A topic describing a person's appearance in English. Description of a person in English - an example of a story with new vocabulary

When learning a language, there are several topics that need to be mastered first. One of these is appearance in English. In this article we will consider the basic concepts related to this topic.

Nouns and adjectives by topic

The description is always built on the foundation of two categories - an object and a sign (object description). The role of the first is usually performed by nouns. Among them are the names of body parts:

Head, which translates as "head", - usually paired with this noun you can see the adjectives "big" and "small" ("large" and "small").

Face or "face" in English. In its shape (in English “shape”), it can be angular (angular), round (round), square (square) or oval (oval). "Face" is ruddy, i.e. "ruddy", earthy or "sallow", pale (pasty). If it has wrinkles, then they say that it is “wrinkled” (wrinkled).

Eyes or "eyes". When describing appearance in English, the adjective "big" is used to denote large eyes. Children or girls sometimes have so-called "beads" ("beady eyes") - translated as "beady". In representatives of the Mongoloid race, they are usually narrow (narrow). In moments of euphoria, in a state of love, when they receive a dose of adrenaline, they become “lustrous”, that is, brilliant. Remembering the look of an unemotional person, they say that he has “cold eyes” or “cold eyes”. As for color, here are distinguished:

• blue (blue);
• green (green);
• brown (brown);
• gray (gray).

Lips - "lips". The term often occurs when describing a person's face. "Sensual" or "sensual" lips - according to astrologers, they usually belong to people who are built according to the "Venusian" type (or just beautiful girls). It is important that they are not only sensual, but also full (full). Some young ladies became owners of "thin lips" (thin lips).

Nose - "nose". The most common designations are:

• "snub" (snub-nosed);
• straight (straight);
• tip-tilted (with an upturned tip);
• little (small);
• sharp (sharp).

Mouth - "mouth". When describing appearance in English, they like to use “sensual” (or “sensual”) in relation to this part of the face, if it is pronounced, both for men and women. On the subject of lips: when the lips are thin, the mouth is called "lipless" (lipless). If there are structural features of the jaw, asymmetry can be observed, then the mouth will be “lopsided” (“asymmetric”). Aggression, grief, indignation change the position of the facial muscles, and then we see a “tight mouth” (tightly clenched mouth). Those who did not keep track of their teeth in time and missed all the scheduled visits to the dentist receive a "toothless mouth" (toothless mouth).

Eyebrows, in English - "eyebrows". When describing a person's appearance in English, they usually talk about their shape and position. For example,

• "arched" or "arched";
• "questioning" or "inquiringly upbeat";
• "skeptical" or "skeptically upbeat";
• "quizzical" or "mocking".

When it comes to grooming, the following terms are used here:

• "shaped" - decorated (plucked);
• "shaggy" - shaggy;
• "plucked" - plucked.

Eyelashes, in English - "eyelashes". Expressions using this word can often be found in the "Appearance" topic. Standard pairs with them are long / short (long / short), they mark the length of the hairs. Appearance is described using the adjectives "curling" (twisted), "straight" (straight). The degree of density is the terms "thick" and "thin" ("thick" and "liquid").

Ears or "ears". In this group, you can connect the following adjectives that characterize a person:

• "large / small" - large / small;
• "lop-eared" - with signs of lop-earedness;
• "pointy" - pointed.

Teeth - in English "teeth". Those who regularly visit the dentist and spend all their savings on these visits are waiting for numerous compliments and admiration like “Perfect teeth”, that is, “perfect teeth”. Avoiding visits to the orthodontist will always be described with the adjective “crooked” (crooked, about teeth). It happens that a person has an unsatisfactory condition of his oral cavity, and then the adjective “rotten” (rotten, about teeth) is used.

Cheeks. In a healthy body - a healthy mind ... and rosy cheeks, that is, "blushing cheeks". Stress and illness are immediately reflected on the face - the blush disappears, and the cheeks become deathly pale ("ashen").

Forehead - "forehead". The most common characteristic of this part of the face is its position. The adjectives "high / low" (high / low) are used here. Dimensions are described using words:

• wide (wide);
• narrow (narrow);
• large (large);
• small (small).

