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A list of German adjectives for describing people's appearance

Photo copyright D Nutting: beer garden, Munich

Biergarten (mit 7.000 Sitzplätzen) am Chinesischen Turm im Englischen Garten, München, Deutschland.

»Wie sieht dein Freund aus

»Er sieht gut aus. Er ist mittelgroß und stabil, und hat blaue Augen.«

Notice Ich sehe cool aus = I look cool / Du siehst cool aus = You look cool / Sie sieht cool aus = She looks cool / Wir sehen cool aus = We look cool / Ihr seht cool aus = You (plural) look cool / Sie sehen cool aus = You (formal) look cool / sie sehen cool aus = they look cool...

This list of adjectives is alphabetical in two columns. You can search this page for a specific adjective or phrase by using the combination of Ctrl and F on your keyboard. If you want to enter a German word that contains an Umlaut, you can copy and paste from one of these here: ä ö ü ß

This list gives two or more alternative words for some meanings. Furthermore, if you do not find an adjective you want, try the opposite form, eg sportlich/unsportlich.

Haare:

hellbraune Haare = light-brown hair

schwarze Haare = black hair

braune Haare = brown hair

blonde Haare = blond hair

lange Haare = long hair

kurze Haare = short hair

glatte Haare = straight hair

wellige Haare = wavy hair

lockige Haare = curly hair

stachelige Haare = spiky hair

gefärbte Haare = dyed hair

Augen:

braune Augen = brown eyes

schwarze Augen = black eyes

grüne Augen = green eyes

blaue Augen = blue eyes

große Augen = large eyes


Allgemein:

Sie hat Sommersprossen = She has freckles

Er trägt eine Brille = He wears glasses

Er hat eine Glatze = He has a bald head


athletisch = athletic

attraktiv = attractive

blass = pale

cool = cool

dick = fat, thick

dünn = thin

elegant = elegant

energisch = energetic; assertive

fett = fatty

geheimnisvoll = mysterious, mystical

gesund = healthy

groß = big, large, tall

ziemlich groß = fairly tall

gut angezogen = well-dressed

gutaussehend = good-looking

hässlich = ugly

hübsch = handsome, pretty

klein = small, little, short

kräftig = strong, brawny, hefty

krank = sick

lang = long

mager = skinny

mittelgroß = average height

modisch = fashionable, stylish

mollig = plump, chubby

mysteriös = mysterious

riesig = gigantic

rundlich = rounded

schlank = slim

schmächtig = slender, slight; thin

schön = beautiful

sexy = sexy

sportlich = athletic

stabil = solid/well-built, sturdy

stark = strong

tot = dead

unheimlich = weird, sinister

winzig = tiny

wunderschön = beautiful, fabulous

zierlich = graceful; petite, delicate