4-useful-way-to-describe-person

4UsefulWaysofDescribingPeopleinEnglish1.Describingsomeone’sappearanceTodescribesomeone’sappearance,youwilloftenuseadjectives.Anadjectiveisakindofwordthatdescribesanoun(aperson,placeorthing).Herearesomewordsandphrasesyoucanusetodescribeaperson’sappearance.Someofthemaresynonyms,orwordsthatmeanalmostorexactlythesamething.Knowingmorethanonewayofsayingsomethingisveryhelpfulwhendescribingpeople.Todescribesomeone’sheight,youcansaytheyaretallorshort.Tallpeoplearehigherthanshortpeople.Someonewhoisthinandtallcanbecalledlanky.Tosaysomeoneisshortandalsosmall,youcansaytheyarepetite.Ifyou’retalkingaboutachild,theymightbepint-sized.Someonewhoweighsmorethanaveragecanbecurvy,well-built,full-bodiedorheavy.(Curvyisusuallyonlyusedtodescribewomen.)Youmightalsosaysomeonehassomemeatontheirbones.Thisisacasualwayofsayingtheyareoverweight,anditmightseemrudetosomeonesensitive.Theoppositeofoverweightcanbethin,slimorskinny.Light,yellowishhaircanbedescribedasblonde.Butyoucanalsocallapersonwhohasthatkindofhairablonde.(Thismeansblondecanbeusedasanounoranadjective.)Apersonwithdarkhaircanbecalledabrunette.Someonewithredhaircanbecalledaredhead.Besideswhatcolorsomeone’shairis,youalsocansaytheyareshort-hairedorlong-haired.Youcansaytheyhavecurly,straightorwavyhair.Sometimeshaircanalsobefrizzy,whichiswhenitlookspuffywithsmall,tightcurls.Ifsomeonehasnohairatallontheirhead,theyarebald.Mensometimeshavehairontheirfaces.Hairthatcoversthechinandcheeksiscalledabeard.Whenthere’shaironlyabovethelipsit’samoustache.Abeardthat’sonlyonthechincanbecalledagoatee.Noneoftheseareadjectives.Theyareallnouns.Todescribesomeonewithabeard,youwouldsay,“Hehasabeard.”Howdoesapersonlookoverall?Ifyouthinkawomanisattractive,youcansaysheisbeautiful,prettyormaybeevengorgeous(verybeautiful).Youcancallanattractivemanhandsome.Bothmenandwomencanbegood-looking.Ifyou’respeakingverycasually,good-lookingmenorwomencanbehot.Tosaysomeoneisnotverygood-looking,youcansaytheyarenotmuchtolookat.Thisisnotanicewaytodescribesomeone,butit’sbetterthanugly.Ifsomeonedresseswell,theyaresmartlydressedortheylooksmart.Youcanalsojustsaytheyarewell-dressed.Ifsomeonedressesfashionably,theyarestylishortrendy.Ifsomeonehasbadtasteinclothes,youcansaythey’reunfashionable.Alessnicewaytosaythisisfrumpy.2.Describingsomeone’smannerismsSomeone’smannerismsarethewaytheyactorspeak.Whenyouspeak,doyoumoveyourarmsalot?Doyoutouchyourhairorbiteyourlip?Allthesethingsaremannerisms.Sincemannerismsareusuallyactions,theyareoftendescribedbyphraseswithverbs(actionwords).Herearesomecommonmannerismsyoumightusetodescribepeople:Manypeoplehavemannerismsthatappearwhenthey’refeelingnegative(bad)emotions.Ifsomeonefeelsnervousorimpatient,forexample,theymighttaptheirfingers,cracktheirknuckles,bitetheirfingernailsorchewthetipsoftheirpencils.Sometimespeopledon’tevennoticethattheytwirltheirhairaroundtheirfinger.Othertimesmannerismsaredeliberate(onpurpose).Forexample,someonemightrolltheireyestoshowthatthey’rebeingsarcastic(notserious).Whenapersonthinkshardaboutsomething,theysometimestilttheirheadtothesideorevenstickouttheirtongue.Youcansometimestellsomeoneisannoyediftheyrubthebackoftheirneck,sighalotorclenchtheirhands.3.Describingsomeone’scharacterAperson’scharacteristheirpersonality,whotheyareontheinside.Whenyoutalkaboutsomeone,youmightmentionwhattheyarelikeasaperson.Herearesomewaystodothat:Weallknowpeoplewhoareniceandkind.Theyareapleasuretobewithandalwaysseemtobesmiling.Thesepeopleareusuallyalsofriendlyandgenerous.Peoplewhoaregenerousliketohelpothersbygivingthemthings.Someonewhoistheoppositeofniceismean.Meanpeoplecanbeunpleasant,nastyorvicious.Hopefullyyoudon’tknowanyonelikethis!Somepeoplealwaysshowrespecttoothers,whichmakesthempoliteandwell-mannered.Someonewhodoesn’tcareaboutother’sfeelingsorrulesisrudeandimpolite.Iftheyusebadlanguage,youcansaytheyarevulgarorobscene.Someonesmartisintelligentorclever.Iftheyaresmartbecauseofageorexperience,theycanbecalledwise.Someonewhoisnotveryintelligentcouldbedumborslow,butaslightlynicerwaytosaythatisthatthey’renottoobright.Howdoesthepersonyou’redescribingdealwithdifficultsituations?Somepeoplegetangryeasily.Theyarehot-headed.Othersarecalmandsensibleandlookateverythinginarelaxedway.Othersgorightfrombeingcalmtobeingmad.Theyaremoody.Todescribeapersonwhodoesnotliketogooutorbewithpeoplemuch,youcanusethewordintrovert.Ifthatpersondoesn’ttalkalotanddoesn’tseemcomfortablearoundothers,theymightbeshy.Peoplewholovecompanyandpartiesareextroverts.Theyareofteneasy-going,meaningnotmuchbothersthem.Someonewhotrieshardtodobigthingsisambitious.Theymightalsoberesourceful.Resourcefulpeopleuseeverythingtheycantohelpthemreachagoal.Someonewhoishappywithwhattheyhavecanbecalledcontentorfulfilled.Noneofthesearebadthingstobe.Ifapersonisgoodatmakingpeoplelaugh,theyarefunny.Ifthey’refunnyinaclever(smart)way,they’rewitty.Somepeopledon’tliketolaughalot,andareveryseriousinstead.Sometimesseriouspeoplecanseemboring.Arrogant,conceitedpeoplearenotfuntobearoundbecausetheyactliketheyarebetterthanyou.Theycanbeshow-offs,meaningth