Hands - "arms"(meaning the area from the shoulder to the wrist), "hands" (when talking about the palms and fingers). They also have their own characteristics when describing a person in English. The phrase "long arms" is used in relation to people with long arms. In opposition to them, there are also “short arms” or “short arms”. Lean and bony limbs are denoted by the terms "lanky" and "bony", respectively.

Fingers - translated as "fingers". In cheaters and conjurers, they are quite dexterous (nimble), in some people, due to their individual characteristics or diseases, they can be clumsy (clumsy). By completeness and appearance, they distinguish:

• bony - bony;
• chubby - plump;
• skinny - thin.

Legs or "legs". After the girls with “fine (slender) legs”, everyone turns around, as they see that their legs are slender. For athletes, strong (strong) and massive (large) limbs are typical. Men and unkempt ladies are characterized by "hairy legs" (hairy legs).

Skin translates as "skin". By color, light (fair) and dark (dark) are distinguished. Especially for those who like to sunbathe, the word "tanned" (tanned) was coined. For those who prefer to hide in the shade on hot days, “pale” (pale) is more suitable. Well-groomed skin will always be “smooth” (smooth) and “soft” (delicate).

Hair or "hair". They are different:

• bushy - thick;
• thin - thin;
• short - short;
• long - long;
• crisp - curly;
• straight - straight.

It is also important to mention some individual concepts related to appearance. Among them:

Height - in English "height". There are people tall (tall), like Uncle Styopa, and short (short), like Carlson, growth.

Physique - "build". This is a noun that complements well the description of the appearance in English. A girl or a guy can be "skinny, thin", i.e. skinny, skinny. "Graceful" ("graceful") is applicable to the fairer sex. In the case of overweight, both boys and girls will be called "fat" ("fat"), "chubby" ("chubby", "full").

Gait, analogue in English - "gait". For some it may be "steady" (confident), for others it may be "awkward" (clumsy). Those who are not in a hurry to go anywhere usually go "waddling" (waddle). Those who are always late prefer to move at a decent speed, their "gait" is interpreted as "quick, rapid" (fast). Tired and sick people can hardly drag their feet, and their gait is more like “shuffling” (“shuffling”).

Now you know how to describe a person's appearance. Learn to do this on the basis of simple sentences, where there is only a subject, a predicate and an object (or definition). Next, introduce subordinating conjunctions and all new adjectives. Try to write descriptions of appearance in English for your friends and relatives, and memorize them after carefully checking the text for errors. This way you will quickly and efficiently learn several hundred new words.v

my friend

I would like to tell you about my best friend. Her name is Lena. We know each other for many years. She is my next door neighbor. I always recognize her among many others. She is a girl of average height with a long curly blond hair. Lena has a sporty constitution. She is lean and slender build. Her skin has a cream-white color. Her face is oval. Lena has a straight nose and thick protruding lips. Her face is covered with freckles. Lena's eyes are very beautiful. They are of deep green color, which reminds emerald. Her face is always kind and well-wishing. She often smiles and she's always optimistic. Lena is a very pretty girl and a true friend.

Translation of "my friend"

I would like to tell you about my best friend. Her name is Lena. We have known each other for many years. She lives next door. I always recognize her among others. She is a medium height girl with long blond hair. She has an athletic build. She is thin and flexible. Her skin is light cream in color. She has an oval face shape. Lena has a straight nose and plump upturned lips. She has a freckled face. Lena has very beautiful eyes. They are dark green, reminiscent of an emerald. Her face is always kind and friendly. She smiles often and is always optimistic. Lena is a very beautiful girl and a true friend.

A description of a person in English will consist of both a story about appearance and a description of character and habits. Since in the lessons about describing a friend we have already touched on some vocabulary regarding descriptive appearance, in this one we will repeat it in various combinations and learn a new one with examples.

Description of appearance in English

Let's see what we can say about human hair.

She has long wavy red hair. – She has long wavy red hair.

He is short-haired. - He has short hair.

She has straight medium length hair. Her hair is brown. – She has medium length straight hair. She is a brownie.

