physical appearance

noun

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

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While the comments that Codel highlights are more so based on her physical appearance, some journalists face physical threats against them, said Tracy Everbach, a journalism professor at the University of North Texas. Melina Khan, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025 Though Tyson’s appearance is subject to ridicule and even self-consciousness on his part, his character far outshines his physical appearance. Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 8 Dec. 2025 Parton rose to be one of country music’s biggest stars in the 1970s in part by cultivating an extravagant, sexualized, working-class persona, typified by her flamboyant physical appearance that liberal writers proved incapable of understanding or taking seriously. Time, 6 Dec. 2025 Ariana Grande wants people to wait just a clock tick and reconsider before speaking about her physical appearance. Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 1 Dec. 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 24 Dec. 2025.

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