Attractive - a person who is good looking. (male or female)

               Example sentence:       Demi Moore is a very attractive woman.

  bald - a person who has no hair. Some bald people shave their heads.

                Example sentences:       The male actor Bruce Willis is bald. He has a shaved head.

  beautiful - a person who is extremely good looking (mainly used to describe women).

               Example sentence:       The American singer Beyonce is very beautiful.

  blonde - a person who has yellow hair.

                Example sentence:       The American celebrity Paris Hilton has blonde hair.

  chubby - a polite way of describing someone who is a bit overweight.

               Example sentence:     Russell Crowe is looking a bit chubby lately, isn't he?

  curvy - a woman with a large bust, broad hips and a small waist.

               Example sentence:     Katie Price is very curvy.

  fat - a very negative way to describe someone who is overweight (very rude and a bit insulting!).

               Example sentence:  Kirstie Alley starred in the American sitcom "Fat Actress".

  fit -  (1) someone who gets a lot of exercise and is very healthy. (2) A very attractive person.

               Example sentences:      (1) David Beckham is physically fit.  (2) David Beckham is fit!

  flabby -  (1) used to describe someone who does not get much exercise, with poor muscle tone.

               Example sentence:      (1) I was looking a bit flabby, so I've joined a gym.

  gorgeous -  very attractive (used to describe men and women).

               Example sentence:      I think Johnny Depp is gorgeous!

  handsome - a man who is extremely good looking.

               Example sentence:      Brad Pitt is very handsome.

  large - Someone who is overweight (neutral).

               Example sentence:      Fashionable clothes for large women can be hard to find.

  muscular - Someone who is very toned and has well defined muscles.

               Example sentences:      Madonna is quite muscular for a woman. Her arms are very toned.

  obese - used to describe someone who is very fat (impolite).

               Example sentence:      Being obese is bad for your health.

  ordinary - somebody who is very plain; not beautiful.

               Example sentence:      Susan Boyle looks very ordinary, but she has an amazing voice.

  plain - somebody who is very ordinary-looking.

               Example sentence:      Some models look very plain when they take off their make-up.

  plump - a tactful way of describing someone who is overweight (mainly British English).

               Example sentence:      The plump British actress Dawn French is a brunette.

  presentable - another way of saying someone looks smart.

               Example sentence:      If you want to get ahead in your job, you need to look presentable.

  redhead - a person with orange hair.

               Example sentence:     Nicole Kidman is a redhead.

  scruffy - used to describe someone whose appearance is very untidy.

               Example sentence:      Pete Docherty is very scruffy.

  shapely - a curvy woman with a small waist.

               Example sentence:     Kylie Minogue is very shapely.

  short - used to describe someone who isn't very tall.

               Example sentence:      American actor Tom Cruise is fairly short.

  skinny - used to describe someone who is very thin (impolite).

               Example sentence:      Many fashion models are way too skinny.

  slender - Used to describe a thin person who looks healthy.

               Example sentence:    Actress Julia Roberts is very slender.

  smart - used to describe someone who takes a lot of care over their appearance.

               Example sentence:     It is important to look smart if you want to make a good impression.

  stocky - someone who is broad and not very tall. Mainly used to describe men.

               Example sentence:  Simon Cowell is quite short, with dark hair and a stocky build.

  tall - used to describe someone who is above average height.

               Example sentence:   American actor Ashton Kucher is very tall.

  tattooed - used to describe someone who has tattoos.

               Example sentence:   Amy Winehouse has a lot of tattoos.

  thin - used to describe someone who weighs less than the average person (impolite!).

               Example sentence:      Victoria Beckham is very thin.

  unkempt - used to describe someone who looks scruffy and does not take care of their appearance.

               Example sentence:      Amy Winehouse sometimes looks unkempt in photographs.

  well-built - someone whose body shape or size is bigger than the average person.

               Example sentence:      Arnold Schwarzenegger is well-built.

Important note: be careful using negative adjectives when commenting on a person's appearance, as some people may be very offended by them! In most situations it is safer to use a neutral or positive adjective (for example slender instead of thin, large instead of fat).

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