She has shoulder length curly hair. Her hair color is fair. – She has medium length wavy hair. Her hair color is light.

She has short dark hair. – She has short dark hair.

Please note: when writing a description of a person's appearance in English, we can also mention what kind of hairstyle he/she wears. As in the story about clothes, you can use the verb wear (to wear). For example, she wears her hair on a ponytail (she collects her hair in a ponytail).

Hair length and color - Hair length and color

Eyes

We have already talked about eye color in previous lessons, let's see what shape (eye shape) they come in.

• Almond - almond-shaped.
• Round - round.
• Asian / upturned - Asian (raised corners).
• Downturned - lowered corners.
• Close-set - set wide.
• Wide-set - closely set.
• Hooded - with overhanging eyelids.
• Deep-set - deeply planted.
• Protruding - convex.

Composing a description of appearance in English, we can also mention eyelashes (eyelashes) and eyebrows (eyebrows), which can be long (long), short (short), thick (thick), rare (thin) and rounded (curved).

About the eyebrows (eyebrows) we can say that they have the shape of a soft angle (soft angled), a sharp angle (hard angled), be rounded (round curved) or straight (flat).

Physical appearance - appearance

Let's see how you can describe a person's eyes.

She has almond green eyes with thick dark eyelashes and soft-angled eyebrows. – She has green almond-shaped eyes with thick dark eyelashes and rounded eyebrows.

He has close-set downturned eyes framed with thin short eyelashes. He has flat eyebrows. – He has close-set eyes with downturned corners, framed by short, sparse eyelashes. He has straight eyebrows.

Her blue round eyes are framed with long curved eyelashes and thin round curved eyebrows. Her round blue eyes are framed by long, rounded lashes and thin, rounded eyebrows.

She has wide-set Asian eyes and short dark eyelashes. She has wide-set Asian eyes and short dark eyelashes.

Face

Let's now see what can be said about a person's face, let's start with a general one - the shape of the face (face shape), it can be:

• Oval - oval.
• Round - round.
• Long - oblong.
• Square - square.
• triangular - a triangle.
• Diamond - a diamond.
• Heart - heart.

Speaking about the shape of the face, it makes no sense to mention in detail the shape of the chin (chin), it can be added that it is sharp (pointed), double (double). You can also describe the shape of the nose (nose).

• Small and short - small and short.
• Long and narrow - long and narrow.
• Aquiline - eagle.
• Turned-up - snub-nosed.
• Bulbous - pear-shaped.
• Hooked - crochet.
• Broad - wide.

We can also mention the mouth (mouth) and lips (lips). The lips can be said to be plump (full) or thin (thin).

Let's make examples.

She has an oval face with a round chin, a big mouth and full lips. She has god a short turned-up nose. – She has an oval face shape with a rounded chin, a large mouth and full lips.

His face shape is square, he has a long hooked nose and thin lips. – He has a square face, a long hooked nose and thin lips.

She has got a heart face, a broad nose and a pointed chin. Her lips are full. – She has a heart-shaped face, a wide nose and a pointed chin.

Please note: instead of have / has you can say have / has got - both options are correct and the translation does not change from this.

Face shapes - face shapes

Figure

We also need to describe the figure (figure) and physique (build) of a person. In addition to the fact that a person can be tall (tall), short (short), medium height (of medium height), we can also say:

• Slender - slender.
• Petite - graceful, small in stature.
• Overweight - overweight.
• Plump - complete.
• Athletic - athletic build.
• Skinny - thin.
• Of medium build - medium build.

Qualities of a person in English

After we have dealt with external data, let's start describing the character and personal qualities, here we can add adjectives in English that characterize a person, words that describe appearance, but are a sign of how a person takes care of himself.

• Friendly - friendly.
• Kind - kind.
• Helpful - Responsive.
• Smart - smart.
• Educated - educated.
• Intelligent - smart, erudite.
• Well-behaved - able to behave well.
• Well-shaved - well-shaven.
• Arrogant - arrogant.
• Neat, tidy - neat, tidy.
• Untidy, messy - sloppy, untidy.
• Fashionable - fashionable.
• Stylish - stylish.
• Old-fashionable - old-fashioned.
• Agile - agile, agile.
• Awkward, clumsy - clumsy, awkward.
• Graceful - graceful.
• Elegant - elegant.
• Hardworking - industrious.
• Lazy - lazy.
• Confident - confident.
• Shy - shy.

