thin lips
Not full-lipped
Thin lips are lips with relatively little visible flesh, creating a narrow appearance.
The phrase often carries judgmental undertones—thin lips are associated in folk physiognomy with coldness, cruelty, or emotional restraint: He regarded her with thin-lipped disapproval.
Someone described as thin-lipped may be perceived as stern or withholding, whether or not the physical description is literal.
- pursedContracted into wrinkles
- tightFirmly stretched or fitting
- narrowOf small width
- pinchedStole or squeezed tightly
- meanAverage, or spiteful
severe · stern · cruel · disapproving · resting bitch face · prim · bloodless · compressed · lipstick · pout · frown · collagen · filler · mouth · smile · kiss · sneer · grimace
- Genetic Traitshair color, dark hair, skin color, dimples, blood type
- aging signswrinkles, fine lines, wrinkled skin, gray hair, frown lines
- facial featuresnose, chin, freckles, mole, brow
- physical traitsheight, build, eye color, hair color, skin tone
- Dante depictionslaurel wreath, red cap, death mask, profile view
- dysmorphiabody dysmorphia, body checking, excessive grooming, camouflaging, weight obsession