Okay,summer is approching, now let’s learn some words to describe body shape and size.
You already know the basic words-fat and thin.
But there are many other ways to say these.
English Words For “Fat”
“I hate my flabby stomach.”
A person who is fat can also be described as overweight, heavy, big, or large.
The word for a person who is EXTREMELY fat is obese.
We also have the word chubby to describe fat children;
Husky or heavyset to describe fat men;
And plump or curvy to describe fat women (the word curvy has a more positive connotation, implying that the woman has a nice, full, feminine body).
If you want to say a specific part of the body is fat, you can say it is flabby – for example, “I hate my flabby stomach.” (typically used for arms, stomach, thighs, and butt).
English Words For “Thin”
My sister is slender.
The opposite of fat is thin. Some alternative words are slim, slender, skinny, lean, wiry, petite, and lanky.
In general, thin, slim,and slenderare more positive, whereas skinnyis often used as a criticism or negative point.
The words lean and wiry mean that the person is thin AND muscular. The word petite is only used for women, and means that the woman is short and thin. Finally, the word lanky means tall and thin.
English Words For “Muscular”
What about a person with an athletic body?
You can describe him or her as muscular, fit, strong,in good shape;
Or “ripped” – that’s a slang word meaning that the person has very well-defined and visible muscles – like the guy in this photo.
Which word will you use to decribe yourself?
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