Story

Let's try to write a description in English of a person with the vocabulary that was listed above.

I want to tell you about my neighbor. We are good friends with him. He is quite tall, with short red hair and kind blue eyes framed with short red eyelashes and thick flat eyebrows. He has an athletic build. His face is oval, he has got a long thin nose and thin lips. He is very friendly. When I was moving in our house he suggested to help me with my things. That's how we met for the first time. I noticed at once that he is very elegant and stylish. He is always neat and well-shaved. Later I found out that he is also a very smart and intelligent person. He likes to study and share what he has already learned. It is always interesting to talk to him.

I want to talk about my neighbor. We are good friends with him. He is quite tall, with short red hair and kind blue eyes framed by short red lashes and thick, straight eyebrows. He has an athletic build. He has an oval face shape, a long thin nose and thin lips. He is very friendly. When I moved into our house, he offered to help me with things. So we first met. I immediately noticed that it is very elegant and stylish. He is always neat and well-shaven. Later I learned that he is also a very smart and erudite person. He likes to learn and share what he has already learned. It is always interesting to talk with him.

Description of a person's character in English may require the knowledge of many words, supplement your vocabulary with new vocabulary from the video:

Today we will learn the description of appearance in English. Often, when we communicate with someone, we describe some objects or people. When communicating in English, it is also important to be able to express your opinion beautifully and competently. The more detailed and colorful you can describe an object or person, the more clearly your interlocutor will be able to imagine it. Sometimes such details as the shape of the cheeks, nose, lips, smile can tell a lot about a person, making his verbal portrait complete and bright.

Appearance (physical appearance) can be

Very often we talk about appearance in general, expressing our opinion about how a person looks: whether he is attractive, pretty, repulsive. Let's look at English words that will help express your opinion about a person's appearance.

• Beautiful |ˈbjuːtɪfʊl - beautiful, beautiful.

So they say about a person whose appearance really delights, but if the person is just pretty, pleasant to look at, you can use the following words:
nice |naɪs| - pretty, cute;

• Likeable |ˈlaɪkəbl| - a person whose appearance is conducive to himself; cute;
• Pretty |ˈprɪti| - cute, cute;
• Handsome |ˈhænsəm| - handsome (about a man), stately. It should be borne in mind that in modern English this word is used extremely rarely, more often they say pretty;
• Attractive |əˈtraktɪv| - attractive; and the antonym for this word - Unattractive - unattractive.

And here, by the way, is a very interesting word that is easy to remember:

• La-la - this is how they say about a physically attractive person who is actually that bastard. That is, arrogant, but cute.
• Cute |kjuːt| - pretty;

And there are people from whom it is impossible to look away. At the same time, sometimes you can’t even call them handsome / beauties, but there is something charming, attractive in their appearance. Such people can be called:

• Charming |ˈtʃɑːmɪŋ| - charming, bewitching, charming;

There are refined people in whom style is felt in everything - in manners in habits; their appearance is harmonious and admirable. You can say about them:

• Exquisite |ˈɛkskwɪzɪt| - refined, refined.

A person can have an ordinary appearance:

• Common |ˈkɒmən| - ordinary, simple;
• Homely |ˈhəʊmli| - nondescript (but you should be careful with this word, because sometimes it can also mean “ugly”);
• Mediocre |ˌmiːdɪˈəʊkə| - ordinary (one can say both about the appearance of a person and about his personal qualities);
• Plain |pleɪn|- rustic;
  We believe that there are no ugly people, but it is better to learn the words:
• Hideous |ˈhɪdɪəs|- ugly, disgusting;
• Ugly|ˈʌɡli| - ugly.

Facial features in English

Let's look at how you can describe the facial features of a person as a whole.

