Vocabulary

Here’s some useful vocabulary for describing people and talking about physical appearance. Remember that you need to be quite careful when you’re describing people. At the bottom of this page are some tips for being tactful.

Age

If you’re old you might have a pension, so you’re an old age pensioner, or a senior citizen. An old person might be 65 years old and over.

Before you’re old (around 55, for example) you can be middle-aged. If you have children when you’re this age, they can be young adult (20-25 years of age) or teenager. (13-19).

There are other words for younger children. For example, a toddler is around 1-3 years old, while a baby is from 0-12 months old.

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Skin and Complexion

Complexion is the natural appearance and color of the skin, especially of the face.

For example, “Mary has a soft, creamy complexion.”

Wrinkled( covered with lines or loose folds of skin; often associated with age,)      Freckled( sprinkled or covered with light brown spots),     Ruddy( skin that has a reddish tint; may have the appearance of sunburn),   Sallow( skin that has a yellowish tint; may be associated with illness),       Tanned( skin with a warm, golden-brown tint),           Rosy or fresh-faced( pink-cheeked, fair complexion that glows with a hint of pink)

Other skin-related adjectives: pale, fair, spotless, silky, smooth, creamy, dewy(moist), baby-soft, peaches-and-cream, glowing, paper-thin or translucent (as with a very old person), sunburned, peeling, rough, callused(a tough area of skin), weathered, weatherbeaten, craggy(rugged and uneven, rocklike), leathery(texture and appearance of leather), mottled(discoloration), dry, brown, dark

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