Describing a person is one of the first topics that are covered at the very beginning of learning English. In almost every conversation, it becomes necessary to express your opinion about a particular acquaintance, and it is often difficult to find an exact definition. This article is written specifically to avoid such problems. Here we have collected the most commonly used vocabulary to describe a character in English with translation. The information provided here will help increase your vocabulary so that you can freely express your opinion about this or that person in the future.
It should be noted that in any description, mostly adjectives are used. Therefore, we will focus our attention on this part of speech. This topic can be divided into two parts: description of appearance and character in English.
Description of human physique
Here, the main parameters are height, body type, and appearance (facial features, silhouette, etc.). So, when describing a person's appearance, we first of all pay attention to how complex he is, how tall he is, and also what kind of hair and eyes he has.
To describe a person's height, adjectives such as tall (high), of medium/average height (medium height), short (short, small) will be used. In this case, the sentence will be built according to the following type: He/she is tall/short/of medium height (He/she is tall/short/of medium height).
To describe the type of figure in English, the following vocabulary is used: thin (thin), skinny (skinny), slender (slim), fat (fat), chubby (chubby, full), overweight (overweight), underweight (underweight), well-built (well-built), muscular (muscular), in a good shape (in good shape). Also useful words can be shape (figure), weight (weight).
For example, My brother is very muscular. He works out every day (My brother is very muscular. He works out every day).
How to describe a face in English?
When describing a face, the focus is on the eyes and hair. Adjectives are mostly used here as well. Eyes (eyes) can be dark (dark), bright (bright, light), blue (blue), green (green), brown (brown, hazel), black (black), narrow (narrow), big (large), gray (gray), small (small), expressive (expressive).
The following words are used to describe hair (hair): long (long), short (short), curly (curly), straight (straight), bald (bald), thick (thick), thin (thin), gray (gray-haired), dark (dark), fair (light), blond (blonde), brown (brown, chestnut), black (black), golden(golden).
Also, the face (face) can be described with the following words: pale (pale), tanned (tanned), soft (soft - about the skin), swarthy (swarty), wrinkled (wrinkled), freckled (freckled), ruddy (ruddy).
Let's give an example of using this vocabulary. His face is freckled. He has big green eyes and curly hair. - His face is freckled. He has green eyes and curly hair.
Description of character in English
This subsection is more complex, because character can be described from several sides. At the same time, there is an appraisal here. Therefore, this topic can also be divided into several: positive and negative character traits, feelings and emotions.
Let's start with neutral words: extrovert (extrovert), introvert (introvert), optimist (optimist), pessimist (pessimist), active (active), passive (passive), retiring (loving loneliness), social (social, sociable).
Positive traits
To describe a person in a good way, the following adjectives will be used:
- attractive - attractive;
- calm - calm;
- clever - smart;
- intelligent - intelligent;
- bold - brave, resolute;
- kind - kind;
- cheerful - cheerful;
- generous - generous;
- faithful - faithful;
- fair - fair;
- funny - funny;
- polite - polite;
- honest - honest;
- loyal - loyal;
- reliable - reliable.
This list is far from complete for describing a person's character in English. It contains the most commonly used adjectives. So, you can make the following character description in English, using the above vocabulary: My friend's name is Lena. She is a very nice girl. For example, she is very polite. She never uses rude words while talking to someone. (My friend's name is Lena. She is a very sweet girl. For example, she is very polite. She never uses harsh words in conversation.)
Negative traits
Description of character in English can also include emphasizing the negative qualities of a person. Such vocabulary can be reduced to the following list:
- arrogant - arrogant;
- bossy - powerful, loving to command people;
- boastful - boastful;
- rude - rude;
- cruel - cruel;
- bad - bad;
- lazy - lazy;
- evil - evil;
- silly - stupid;
- spoiled - spoiled, spoiled;
- greedy - greedy;
- selfish - selfish;
- sly - sly.
Using these words, you can make the following description: Tom is a really bad person. Apart from being impatient and rude, he is also very selfish. He cares only about himself (Tom is a very bad person. In addition to being impatient and rude, healso a real egoist. He only cares about himself).
Description of feelings and emotions
In addition to character traits, when describing a person, it is often necessary to talk about his well-being and emotions. In this regard, the vocabulary of the English language is also very diverse. However, it is impossible to remember everything at once. Therefore, first you need to learn the most common definitions.
So, in order to describe positive feelings and emotions, you can use the following English words: happy (happy), excited (excited), joyful (joyful), delightful (delighted), cheerful (cheerful), contented (happy), glad (happy), high-spirited (in a good, high spirits), dreamy (dreamy), satisfied (satisfied).
For example, Tomorrow I am going to Paris. I am very excited about the trip. - I'm going to Paris tomorrow. I am very excited about the upcoming trip.
In turn, the following vocabulary is used to describe a negative mood and feeling: angry (angry), sad (sad), worried (worried, worried), bored (bored), tired (tired), exhausted (exhausted), frightened (scared), sorrowful (sad), stressed (stressed), upset (upset), gloomy (gloomy), low-spirited (in a bad mood).
Thus, for example, you can write the following description: Today I am feeling bad. I received bad news yesterday so I am very upset. - Today I feel bad. I got some bad news yesterday and that's why I'm very upset.
Thus, the vocabulary for describing appearance and character in English is very diverse. Only the most common and most frequently occurring words were given in the article. However, for a more complete and detailed description of a person, it is necessary to use other adjectives. For this, reading fiction books (or excerpts) in English can be very helpful.
