Appearance Flashcards
to look very similar to
to bear a striking resemblance
very short hair
cropped hair
untidy hair
disheveled hair
to dress very smartly or glamorously
to dress up to the nines
light-colored hair
fair hair
to dress smartly
to get done up/ to get dressed up like a dog’s dinner
to be getting old
to be getting on a bit
to have hair that is turning grey
to go grey
to be attractive
to be good looking
to be 20/30 something
in his/her 30s/40s
dressed untidily
scruffy
natural skin colour and texture
complexion
to be muscular
to be well-built
to look young
youthful appearance
funny ( 4 words )
witty, amusing, hysterical, hilarious
shy ( 3 words )
conservative, timid, reserved
confident ( 4 words )
ambitious, self-assured, adventurous, arrogant
angry ( 5 words )
bad-tempered, short-fused, irritable, moody, abrupt
happy ( 3 words )
cheerful, vivacious, lively
helpful ( 3 words )
considerate, supportive, sympathetic
honest ( 3 words )
straightfoward, frank, genuine
kind ( 3 words )
gentle, thoughtful, altruistic
intelligent ( 3 words )
bright, mature, open-minded
stupid ( 4 words )
immature, dim, daft, foolish
polite, especially in a way that shows respect
courteous
using only as much money or food as is necessary
thrifty, frugal
a person that you think is sexually attractive
a bit of all right
to be very sad or worried
be in bits
an extremely attractive young man
adonis
attractive and exciting in a mysterious way
alluring
good, kind or beautiful; like an angel
angelic
an attractive person that somebody takes with them to a public or social event in order to impress other people
arm candy
(of hair) red-brown in colour
auburn
a wide and happy smile
beam
a tall thin person
beanpole
beautiful
beauteous
an excellent or beautiful person or thing
beaut
attractive men with big muscles
beefcake
of a person or their body big or fat
beefy
a man’s very fat stomach, caused by drinking a lot of beer over a long period
beer belly
a beautiful woman; the most beautiful woman in a particular place
belle
so beautiful or interesting that you cannot think about anything else
bewitching
a young person, usually a woman, who is sexually attractive but not very intelligent
bimbo
a very attractive woman with blonde hair
bombshell
very pretty; attractive
bonny
very thin so that the bones can be seen under the skin
bony
having strong muscles
brawny
a short stiff hair
bristle
having skin that has been turned brown in an attractive way by the sun
bronzed
a white-skinned woman with dark brown hair
brunette
physically fit and attractive, with big muscles
buff
the soft hair that grows on the upper lip and chin of a boy, as his beard begins to grow
bumfluff
long hair that has been twisted into a round shape and is worn on top or at the back of the head
bun
long hair that is divided in two and tied at each side of the head
bunches
(of hair or fur) growing thickly
bushy
(of a man) big, and often behaving in an aggressive way
(of a woman) behaving or dressing like a man
butch
(of a woman) large in an attractive way, and with large breasts
buxom
a style of cutting the hair in which all the hair is cut very short, close to the skin of the head
buzz cut
(of a person) extremely pale, thin and looking ill
cadaverous
an area of thick hard skin on a hand or foot, usually caused by rubbing
callus
(of hair) orange in colour
carroty
a style for women’s hair in which the hair is pulled back and twisted into a smooth knot at the back
chignon
slightly fat in a way that people usually find attractive
chubby
hairstyle
coiffure
(especially of a woman) pleasant to look at
attractive
comely
a hairstyle worn especially by black women, in which the hair is put into lines of plaits along the head
cornrows
(of a person) fat.
corpulent
a person’s face or their expression
countenance
an attractive woman
cracker
a piece of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest of your hair and is difficult to make lie flat
cowlick
to make curls in somebody’s hair by pressing it with a heated tool
crimp (v)
lines in the skin around the outer corner of a person’s eye
crow’s feet (n)
a tool that is heated and used to curl hair
curling tongs (n)
used in newspapers, etc. to describe a woman whose body has attractive curves
curvaceous (adj)
attractive in a sexual way with large breasts and hips
voluptuous (adj)
a person who is attractive or kind
cutie (n)
small and pretty in a way that people find attractive
dainty (adj)
(usually of a man) attractive and full of confidence
(of a thing) attractive and fashionable
dashing (adj)
(usually of men) fashionable and confident
debonair (adj)
(of a person’s movements) quick and showing skill
deft (adj)
to remove lice (= small insects) from somebody’s hair or from an animal’s coat
delouse (v)
a type of very thin string that is used for cleaning between the teeth
dental floss (n)
a sexually attractive person
dish (n) dishy (adj)
a way of referring to a young woman who is considered attractive but not very intelligent
dolly bird (n)
not attractive or fashionable
dowdy (Adj)
sad or depressed
downcast (adj)
hair that is twisted into long thick pieces that hang down from the head, worn especially by Rastafarians
dreadlocks (n)
a person who is very attractive, especially a man
dreamboat (n)
beautiful; wonderful
dreamy (adj)
a person whose natural body shape is thin
ectomorph (n)
a woman that men find very attractive and interesting
enchantress (n)
a person whose natural body shape is round, with a lot of fat
endomorph (n)
an attractive girl with fair skin and an appearance that is thought to be typical of English people
English rose (n)
in a straight position pointing upwards
erect (v)
a person or thing that is attractive but not intelligent or useful
eye candy (n)
a person or thing that is beautiful or interesting to look at
eyeful (n)
sexually attractive
fanciable (adj)
a very beautiful woman that men find sexually attractive but who brings them trouble or unhappiness
femme fatale (n)
covered with soft, loose fat; fat
flabby (adj)
blonde
flaxen (Adj)
