal height. He is short He is very tall/He is pretty tall

He is relatively normal height. He is quite short

Tall /short/ short

HEIGHT

WHAT DO YOU LOOK LIKE? I am tall and slim, I have short hair…

WHAT DOES HE LOOK LIKE? He is short and chubby, he has short and brown hair…

- She is skinny. (negative) - She is fat. (negative) - She is underweight. (negative) - She is overweight. (negative) - She is thin. (negative) - /+She is plump. (neutral) + She is slim. (positive) - /+ She is stocky. (neutral) + She is slender. (positive) + She is bonny. (positive)

Chubby / skinny

skinny

Strong build

bonny

slender

chubby

BUILD

overweight plump

stocky

slim

wavy, long straight, short Straight, long Straight, long short

blonde/fair brown red black grey hair

Blonde Brunette redhead - - hair hair hair hair

Spiky, short and black hair.

afro, short and black hair.

with a beard and moustache/goatee

beard.

Crew cut and black hair.

HAIR

grey eyes green eyes blue eyes brown eyes dark eyes

Note! This is a black eye!

Beautiful, big, dark eyes

Beautiful, almond, blue eyes

Beautiful, big, grey eyes brown eyes

EYES

She has long hair. She has short hair. He has no hair. = He is bald.

She has medium length hair.

She has medium length hair.

She has short hair.

+ She has long, black hair.

She has short, black hair. -

She has medium length , blonde hair.

She has medium length, red hair.

She has short, blonde hair.

++ She has straight, long, black hair.

She has straight, short, black hair. -

She has straight, medium length, blonde hair.

She has wavy, medium length, red hair.

She has curly, short, blonde hair.

or Her hair is straight, long, and black.

Her hair is straight, short, and black. -

Her hair is straight, medium length, and blonde.

Her hair is wavy, medium length, and red.

Her hair is curly short, and blonde.

TYPE OF HAIR

dreadlocks cornrows Mohican (UK)

Mohawk (US) Skinhead

Plait (UK) Braid (US) Braided hair

Ponytails

Curly hair

Flat top

Hair slide (UK) Barrette (US)

Hair band Hair bandana

He is asian. He has light-brown skin.

She is black. She has dark skin.

He is white. He has fair skin.

She is white. She has lightly tanned skin.

He is white. He has very pale skin.

tan freckles

wrinkles hairy

TYPE OF COMPLEXION

moustache

Goatee beard

chin

forehead

nostrils

eyebrows cheecks

Fringe (UK) Bangs (US)

mouth

teeth eyelashes

Full lips

ill rude

old/young

overweight

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