physical traits
Observable body attributes
Physical traits are observable characteristics of a person's body—height, eye color, hair texture, bone structure, skin tone.
The term appears often in biology, genetics, and physical descriptions: The suspect's physical traits included a scar above his left eye.
Physical traits contrast with personality traits or behavioral characteristics.
- buildCreate a structure
- body typePhysical build category
- heightVertical extent upward
- frecklesPigmented skin spots
- facial symmetryEven feature distribution
freckled skin · high cheekbones · cleft chin · hair texture · widow's peak · appearance · frame · broad shoulders · dimples · wiry · mole · birthmark · attributes · lips · gap teeth · brow · button nose · phenotype
- trait types
- physiquebuild, body type, figure, somatotype, body shape
- human biologygenetics, DNA analysis, nutrition, human evolution, human origins
- character traitspersonality, virtue, temperament, honor, disposition
- Bertillonageanthropometry, body measurements, arm span, height measurement, foot length
type of human characteristic
physical traitspersonality traits
Enduring behavioral tendencies
character traits · psychological traits · behavioral traits · personality · temperament