100 Words for Facial Expressions
1. Absent: preoccupied
2. Agonized: as if in pain or tormented
3. Alluring: attractive, in the sense of arousing desire
4. Appealing: attractive, in the sense of encouraging goodwill and/or interest
5. Beatific: see blissful
6. Bilious: ill-natured
7. Black: angry or sad, or see hostile
8. Bleak: see grim and hopeless
9. Blinking: surprise, or lack of concern
10. Blissful: showing a state of happiness or divine contentment
11. Blithe: carefree, lighthearted, or heedlessly indifferent
12. Brooding: see anxious and gloomy
13. Bug eyed: frightened or surprised
14. Chagrined: humiliated or disappointed
15. Cheeky: cocky, insolent
16. Cheerless: sad
17. Choleric: hot-tempered, irate
18. Coy: flirtily playful, or evasive
19. Crestfallen: see despondent
20. Darkly: with depressed or malevolent feelings
21. Deadpan: expressionless, to conceal emotion or heighten humor
22. Dejected: see despondent
23. Derisive: see sardonic
24. Despondent: depressed or discouraged
25. Doleful: sad or afflicted
26. Dour: stern or obstinate; see also despondent
27. Downcast: see despondent
28. Dreamy: distracted by daydreaming or fantasizing
29. Ecstatic: delighted or entranced
30. Etched: see fixed
31. Faint: cowardly, weak, or barely perceptible
32. Fixed: concentrated or immobile
33. Furtive: stealthy
34. Gazing: staring intently
35. Glancing: staring briefly as if curious but evasive
36. Glaring: see hostile
37. Glazed: expressionless due to fatigue or confusion
38. Gloomy: see despondent and sullen
39. Glowering: annoyed or angry
40. Glowing: see radiant
41. Grim: see despondent; also, fatalistic or pessimistic
42. Grave: serious, expressing emotion due to loss or sadness
43. Haunted: frightened, worried, or guilty
44. Hopeless: depressed by a lack of encouragement or optimism
45. Hostile: aggressively angry, intimidating, or resistant
46. Hunted: tense as if worried about pursuit
47. Impassive: see deadpan
48. Inscrutable: mysterious, unreadable
49. Jeering: insulting or mocking
50. Languid: lazy or weak
51. Leering: see meaningful; also, sexually suggestive
52. Meaningful: to convey an implicit connotation or shared secret
53. Mild: easygoing
54. Mischievous: annoyingly or maliciously playful
55. Moody: see sullen
56. Pained: affected with discomfort or pain
57. Pallid: see wan
58. Peering: with curiosity or suspicion
59. Peeved: annoyed
60. Petulant: see cheeky and peeved
61. Pitying: sympathetic
62. Pleading: seeking apology or assistance
63. Pouting: see sullen
64. Quizzical: questioning or confused
65. Radiant: bright, happy
66. Roguish: see mischievous
67. Sanguine: bloodthirsty, confident
68. Sardonic: mocking
69. Scornful: contemptuous or mocking
70. Scowling: displeased or threatening
71. Searching: curious or suspicious
72. Set: see fixed
73. Shamefaced: ashamed or bashful
74. Slack-jawed: dumbfounded or surprised
75. Sly: cunning; see also furtive and mischievous
76. Snarling: surly
77. Sneering: see scornful
78. Somber: see grave
79. Sour: unpleasant
80. Stolid: inexpressive
81. Straight-faced: see deadpan
82. Sulky: see sullen
83. Sullen: resentful
84. Taunting: see jeering
85. Taut: high-strung
86. Tense: see taut
87. Tight: see pained and taut
88. Unblinking: see fixed
89. Vacant: blank or stupid looking
90. Veiled: see inscrutable
91. Wan: pale, sickly; see also faint
92. Wary: cautious or cunning
93. Wide eyed: frightened or surprised
94. Wild eyed: excited, frightened, or stressful
95. Wistful: yearning or sadly thoughtful
96. Withering: devastating; see also wrathful
97. Woeful: full of grief or lamentation
98. Wolfish: see leering and mischievous
99. Wrathful: indignant or vengeful
100. Wry: twisted or crooked to express cleverness or a dark or ironic feeling
50 Shames: British Insults
1. Tosser – Supreme Asshole or jerk.
2. Wanker – Idiot
3. Slag – Whore, the worst kind
4. Lost the plot – Gone crazy or completely stupid.
5. Daft Cow – Dumb, large woman
6. Arsehole – Asshole
7. Barmy – Stupid or crazy.
8. Chav – White Trash / Low Class
9. Dodgy – Shady character
10. Git – Moron, Idiot
11. Gormless – Complete lack of common sense
12. Manky – Disgusting
13. Minger – Very unattractive woman
14. Muppet – Dimwit (not the puppet variety)
15. Naff – Tacky
16. Pikey – White trash – also used to slight Gypsies or Irish Travellers
17. Pillock – Idiot
18. Plonker – Idiot
19. Prat - Idiot, asshole
20. Scrubber – A nicer way to say slag
21. Trollop – A lady of questionable morals
22. Uphill Gardener – Another way of saying homosexual
23. Twit – Idiot
24. Knob Head – Dickhead
25. Piss Off – Go Away
26. Bell End – Dick Head (bell end also means penis)
27. Lazy Sod – Useless idiot
28. Skiver – Lazy sod
29. Knob – Dick
30. Wazzock – Someone so dumb they can only do manual labor (from Yorkshire)
31. Ninny – Brilliant but inferior
32. Berk – Idiot
33. Airy-fairy – Not strong, weak.
34. Ankle-biters – Children35. Arse-licker – A sycophant36. Arsemonger – A person that generate contempt.
37. Chuffer – An annoying perfusion
38. Daft as a bush – Silly, Crazy
39. Dead from the neck up –Stupid.
40. Gannet – Greedy person.
41. Gone to the dogs – rotten, deteriorated
42. Ligger – freeloader
43. Like a dog with two dicks – Man whore
44. Mad as a bag of ferrets – Crazy
45. Maggot – A despicable person
46. Mingebag – A bad person, an asshole who might be cheap.
