Adjectives - Appearance

Ben C. (United States of America)
Useful words for describing how people look
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  1. adorable
    lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
  2. attractive
    pleasing to the eye or mind as through beauty or charm
  3. alluring
    highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
  4. beautiful
    pleasing to the senses
  5. bewildered
    extremely confused and uncertain what to do
  6. boorish
    ill-mannered and coarse in behavior or appearance
  7. bright
    emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
  8. confident
    having or marked by assurance
  9. cheerful
    being full of or promoting cheer
  10. cultured
    marked by refinement in taste and manners
  11. clumsy
    lacking grace in movement or posture
  12. drab
    a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
  13. dull
    so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
  14. dynamic
    characterized by action or forcefulness of personality
  15. disillusioned
    freed from false ideas
  16. elegant
    refined and tasteful in appearance, behavior, or style
  17. energetic
    possessing or displaying forceful exertion
  18. fair
    free from favoritism, bias, or deception
  19. fancy
    not plain; decorative or ornamented
  20. filthy
    disgustingly dirty
  21. gentle
    soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
  22. glamorous
    having an air of allure, romance and excitement
  23. handsome
    pleasing in appearance
  24. homely
    lacking in physical beauty or proportion
  25. hurt
    be the source of pain
  26. ill-mannered
    socially incorrect in behavior
  27. jolly
    full of or showing high-spirited merriment
  28. lovely
    lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
  29. magnificent
    characterized by grandeur
  30. neat
    clean or organized
  31. nervous
    of or relating to a system of sensory apparatus
  32. pleasant
    being in harmony with your taste or likings
  33. perfect
    being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
  34. plucky
    showing courage
  35. prim
    affectedly dainty or refined
  36. smiling
    a facial expression with the corners of the mouth turned up
  37. splendid
    characterized by grandeur
  38. self-assured
    showing poise and confidence in your own worth
  39. snobbish
    tending to associate only with people of a similar background
  40. thoughtful
    exhibiting or characterized by careful consideration
  41. tense
    taut or rigid; stretched tight
  42. timid
    showing fear and lack of courage
  43. upset
    cause to lose one's composure
  44. vivacious
    vigorous and animated
  45. wonderful
    extraordinarily good or great
  46. worried
    afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble
  47. wild
    wild, free, and not controlled or touched by humans
Created on Thu Aug 22 10:14:48 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Aug 22 10:15:44 EDT 2013)

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