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Note: Words and phrases on one and the same line are NOT synonyms.
Appearance
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;
thin, quite thin, slim, slender; skinny, underweight; a thin girl; she is thin;
she is slim;
dark, black, brown, chestnut, red, auburn; blond, light, fair; white, gray
(grey);
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;
Eyes
blue, gray (grey), green, brown, dark; she has blue eyes;
big eyes; large eyes; bright eyes; expressive eyes; sharp eyes;
Age
a child; a kid; a little boy; a little girl; a five-year-old girl; she is five years
old;
good (excellent, fine, strong, firm, weak, bad, terrible, evil) character;
active, energetic, vigorous, quick, fast; lazy, idle, slow, inert, passive,
sluggish;
attentive, alert, perceptive, observant, insightful, shrewd; inattentive;
Other qualities
Mind
foolish, silly, stupid, dumb; dull, slow; crazy, insane, mad; he is foolish.
She is young and good-looking, with dark eyes and long red hair.
She is average height, dark-haired, quite thin, and wears glasses. She's
about fifty.
She is of medium height, with straight black hair and brown eyes.
She has dark eyes, wavy blond hair, and a nice figure. She looks great.
How do I look?
What is he like?
He is friendly and dependable. He is interesting and amusing.
He is smart and honest. He also has a good sense of humor. I like him.
He looks like his mother, but he takes after his father in character.
She takes after her mother. She has the same chestnut hair and green eyes.
He likes ice cream and chocolate. She likes apples and oranges.
She likes modern music. He likes old movies and classical music.
I'm interested in sports. I'm into computers. I'm a movie fan. I like rock
music.
Other related words
Note: Some of the words below are informal or slang words; some of them
may be perceived as offensive.
Weight
He weighs 170 pounds. (Read as "one hundred and seventy pounds" or "one
hundred seventy pounds".)
She is five feet three inches tall. She is five foot three.
Her 12-year-old son is about 5 feet tall and weighs about 88 pounds.
(eighty-eight pounds)
Her twelve-year-old son is about a hundred and fifty centimeters tall and
weighs about forty kilograms.