47. Not batting on a full wicket – Eccentric person a little crazy or odd.
48. Plug-Ugly – Very Ugly person
49. Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys – The French
50. Nutter— Someone’s who’s clearly crazy
55 Words to Describe Someone’s Voice
" I was sitting on the computer last night trying to be productive and actually write something. My first sentence included the character listening to a voice through an intercom and my first thought was, “What kind of voice is it?" So, naturally, I found myself googling the different ways to describe a voice. I present to you my findings! I hope you all find it useful. "
- adenoidal (adj): if someone’s voice is adenoidal, some of the sound seems to come through their nose
- appealing (adj): an appealing look/voice shows that you want help, approval, or agreement
- breathy (adj): with loud breathing noises
- brittle (adj): if you speak in a brittle voice, you sound as if you are about to cry
- croaky (adj): if someone’s voice sounds croaky, they speak in a low, rough voice that sounds as if they have a sore throat
- dead (adj): if someone’s eyes or voice are dead, they feel or show no emotion
- disembodied (adj): a disembodied voice comes from someone who you cannot see
- flat (adj): spoken in a voice that does not go up and down; this word is often used for describing the speech of people from a particular region
- fruity (adj): a fruity voice or laugh is deep and strong in a pleasant way
- grating (adj): a grating voice, laugh, or sound is unpleasant and annoying
- gravelly (adj): a gravelly voice sounds low and rough
- gruff (adj): this voice has a rough, low sound
- guttural (adj): a guttural sound is deep and made at the back of your throat
- high-pitched (adj): true to its name, a high-pitched voice or sound is very high
- hoarse (adj): someone who is hoarse, or has a hoarse voice, speaks in a low, rough voice, usually because their throat is sore
- honeyed (adj): honeyed words or a honeyed voice sound very nice, but you cannot trust the person who is speaking
- husky (adj): a husky voice is deep and sounds hoarse (as if you have a sore throat), often in an attractive way
- low (adj): a low voice is quiet and difficult to hear; also used for describing a deep voice that has a long wavelength
- matter-of-fact (adj): usually used if the person speaking knows what they are talking about (or absolutely think they know what they are talking about)
- modulated (adj): a modulated voice is controlled and pleasant to listen to
- monotonous (adj): this kind of voice is boring and unpleasant due to the fact that it does not change in loudness or become higher/lower
- nasal (adj): someone with a nasal voice sounds as if they are speaking through their nose
- orotund (adj): an orotund voice is loud and clear
- penetrating (adj): a penetrating voice is so high or loud that it makes you slightly uncomfortable
- plummy (adj): a plummy voice or way of speaking is considered to be typical of an English person of a high social class; this word shows that you dislike people who speak like this
- quietly (adj): in a soft, quiet voice
- raucous (adj): a raucous voice or noise is loud and sounds rough
- ringing (adj): a ringing voice is very loud and clear
- rough (adj): a rough voice is not soft and is unpleasant to listen to
- shrill (adj): a shrill voice is very loud, high, and unpleasant
- silvery (adj): this voice is clear, light, and pleasant
- singsong (adj): if you speak in a singsong voice, your voice rises and falls in a musical way
- small (adj): a small voice is quiet
- smoky (adj): a smoky voice is sexually attractive in a slightly mysterious way
- softly spoken (adj): someone who is softly spoken has a quiet, gentle voice
- soft-spoken (adj): speaking or said in a quiet, gentle voice
- sotto voce (adj, adv): in a very quiet voice
- stentorian (adj): a stentorian voice sounds very loud and severe
- strangled (adj): a strangled sound is one that someone stops before they finish making it
- strident (adj): this voice is loud and unpleasant
- taut (adj): used about something such as a voice that shows someone is nervous or angry
- thick (adj): if your voice is thick with an emotion, it sounds less clear than usual because of the emotion
- thickly (adv): with a low voice that comes mostly from your throat
- thin (adj): a thin voice or sound is high and unpleasant to listen to
- throaty (adj): a throaty sound is low and seems to come from deep in your throat
- tight (adj): shows that you are nervous or annoyed
- toneless (adj): does not express any emotion
- tremulous (adj): if your voice is tremulous, it is not steady; for example, because you are afraid or excited
- wheezy (adj): a wheezy noise sounds as if it is made by someone who has difficulty breathing
- wobbly (adj): if your voice is wobbly, it goes up and down, usually because you are frightened, not confident, or are going to cry
- booming (adj): very loud and attention-getting
- quavering (adv): if your voice quavers, it is not steady because you are feeling nervous or afraid
- a voice like a foghorn: very loud voice
- in an undertone: using a quiet voice so that someone cannot hear you
- someone’s dulcet tones: the sound of someone’s voice as they speak
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