physical appearance

noun

: the way one looks
He's very proud of his physical appearance.

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Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images As shared by ESPN NFL insider Jeremy Fowler, the Chiefs' tight end has made a major change to his physical appearance. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025 Erivo has similar thoughts about her physical appearance, which has grown more distinctive — and perhaps more provocative — as she’s gotten more famous. Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025 Over time, the models build working assumptions about a user’s personality and, increasingly, about their physical appearance. Diana Spehar, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 Aimee Lou Wood Steve Granitz Aimee Lou Wood’s physical appearance, specifically her teeth, has been the focus of pop-culture discourse lately. Audrey Noble, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for physical appearance

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“Physical appearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physical%20appearance. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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