Wondering how to describe physical appearance in Spanish? Whether someone is good-looking or plain, muscular or slender, young or old, here is a list of Spanish adjectives that will help you describe how somebody looks.
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How to Describe Physical Appearance in Spanish
| attractive | atractivo |
| average | promedio |
| beautiful | guapa |
| blond | rubio |
| fat | gordo |
| lovely | lindo |
| plump | rechoncho |
| pretty | bonita |
| short | bajo |
| slim | delgado |
| small | pequeño |
| strong | fuerte |
| tall | alto |
| thin | flaco |
| ugly | feo |
| weak | débil |
| bald | calvo |
| black hair | cabello negro |
| fair | rubio |
| brown hair | cabello castaño |
| curly hair | cabello rizado |
| dark | moreno |
| dark hair | cabello oscuro |
| grey hair | cabello canoso |
| handsome | guapo |
| lame | cojo |
| light hair | cabello claro |
| long hair | cabello largo |
| maimed | mutilado |
| medium height | de estatura media |
| muscular | musculoso |
| one-eyed | tuerto |
| overweight | con sobrepeso |
| pale | pálido |
| plain | poco atractivo |
| redhead | pelirrojo |
| scruffy | desaliñado |
| short hair | cabello corto |
| slender | esbelto |
| squint | bizco |
| stout | corpulento |
| straight hair | cabello lacio |
| tanned | bronceado |
| tiny | pequeño |
| well-built | fornido |
| old | viejo |
| young | joven |
| obese | obeso |
| braid | trenza |
| ponytail | cola |
| beard | barba |
| birthmark | marca de nacimiento |
| freckle | peca |
| mole | lunar |
| moustache | bigote |
| scar | cicatriz |
| sideburns | patillas |
| tattoo | tatuaje |
| wart | verruga |
| wrinkle | arruga |
| elegant | elegante |
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