DESCRIBING MALES
BLOND HAIR
LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 4 LEVEL 5 OTHERS Viking-gold Nordic-gold Aryan-gold lions mane- Achilles-gold hair hair hair gold hair hair Hercules- Scandinavian- Teutonic- mother lode- Apollo-gold gold hair gold hair gold hair gold hair hair
1. He had wavy, Hercules-gold hair. 2. He had mussed, Nordic-gold hair. 3. He had twirling, Aryan-gold hair. 4. He had a swirling, lion’s mane of gold hair. 5. He had whisked, Apollo-gold hair that danced in the wind.
SHORT HAIR a crew cut a Mohican a marine a razor’s- a bald pate hair cut haircut edge cur close a rooster cut a military a buzz-cut a chrome cropped hair hair cut dome
1. He had a crew cut and darting eyes. 2. He had a rooster cut and piercing eyes. 3. He had a marine cut and penetrating eyes. 4. He had buzz-cut and gimlet eyes. 5. He had a chrome dome and far-seeing eyes.
EYEBROWS bushy sickle shaped crescent-of- beetle- fire eyebrows moon shape browed worshipper- black bristly scythe equinox- hirsute Hades-black eyebrows shaped black eyebrows eyebrows eyebrows
1. He had bushy eyebrows and a pleasing face. 2. He had sickle shaped eyebrows and a shapely face. 3. He had equinox-black eyebrows and a seemly face. 4. He had hirsute, bible-black eyebrows on an artist’s face. 5. He had Hades-black eyebrows affixed to an aesthetic face.
NOSE a falcon’s a Roman a patrician a raptor’s a lordly nose nose nose nose nose a hawkish an imperial an imperious an aquiline a kingly nose nose nose nose nose
1. He had a falcon’s nose and merry eyes. 2. He had an imperial nose and joyful eyes. 3. He had a patrician nose and mirthful eyes. 4. He had a raptor’s nose and dancing eyes. 5. He had a lordly nose and come-hither eyes.
CHEEKBONES domed half-dome arched pinched-in concave cheekbones cheekbones cheekbones cheekbones cheekbones defined half-moon angular prominent mountain cheekbones cheekbones cheekbones cheekbones peak cheekbones
1. He had domed cheekbones on tight skin. 2. He had half-moon cheekbones on tense skin. 3. He had arched cheekbones on taut skin. 4. His pinched-in cheekbones rested on skin that was stretched tight by exercise. 5. His concave cheekbones rested on skin pulled tight like a bolt of fine cloth.
JAW a concrete a craggy jaw a flinty jaw a granite jaw an jaw adamantine jaw a lantern jaw an oaken jaw a marble jaw a basalt jaw an obsidian jaw
1. He had a lantern jaw that was square and firm. 2. He had a craggy jaw that was strong and hard. 3. He had a marble jaw that was rugged and masculine. 4. He had a granite jaw that was gritty and tough. 5. He had an obsidian jaw that was obdurate and unyielding.
SHOULDERS Atlas taurine simian Colossus canyon ridge shoulders shoulders shoulders shoulders shoulders a Titan’s a wrestler’s Samson Corinthian ox yoke shoulders shoulders shoulders shoulders shoulders
1. He had Atlas shoulders above a six-pack. 2. He had taurine shoulders above a barrel chest. 3. He had simian shoulders and an Olympian’s chest. 4. He had Corinthian shoulders and a horizon flat stomach. 5. He had ox yoke shoulders and a washboard stomach.
STRENGTH a gladiator’s a goliath’s a leviathan’s a Spartan’s a gym toned biceps body forearms muscles physique a a Greek Popeye Schwarzenegger a gym honed strongman’s god’s body forearms muscles physique shoulders
1. He had a gladiator’s biceps and iron muscles. 2. He had a goliath’s body and ironbound muscles. 3. He had Popeye forearms and ironclad muscles. 4. He had a Spartan’s muscles and cast iron muscles. 5. He had a gym honed physique and muscles wrought from iron.
MASCULINITY dishy brawny manly hunky hale and hearty dashing burly strapping handsome hewn from rock
1. He was dashing with a rascal’s smile. 2. He was brawny with a roguish smile. 3. He was strapping with a scamp’s smile. 4. He was hunky with a scallywag’s smile. 5. He was hale and hearty with a rapscallion’s smile.
MOVEMENT a cat like a tiger like an athletic a lion-like a feline grace grace tread grace power a leopard like sure-footed a balletic a leonine like a panther grace purpose grace poise in slow-mo
1. He moved with a cat like grace. 2. He walked with sure-footed purpose. 3. He eased about the room with a balletic grace. 4. He prowled around with a lion-like power. 5. He padded through the room like a panther in slow-mo.