There are people whose features look very beautiful and harmonious:

• Chiseled |ˈtʃɪzəld| - precise;
• Regular |ˈrɛɡjʊlə| - "proper facial features. Of course, there are no wrong ones, but usually we call “correct” facial features - a straight nose, a rounded chin, moderately plump symmetrical lips, etc.;

Also, facial features can be “wrong”, but a person can look very beautiful:

• Irregular |ɪˈrɛɡjʊlə| - incorrect;

And there are people who look impressive, usually such people have a strong-willed chin, clearly defined cheekbones:

• Forceful |ˈfɔːsfʊl| - strong-willed;

The man or woman may even look stern. For example, if they have thick eyebrows, a protruding chin, grooves at the eyebrows:

• Stern |stəːn| - severe;

Facial features can be large or small:

• Large |lɑːdʒ| - large;
• Small |smɔːl| - small;
• Delicate |ˈdɛlɪkət| - thin, chiselled;

And there are people with a very expressive appearance:

• Clean-cut |klinˈkʌt| - clearly defined facial features.

Eyes

The eyes are the first thing we pay attention to when we look at a person. They and the way a person looks tells us a lot, it’s not in vain that they say that the eyes are the mirror of the soul.

It's amazing what a huge variety of eye colors exist. At first glance, it may only seem that a person’s eyes are just blue or brown, but in fact, if you look closely, there are many shades of blue, green, brown, etc. Even more surprising: eye color can change with the seasons, day and night, mood, age, and many more factors affect how our eye color changes.

We suggest considering the name of the basic colors in English:

• Blue |blue| - blue, azure, bluish; Blue-eyed - blue-eyed, but if you say
• blue-eyed boy - this will mean "pet", the one who is pampered;
• Brown |bran| - brown;

But if the eyes are completely dark, almost black, they are called Dark |dɑːk|;
And there are people who have a very beautiful eye color of a warm shade, reminiscent of amber:

• Amber |ˈambə| - amber;

And there are eyes of a beautiful brown color, a velvety shade, this color is called:

• Hazel |ˈheɪzl| - light brown, brown with a slight reddish tint;

Interestingly, despite the fact that gray seems to be a completely normal eye color, people with pure gray eyes are rare. Most often, people have gray-blue eyes, gray-green, etc.

• Gray |ɡreɪ| — gray;

Green eye color in its pure form is also rare:

• Green |ɡriːn| - green.

Now let's look at what the shape of the eyes can be:

• Close-set |kləʊs set | - closely planted;
• Sunken |ˈsʌŋkən| - sunken;
• Pursy eyes |ˈpɝːsi| - squinted eyes;
• Bulging |ˈbʌldʒɪŋ| - convex eyes;
• Almond-shaped |ˈɑːməndʃeɪpt| - almond-shaped;
• Beady |ˈbiːdi| - small, shiny eyes, we usually call them "beady eyes";
• Puffy |ˈpʌfi| - swollen;

There are people in whose eyes indomitable vitality and enthusiasm are read, such eyes can be called:

• Lively |ˈlʌɪvli| - "live", funny;

Naturally, a person laughs or pretends to be funny, can be determined by the wrinkles around the eyes:

• Crinkly |ˈkrɪŋkli| - with small wrinkles;

And if a person leads an unhealthy lifestyle or simply does not get enough sleep, his eyes may be:

• Baggy |ˈbaɡi| - with bags;
• Red-rimmed - reddened, inflamed.

Eyebrows and eyelashes

Eyelashes and eyebrows are like a frame for the eyes, they give the look character and expressiveness.

Eyebrows (eyebrows) can be:

• Arched |ɑːtʃt| - with a rounded bend, arc;
• Beetling |ˈbiːtlɪŋ| - overhanging;
• Bushy |ˈbʊʃi| - thick;
• Shaggy |ˈʃaɡi| - shaggy;
• Penciled - thinly outlined;

Eyelashes (eyelashes):

• Curving |ˈkɝːvɪŋ| - curved;
• Straight |straight| - straight;
• Thick |θɪk| - thick.

