Bodily Appearance
PHYSIQUE
| anorexic; gangling; gaunt; haggard; lanky; scrawny; skinny; spindly; withered / agile; athletic; lean; lithe; petite;
rangy; reedlike; slender; slight; slim; sylphlike; thin; trim; willowy / barrel-chested; beefy; big-boned; brawny; buxom;
chubby; fat; muscular; sinewy; well-muscled; voluptuous
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SKIN COLOUR
| alabaster; albino; apricot; black; bronze; brown; caramel; cream; ebony; fair; ivory; lily-white; milky; nut-brown;
olive; red; white; yellow;
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COMPLEXION (appearance and texture)
| Appearance - blush; flush; freckled; glowing; jaundiced; mottled; pallid; pale; pasty; rosy; ruddy; russet;
sallow; splotchy; wan
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| Texture - acned; cadaverous; craggy; greasy; leathery; peeling; pitted; pocked; scarred; sunburnt; wrinkled
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HAIR COLOUR (natural only)
| Black - coal black; jet black; raven; sable; ebony; charcoal; ink-black; sooty;
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| Dark Brown -
brunet/te (male/female - male form rarely used); auburn; chestnut; chestnut brown; walnut;
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| Light Brown -
ash brown; mousey; chocolate; sandy; tawny; golden brown; nutmeg; nut brown; cinnamon;
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| Red -
fiery red; ginger; rusty; rust red; redhead; honey red; reddish brown; russet; copper; burnt sienna;
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| Blond/e (male/female) -
ash blonde; strawberry blonde; platinum blonde; flaxen; honey-coloured; towheaded; light blonde; yellow-brown; fair-haired;
champagne; tawny-gold; golden-haired; yellow-haired;
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| White - grey; silver; hoary; hoaryhead; snow-white; silver-grey;
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HAIR STYLE
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Afro; beehive; bob; braids; bun; coiffure; corkscrew curls; curls; crew cut; dreadlocks; French braid; mohawk; page boy;
pigtails; pompadour; ponytail; shorn; skinhead; topknot; wedge / crop; fringe; locks; ringlets; strands; wisps;
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HAIR CONDITION
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cowlicked; disarrayed; disheveled; ill-kempt; knotted; messed up; messy; mussed up; mussy; uncombed; unkempt; ragged;
ruffled; shaggy; tangled; tousled; twisted; untidy; matted / combed; kempt; neat; neatly combed; thick; thinning; tidy; /
greasy; oily / dry; split-ended / flecked; grizzled; wiry; receding; unshorn
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FACIAL HAIR
| beard; bristles; five o'clock shadow; fuzz; goatee; moustache; muttonchops; sideburns; stubble; whiskers
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EYES (colour and shade)
| Blue - bright blue; dark blue; light blue; luminous blue; piercing blue; sky blue;
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Brown - dark brown; light brown;
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| Green - emerald; jade; light green; dark green; bright green; sea green;
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| Grey - light grey; dark grey; deep grey; stone; stone grey; cobalt; slate grey;
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| Hazel - light hazel;
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MOUTH
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cupid's bow; downturned; grim; large; small; smiling;
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LIPS
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blue; cracked; dry; fat; full; luscious; parched; parted; red; ruby; thin; wet
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TEETH
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buck; crooked; gap-toothed; gappy; gleaming; large; protruding; razor-like; small; sharp; shining; straight; white; yellow;
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NOSE
| aquiline; beaky; broad; bulbous; button; button-like; curved; eagle-like; hatchet-like; hooked; prominent; straight;
turned up;
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EARS
| jug-like; protruding; tiny;
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CHIN
| angular; chiselled; protruding; square;
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CHEEKS
| rosy; ruddy; sunken; high (cheek bones); flat;
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NECK
| short; long; swan-like; thick; gracious; elegant
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CHEST
| barrel-chested; broadchested; flat-chested; solid; well-defined; well-muscled;
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STOMACH
| chiselled; lean; pot-bellied; round;
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SHOULDERS
| broad; ox-like; sloping; drooping; hunched; rounded;