DESCRIBING MALES
BEARDS
LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 4 LEVEL 5 OTHERS a goatee a spade an Abe a Captain a Moses shaped beard Lincoln Ahab beard beard a galway a devil’s fork a Vandyke a Socratic a Methuselah beard beard beard beard
1. He had a shiny goatee. 2. He had a smooth, spade shaped beard. 3. He wore a glossy, Abe Lincoln beard. 4. He boasted a flowing, Socratic beard. 5. He sported a sartorial, Methuselah beard.
MOUSTACHES a bushy a pencil thin a toothbrush a handlebar a Zapata moustache moustache moustache moustache moustache a bristly a military a smig a walrus a D’Artegnan moustache moustache moustache moustache
1. He had a dark, bristly moustache. 2. He had a dapper, military moustache. 3. He wore a dandy, toothbrush moustache. 4. He wore a drooping, walrus moustache. 5. He sported a dashing, D’Artegnan moustache, the emblem of a true musketeer.
STUBBLE dark stubble grainy sand-rough morning a rime of stubble stubble shadow grey peppered gritty stubble designer five o’ clock salt and stubble stubble shadow pepper stubble
1. He had manly, peppered stubble. 2. He had manful, gritty stubble. 3. He had mannish, designer stubble. 4. His face was grizzled with manlike, five o’ clock shadow. 5. His face was grafted with a masculine rime of grey.
BLUE EYES sea rover- nomad-blue voyager-blue seafarer-blue trailblazer- blue eyes eyes eyes eyes blue eyes Rasputin- nautical-blue mariner-blue wayfarer- wanderlust- blue eyes eyes eyes blue eyes blue eyes
1. His Rasputin-blue eyes were as clear as a calm lake. 2. His nautical-blue eyes were as clear as a summer brook. 3. His voyager-blue eyes were as clear as a fresh pond. 4. His seafarer-blue eyes were as clear as a spring stream. 5. His trailblazer-blue eyes were as clear as a mountain stream.
DIFFERENT EYE COLOURS hypnotic, scorching, beguiling, enthralling, enchanting, meltwater- smaragdine- turquoise- champagne- clay-grey blue eyes green eyes green eyes brown eyes eyes mesmerizing, iridescent, bewitching, entrancing, enrapturing, empyrean- malachite- tourmaline- molten- loam-grey blue eyes green eyes green eyes brown eyes
1. He had lambent, meltwater-blue eyes 2. He had fulgent, smaragdine-green eyes. 3. He had bedazzling, tourmaline-green eyes. 4. He had effulgent, molten-brown eyes. 5. He had scintillating, loam-grey eyes.
SHAPE OF EYES doe shaped saucer orb round lunar shaped moon shaped eyes shaped eyes eyes eyes almond Saturn opal round sloe shaped millpond shaped eyes shaped eyes eyes round
1. They were doe shaped and the windows to his soul. 2. They were saucer shaped and the mirrors of his soul. 3. They were opal round and the pathways to his soul. 4. They were lunar shaped and the gateways to his soul. 5. They were millpond round and the portals to his soul.
ARCHAIC WORDS FOR EYES a-dazzle with a-flicker with a-gleam with a-glow with a-sparkle wonder curiosity delight love with mirth a-fire with a-flush with a-glimmer a-light with a-twinkle passion triumph with interest joy with the ‘joie de vivre’
1. They were a-dazzle with wonder over a friendly smile. 2. They were a-flicker with curiosity over a genial smile. 3. They were a-glimmer with interest over his affable smile. 4. They were a-glow with love and he flashed me an amiable smile. 5. They were a-twinkle with the ‘joie de vivre’ and he graced me with a jaunty smile.
PERSONALITY a dashing a devil-may- a vivacious a flamboyant a personality care outlook personality character buccaneering personality an a derring-do a gregarious a debonair a adventurous outlook personality character swashbuckling personality personality
1. He had a dashing personality and a cosmic smile. 2. He had a devil-may-care outlook and a stellar smile. 3. He had a gregarious personality and a galactic smile. 4. He had a debonair character and a celestial smile. 5. He had a swashbuckling style and an Arcadian smile.
VOICE a deep voice a bass voice a foghorn a rumbling a stentorian voice voice voice a booming a trombone a volcanic like bottled a grit-and- voice voice voice thunder gravy voice
1. He had a booming voice, full of vim. 2. He had a trombone voice, full of verve. 3. He had a volcanic voice, loaded with vigour. 4. He had a voice like bottled thunder, a measure of his vitality. 5. He had a stentorian voice, a man who believed in ‘Vi et armis’. (By force and arms)
CLOTHES snazzy natty clothes gap year rakish twee clothes clothes clothes ritzy clothes nifty clothes swanky raffish Miami Vice clothes clothes clothes
1. He wore snazzy clothes and his hair was wind-tossed. 2. He wore natty clothes and his hair was wind-tumbled. 3. He wore swanky clothes and his hair was wind-tangled. 4. He wore raffish clothes and his hair was wind-tousled. 5. He wore Miami Vice clothes and his hair was wind-tempested.