Nose

Interestingly, dissatisfaction with the shape of the nose is one of the most common complexes. At the same time, those who have a beautiful and rather neat nose are often dissatisfied with their nose. What is most interesting, people around often do not notice this imaginary flaw at all. Let's look at how in English you can say about the shape of the nose:
Aquiline |ˈakwɪlʌɪn| - Roman nose;

Roman nose - Roman nose (that is, a nose with a hump);

• Flat |flaet| - flattened;
• Fleshy |ˈflɛʃi| - fleshy;
• Hooked |ˈhʊkt| - hooked;
• Snub |snʌb| - upturned.

Lips

Lips can be described in the following words:

• Full |fʊl| - complete;
• Composed |kəmˈpəʊzd| - compressed;
• Sanguine |ˈsaŋɡwɪn| - despite the fact that usually this adjective means cheerful, sanguine, when it comes to lips, it means red, scarlet lips.
• Purse one's lips - fold your lips into a bow;
  Parted |ˈpɑːtɪd| - semi-open;
• Thin |θɪn| - thin;
• Parched |pɑːtʃt| - weathered, dry.

Cheeks

Cheeks (cheeks) can be cute plump, or vice versa, sunken, giving the face a certain asceticism or severity

• Chubby |ˈtʃʌbi| /plump |plʌmp| - plump;
• Hollow |ˈhɒləʊ| / sunken |ˈsʌŋkən| - sunken;
• Ruddy |ˈrʌdi| - ruddy;
• Stubby |ˈstʌbi| / unshaven |ˌʌnˈʃeɪvn| - unshaven.

The chin

Chin (chin) in English can be described by the following words:

• Massive |ˈmasɪv| - heavy;
• Double |ˈdʌbl| - double;
• Pointed |ˈpɔɪntɪd| - pointed;
• Protruding |proˈtruːdɪŋ| - speaker, or as we say "outstanding";
• Round |raʊnd| - soft, rounded chin.

Forehead

• Broad |brɔːd| - wide;
• Retreating |rɪˈtriːtɪŋ| - sloping;
• Tall |tɔːl| - tall;
• Low |ləʊ| - short;
• Doomed |duːmd| - convex.

hair

• Abundant |əˈbʌndənt| / thick - thick;
• Bald |bɔːld| / bald-headed - bald;
• Crisp |krɪsp| / Wavy |ˈweɪvi| - curly, wavy;
• Curly |ˈkəːli| - curly;
• Disheveled |ˌdɪˈʃevəld| - disheveled, disheveled;
• Land |lænd| /straight|streɪt| - straight;
• Luxuriant |lʌɡˈʒʊərɪənt| - lush;
• Scanty |ˈskanti| /thin |θɪn| - rare, thin.

Hair color can be:

• Ash-blonde - ash blond, light blond;
• Auburn |ˈɔːbən| - reddish chestnut;
• Blond |blɒnd| - light, blond;
• Fair |feə| - light brown (light shade);
• Brown |bran| - chestnut;
• Dark |dɑːrk| - dark.

These words are useful to know to describe appearance in English. For training and quick memorization, try to make a verbal portrait of your friend or acquaintance. And the words that will help describe the character, you can find in this article:.

You can build a story about a person's appearance on two main speech structures: classical and more colloquial. Let's consider each of them in more detail.

The classic form of describing a person in English

I am slender. I am slim.

She is short. She is not tall.

He is slightly overweight. He's a little overweight.

More characteristic form for conversational style

Pronoun	To be (personal verb)	sign (adjective)
	have got (abbr.: 've got)	big blue eyes.
He, she	has got (abbr.: 's got)	big blue eyes.
You, we, they	have got (abbr.: 've got)	big blue eyes.

We talk about human hair in English

With hair length, as in Russian, everything is simple. Long hair - long, short - short. Everything in between these two options can be said medium length . In addition, there is an expression for the “shoulder-length hair” option - shoulder length. Zero length, that is, bald, is bald.

He has short-haired. He has short cut hair.

She has straight medium length hair. Her hair is brown. She has medium length straight hair. She is a brownie.

She has shoulder length curly hair. Her hair color is fair. She has medium length wavy hair. Her hair color is light.

She has short dark hair. She has short dark hair.

