Example :
Cute girl with blue eyes, long eyelashes, smiling faces,
wearing soft orange floral hijab, floral blouse and long
trousers, wearing scarf that cover hair, standing and
holding books and handbag.
A handsome Malay man with big eyes, dark hair, oval
shaped face and fair skin. He is wearing black songkok
and green traditional Baju Melayu. He has a dimple on
his left cheek, a well-kept goatee and a round pair of
sunglasses.
Appearance
attractive, good-looking, beautiful, handsome, lovely, pretty, cute, nice;
a pretty girl; a beautiful woman; a handsome man; a good-looking man
(woman, girl, boy);
plain, homely (=not good-looking; AmE), unattractive, ugly; an ugly fellow;
a plain face;
a pretty (beautiful, ugly, intelligent, round, oval) face; regular features;
delicate features;
well-dressed; nicely dressed; casually dressed; poorly dressed; elegant;
fashionable;
neat, clean, tidy; untidy, dirty, filthy; a neat person; neat clothes.
Height
tall, very tall, quite tall; six feet tall; not very tall; short;
he is tall; he is taller than his mother; she isn't tall; she isn't as tall as he
is;
average height; medium height; middle height;
he is average height; she is of medium height; she is of middle height.
Weight and Build
thin, quite thin, slim, slender; skinny, underweight; a thin girl; she is thin;
she is slim;
plump, chubby, stout, overweight, obese, fat; a stout woman; he is
overweight;
medium-build; heavily built; thickset; broad-shouldered; he is medium-
build;
a slender young girl; a slim figure; a delicate figure; delicate constitution;
strong, muscular, athletic; weak, feeble.
Hair
dark, black, brown, chestnut, red, auburn; blond, light, fair; white, gray
(grey);
a brunette, a brunet; a redhead; a blonde, a blond; a dark-haired man;
corn-colored hair;
long, short; medium-length; shoulder-length; she has long dark-blond hair;
straight, curly, wavy; thick, thinning, bald; she has curly hair; he is bald;
shiny, smooth, neatly combed hair; soft, silken hair; lank hair; dull hair;
oily hair; greasy hair;
tousled hair; disheveled hair; plaits, ponytail; beard, mustache
(moustache).
Eyes
blue, gray (grey), green, brown, dark; she has blue eyes;
light-blue; dark-gray; grayish-blue; her eyes are dark brown;
big eyes; large eyes; bright eyes; expressive eyes; sharp eyes;
eyebrows, eyelashes; thick eyebrows; green eyes with dark lashes;
nearsighted, shortsighted (near-sighted, short-sighted); blind;
eyeglasses, glasses, spectacles, sunglasses; a pair of glasses; he wears
glasses.
Age
young, middle-aged, elderly, old; grown-up, adult;
he is twenty years old; she is in her thirties; he is about forty;
a child; a kid; a little boy; a little girl; a five-year-old girl; she is five years
old;
a teenager; a teenage boy; a teenage girl; a young boy; a young girl;
a young man; a young woman; a middle-aged man; an old man.
Character
Character, personality, nature
good (excellent, fine, strong, firm, weak, bad, terrible, evil) character;
traits of character; qualities; he has a terrible character; his character is
very good;
a woman of great character; a man of character; he has no character at
all;
pleasant (friendly, strong, weak, interesting, charismatic) personality;
she has a friendly personality; he has a lot of personality;
she is soft-hearted by nature; it is not in his nature to be rude.
Strong, honest, reliable, hardworking, active, etc.
strong, tough, hardy, mature, independent; weak, immature;
strong-minded, strong-willed, hard-headed, determined, resolute;
honest, sincere, truthful, decent, scrupulous; dishonest, insincere;
cunning, deceitful, crafty, sly, treacherous; unscrupulous;
dependable, reliable, trustworthy; faithful, loyal, devoted; true;
unreliable, untrustworthy; unfaithful, disloyal; irresponsible;
hardworking, diligent, conscientious; responsible; persevering; ambitious;
disciplined, organized, accurate, methodical, careful; thorough;
undisciplined, disorganized, inaccurate, careless; forgetful; shallow,
superficial;
reasonable, sensible, rational, prudent, level-headed, practical;
just, fair, objective, impartial, unbiased; unjust, unfair; opinionated;
unreasonable, irrational; unpredictable; impractical; naive; superstitious;
active, energetic, vigorous, quick, fast; lazy, idle, slow, inert, passive,
sluggish;
attentive, alert, perceptive, observant, insightful, shrewd; inattentive;
brave, bold, courageous, fearless; reckless; cautious; timid, cowardly.
Friendly, kind, polite, patient, humorous, selfish, etc.
good-natured, good-tempered, easygoing; bad-tempered; ill-natured;
malevolent; mean;
friendly, amiable, amicable, sociable, outgoing; unfriendly, hostile,
unsociable;
generous, noble; kind, kind-hearted, soft-hearted, unselfish; helpful;
gentle;
firm, strict, stern, severe; cruel, harsh, hard-hearted; merciless, ruthless;
thoughtful, considerate; compassionate, sympathetic; tolerant; intolerant;
polite, civil, urbane, tactful; impolite, rude, tactless; well-mannered; bad-
mannered;
haughty, arrogant, impudent; aggressive, pushy; stubborn, obstinate;
confident, self-confident; shy, diffident, timid, modest, humble;
unassuming;
serious, calm, quiet, placid; patient; self-possessed; impatient; impulsive;
formal, official; informal, relaxed, casual, simple; sophisticated;
unsophisticated;
humorous, amusing, funny, interesting; creative; inventive; dull, boring,
uninteresting, tedious;
cheerful, happy, carefree; optimistic; moody, melancholic; gloomy,
morose; pessimistic;
temperamental, emotional, nervous; self-conscious, sensitive, touchy;
selfish, egoistical, self-centered; inconsiderate; jealous, envious,
possessive.
Other qualities
pretentious, self-important, vain, pompous; domineering, oppressive;
unpretentious;
capricious, wayward, whimsical; mischievous; argumentative, irritable,
quarrelsome;
critical, exacting, fault-finding; pedantic; docile, dutiful, obedient;
disobedient;
talkative; glib; noisy; reserved, reticent; laconic; taciturn; silent; secretive;
economical, thrifty, frugal, tight, stingy, miserly, greedy; wasteful,
prodigal, extravagant;
strange, odd, weird, eccentric, crazy; normal, ordinary, regular.
Mind
intelligent, wise, clever, smart; sharp, keen, bright, quick, agile;
broad-minded; open-minded; narrow-minded; small-minded; absent-
minded;
a sharp mind; a quick mind; he is intelligent and broad-minded;
foolish, silly, stupid, dumb; dull, slow; crazy, insane, mad; he is foolish.