physical appearance

noun

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

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The latter stars Brad Pitt as a man born with the physical appearance and ailments of an elderly person, who ages in reverse. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025 Holistic wellness acknowledges that true beauty emanates from within, and fostering a patient's mental health is just as crucial as their physical appearance. Matt King, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 Investigators on Wednesday said pictures of a suspect generated in 2017 by specialized DNA phenotyping, the process of predicting physical appearance and ancestry from unidentified DNA evidence, were similar in appearance to Lipari. Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025 Woods alleged Combs was verbally abusive to her and her bandmates throughout their career, including criticizing her physical appearance. Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 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 14 Mar. 2025.

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