She has long wavy red hair. She has long wavy red hair.

Please note: when writing a description of a person's appearance in English, we can also mention what kind of hairstyle he/she wears. As in the story about clothes, you can use the verb wear - to wear.

She wears her hair in a ponytail. She wears her hair in a ponytail.

Hair shape in English

Straight - straight, the same word as in straight ahead - go straight ahead and do not turn anywhere. Curly (they can also be called wavy - that's what their English name sounds like) - wavy. Curly (those with rings) - curly, this word is related to the original and already Olympic sport - curling (curling). To win in curling, you need to send a special stone "in an arc", as if to "curl" its path.

Naturally curly hair is a rarity. Naturally curly hair is rare.

hair color in english

With hair colors in English, a little more complicated. The dark ones have everything the same as in Russian: black - black, dark - dark. And for blond hair there are special words: fair hair, or blond hair, i.e. Literally "blonde". "Blonde" in English will be almost the same, with one more e at the end of the word: blonde.

It is great to be a blonde. With low expectations it's very easy to surprise people. (Pamela Anderson) It's great to be blonde. With low expectations, it's very easy to surprise people.

Redheads, do not be surprised, in English they have red hair, i.e. red hair. And “redhead” in the sense of a noun, “a girl with red hair” - redhead, i.e. literally "red head".

Red hair, sir, in my opinion, is dangerous. I love redheads. It's not the hair color, it's the crazy. Red hair, sir, is dangerous in my opinion. I love redheads. It's not the hair color, it's the madness.

Gray hair in English is “gray” or “white”, i.e. gray hair or white hair. For a graying person who has both gray and dark hair on his head, there is a curious expression - salt and pepper.

Gray hair is god's graffiti. (Bill Cosby) Gray hair is a graffiti of God. (Bill Cosby)

Adjective order

Please note that you need to describe a person’s hair in this order - first the length, then the shape, and finally the color. The English language likes to arrange adjectives in some sort of logical order, and this is how this order appears in the description of hair.

She has long straight black hair. She has long straight black hair.

Description of human eyes in English

Eye shape

• Almond - almond-shaped.
• Round - round.
• Asian / upturned - Asian (raised corners).
• Downturned - lowered corners.
• Close-set - set wide.
• Wide-set - closely set.
• Hooded - with overhanging eyelids.
• Deep-set - deeply planted.
• Protruding - convex.

When compiling a description of appearance in English, we can also mention eyelashes ( eyelashes) and eyebrows ( eyebrows), which can be long ( long), short ( short), thick (thick), rare (thin) and rounded (curved).

About eyebrows (eyebrows) we can say that they have the shape of a soft angle (soft angled), sharp angle (hard angled), be rounded (round curved) or straight (flat).

eye color

• Black eyes - Black eyes.
• Gray eyes - Gray eyes.
• Brown eyes - Brown eyes.
• Blue eyes - Blue eyes.
• Green eyes - Green eyes.
• Hazel eyes - Brown eyes.

Let's talk about other equally important aspects in describing a person

face shape in english

Characteristics of human skin in English

baby-soft - tender, like a child's	rough - rough
callused - calloused	ruddy - ruddy (about the face)
dark - dark	salallow - earthy color
dry - dry	silky - silky
fair - light	smooth - smooth
florid - blooming	soft - tender
freckled - freckled	spotless - healthy
glowing - shining	sunburnt - tanned, sunburned
olive - olive color	swarthy - swarthy
pale - pale	tanned - tanned
paper-thin - as thin as paper	translucent - transparent
pasty - pale	wrinkled - wrinkled
rosy - pink

The figure of a man in English

bony - bony	plump - plump
clumsy - clumsy	shapeless - shapeless
flawed - flawed	slender - slender
graceful - graceful	slight - fragile
ill-made - disproportionate	slim - slim
lean - toasty	stocky - stocky
lithe - flexible	stout - full, dense
neat - neat	superb - superb
ordinary - ordinary	tattooed - tattooed (about the body)