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ARMS
| long; thick; skinny;
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HANDS
| elegant; long; long-fingered; rough; stubby; shovel-like; slender; spade-like;
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FINGERS
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FINGER NAILS
| bitten; broken; claw-like; dirty; hooked; long; painted; sharp; talon-like;
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BACK
| bent; hunched; ramrod straight; rounded;
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LEGS
| long; shapely; sinewy; thin; tree-trunks;
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Physical Expressions
VOICE
| bass; bellowing; booming; breathy; cackling; childlike; croaking; crackling; drawling; droning; falsetto; faltering;
feeble; flat; fluting; gravel; guttural; harsh; hoarse; hollow; husky; hypnotic; lilting; lisping; monotone; nasal; piercing;
ponderous; purring; quavering; rasping; reedy; resonant; robust; sensuous; sharp; shrill; soothing; soporific; spluttering;
squawking; squeaky; sultry; thick; thin; throaty; thunderous; tremulous; velvet; warbling; wheezing; whining;
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FACIAL
| bewildered; disbelieving; disgust; frown; puzzled; nonplussed; scowl; smile;
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VISUAL
| blank look; gaze; glance; glaring; glowering; hard stare; piercing; sideways glance; vague; vacuous; vacant; searching;
empty;
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VOCAL
| ah (satisfaction, surprise, delight, dislike, pain); oh (surprise, fear, anger, pain); aha (surprise, pleasure, triumph)
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GESTICULATIVE
| Anger - wave a fist in the air; stamp feet;
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| Dismissal - wave a hand in the air; waved away;
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| Disgust - throw up hands; turn up nose; wrinkle nose;
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| Dismay - shake head; slump;
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| Sudden Despair - throw hands over face; drop head; drop shoulders;
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| Introduction - sweep an arm
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| Inspiration - clap hands; clap hand to forehead; click fingers;
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| Shock - clap hand to cheek/s; clap hand to mouth;
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BODY MOVEMENTS/POSITIONS
| Fingers - click; drumming; flatten palms against; flick; laced/interlaced; massage; pull; stroking (chin);
tapping; tug;
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| Hands - brush; bunch; caress; clap; clasp; clench/unclench; close (around/over); clutch; cupping; dust off; grasp;
grip; hit; hold; knock; made a fist; punch; rap; slid; wave;
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| Arms - embrace; fold; hug;
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| Head - bend; bow; cock; cradle in hands; dip; incline; lean (back, forward, sideways); lift; nod; shake; swing;
tilt; tip; toss; turn; wag;
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| Chin - raise; stroke;
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| Nose - wrinkle (in disgust);
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| Shoulders - shrug;
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| Knees - hug knees to;
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| Body Motion - amble; bounce; chase; crawl; creep; gallop; jump; leap; lollop; slide; slither; soar; rush; spring;
stride; stroll;
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Clothing/Accessories (modern only)
HEADWEAR
| bowler; panama; top hat; scarf; bonnet; fedora; beret; peakcap; deerstalker;
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HAIR ACCESSORIES
| Alice band; hair band; hair clip; headband; head scarf; scrunchie;
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FOOTWEAR
| boots; brogues; clogs; plimsols; skates (ice, roller); snowshoes; trainers;
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CLOTHES
| Tops - blouse; cardigan; halterneck; jacket; jumper; polo neck; pullover; shirt; sweater; t-shirt;
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| Bottoms - dress; shorts; skirt; trousers;
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| Other - mittens; fingerless gloves; gloves; cloak; shawl; coat; windcheater; mackintosh; raincoat; socks;
stockings; tights;
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MATERIAL
| canvas; cotton; denim; linen; lycra; nylon; polyester; satin; silk; towelling; wool;
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JEWELLERY
| earrings; necklace; bracelet; brooch; watch; pendant; stud; bangle; chain; ring; toe-ring; bellyring; ankle chain;
bellychain;
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