LEVEL 1: BASIC SENTENCES 1. He had Viking-gold hair. HAIR 2. He had bristly eyebrows. EYEBROWS 3. He had a hawkish nose. NOSE 4. He had defined cheekbones. CHEEKBONES 5. He had a concrete jaw. JAW 6. He had a Titan’s shoulders. SHOULDERS 7. He was dishy. MASCULINITY 8. He moved with a leopard-like grace. MOVEMENT 9. He had sea rover-blue eyes. EYES 10. They were almond shaped. SHAPE OF EYES 11. They were a-fire with passion. ARCHAIC WORDS FOR EYES 12. He was adventurous. PERSONALITY 13. He had a deep voice. VOICE 14. He wore ritzy clothes. CLOTHES 15. An earthy scent swirled around him. SMELL
LEVEL 2: A BASIC PARAGRAPH He had a Mohican cut and scythe-shaped eyebrows. His Roman nose and half-dome cheekbones sat above an oaken jaw. His wrestler’s shoulders were part of his burly physique. He walked with a tiger like tread and his nomad-blue eyes twinkled. They were Saturn round and were a-flush with triumph after his job promotion. His derring-do personality and bass voice were a big part of his ambitious character. He always wore nifty clothes and his spicy aroma was appealing.
LEVEL 3: CREATIVE PARAGRAPHS He was a male model and he was adored by the fairer sex for his Teutonic-gold hair. It was a casual jumble sometimes but mostly neat and flowing. His crescent-of-moon eyebrows were thin and narrow. He carried an imperious nose well and his angular cheekbones carved down towards a flinty jaw. Unusually for a model, he had a manly, Samson physique. The catwalk loved the way he glided with an athletic grace without skipping a beat. His mariner-blue eyes were orb round and darted constantly, a-gleam with delight and the vigour of youth. They were soft, Irish eyes and swam with joy. They shone brightly, like two sapphires dipped in milky pools. Everyone commented on his vivacious character and his gentle nature. His voice could be foghorn loud when he was booming out a guffaw but it was normally mellifluous. His gap year clothes always made him appear younger than his years. The swirl of his loamy cologne had them swooning in the aisles.
LEVEL 4: ADVANCED PARAGRAPHS He wasn’t a male model but he should have been. The lush, mother lode-gold hair he groomed so carefully had a rippling quality, a sign of his rude health. His only blemish was that he was beetle-browed and they sometimes knitted in frustration. The aquiline nose he sported complemented his prominent cheekbones. Handsome in an understated way, his basalt jaw and Spartan shoulders spoke of strength. He possessed a latent, leonine power and always walked with purpose and authority. People had always remarked that his best feature was his entrancing, wayfarer-blue eyes. Sloe shaped, they could shine as bright as the evening stars when they were a-light with joy. At other times, they could resemble two liquid-blue pools of flashing fire. Flamboyant of character, the room always filled with his sonorous, rumbling voice. He was also quick to crack a joke or fire off a humorous retort. His rakish clothes were a source of amusement to some, not least because they emanated an herbal smell.
LEVEL 5: COMPLEX WRITING: DIFFERENT PEOPLE A Brad Pitt look-alike: The man I met at the wedding had a touch of the Brad Pitt about him. His hair was Achilles-gold and coiffed to perfection. His eyes had the same startling clarity as a mountain stream and the lineaments of his face were in perfect proportion to each other. He seemed moulded from a different cast as he had an androgynous look uncommon to most people. Lacquered and enamelled by the sun, he radiated energy and brio. His mountain peak cheekbones appeared chiselled into shape by a master craftsman. They were of such sharp contours, it looked as if they were sculpted and pared to perfection. With eyes as bright and spellbinding as lode stars, they bewitched all those who fell under his steady gaze. They were a-sparkle with mirth and shone like two eternity-blue jewels enwrought in snow. He had a fruity laugh and a grit-and-gravy voice. It alternated from strident to soothing depending on his whim. The trace of a southern drawl was in there also but the brogue itself was a gentle one and pleasing to the ear. He moved with a feline grace. It looked as if he was padding across the ground rather than walking. His oval face held a pleasant countenance and spoke of a gentle soul. When he flashed those sorcery-white, piano key teeth, he could melt hearts. Unusually, his eyebrows were arched and seam-gold, not the bristly, fire gazer black common to most men. He carried himself with a kingly air, a distinct mood of gravitas, although he could be buccaneering and childlike on occasion. His twee clothes bore this out. His eau-de-Cologne left a vapour trail of spice and cinnamon behind him when he walked.