About human fingers in English

arthritic - arthritic	lean - thin
blunt - stupid	little finger - little finger
bony - bony	middle finger - middle finger
capable - skillful	nerveless - weak
chubby - chubby	nervous - nervous
clumsy - clumsy	nimble - dexterous
deft - dexterous	plump - plump
delicate - delicate, graceful	podgy - short and thick
dirty - dirty	ring finger - ring finger
elegant - graceful	skillful, skilled - skillful
fat - thick	skinny - thin
slim - thin	finger nail - nail
finger-pad - fingertips	forefinger - index finger
gentle - gentle	sticky - sticky
gnarled - clumsy	toe - toe
grubby - unkempt	thumb - thumb
index finger - index finger

Human forehead in English

human gait in english

Appearance (in general) of a person in English

appearance - appearance	nice - cute
attractive - attractive	not look oneself - to be different from yourself
beautiful - beautiful	plain - rustic
charming - charming	pleasant-looking - pleasant
common - common	posh - chic (about a woman)
eyesore - ugly	pretty - pretty
repulsive - repulsive	good-looking - cute
handsome - handsome (about a man)	impressive - impressive
ugly - ugly	unattractive - unattractive
unimpressive - inexpressive	unpleasant-looking - unpleasant
unsightly - unsightly	look wretched - look miserable
usual - normal	lovely - lovely, charming

All about human hands in English

arthritic - arthritic	nervous - nervous
beautiful - beautiful	skilled - skillful
outspread - outstretched	careless - careless
plump - plump	clammy - sticky
clean - clean	ringless - without rings
clumsy - clumsy	shaking - trembling
coarse - rough	short - short
delicate - tender	soft - soft
dirty - dirty	fat - fatty
sticky - sticky	filthy - dirty
sweaty - sweaty	firm - solid
thick - thick	frail - fragile
gnarled - clumsy	unwashed - unwashed
well-manicured - well-groomed	grubby - sloppy
hairy - hairy	work-roughened - coarsened from work
limp - sluggish	work-reddened - reddened from work

All about the human head and neck in English

Characteristics of the human jaw in English

About human legs in English

Description of human lips

Moles, wrinkles, scars, etc.

dimple (with a dimple in the chin) - dimple (with a dimple on the chin)	mole (with a mole) - mole (with a mole)
scar - scar	spot - pimple
wrinkle - wrinkle	wound - wound

Description of the human mouth in English

Description of the human nose in English

aquiline - aquiline	aristocratic - aristocratic
pointed - pointed	beaky - beak-shaped
prominent - speaker	large - large
bridge of the nose - bridge of the nose	sharp - sharp
curved - curved	shiny - shiny
elegant - elegant	small - small
snub - snub-nosed	flat - flat
straight - straight	flattened - flattened
stubby - short and fat	hooked
tiny - tiny	tip of the nose - tip of the nose
nostrils - nostrils	narrow - narrow

Shoulders - Shoulders

Stature, height & shape - Height, height and shape

Teeth - Teeth

baby - baby	needle-sharp - sharp as needles
pearl-white - pearl white	perfect - ideal
broken - broken	prominent - speakers
crooked - curves	razor-sharp - razor sharp
decayed - bad	rotten - rotten
sharp - sharp	even - even
artificial - artificial	sparse - rare
front - front	back - rear
splendid - gorgeous	healthy - healthy
imperfect - imperfect	uneven - uneven
wisdom tooth - wisdom tooth	milk - dairy

Weight and Height - Body weight and height of a person

Body mass:

1 pound (lb.) = 0.4536 kilograms (kg)

Alex is pale-skinned. His hair is red. It is of medium length, curly and very thick. He has got handsome roundish face. his forehead is quite low; he has got thick eyebrows. Alex has got bright green almond-shaped eyes. His nose is not very big and it is a little snub. He has got small ears. His lips are neither full nor thin. He is usually clean-shaven and wears a neat small beard on his chin. As many people with red hair, Alex has got freckles on his face. He also has got a small scar on his forehead.

Alex usually wears casual or sport clothes. He likes wearing jeans very much. He prefers wide blue jeans. He enjoys wearing sports shoes too. He often chooses clothes of brown, green or blue colors. These colors suit him very well.