Fresh-faced
What it means
Looking healthy, bright, youthful, and energetic.
Reach for it when describing a healthy, bright, and youthful-looking appearance
Fresh-faced hikers arrived early for the woodland survey.
Words to choose between 6
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| warm |
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| professional | |
| formal | |
| literary |
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everyday
Fits when young appearance or energy is central
Careful Youthful can patronize an older person and says nothing about health.
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warm
Fits when alertness and cheerful energy show in the face
Careful Bright-eyed can sound naive or overly cute.
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warm
Fits when an open, healthy impression suits the context
Careful Wholesome can become a moral judgment about appearance.
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professional
healthy-looking
Fits when visible wellbeing is the restrained claim
Careful Appearance cannot confirm actual health.
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formal
unlined
Fits when smooth youthful skin is the specific observation
Careful Unlined reduces a person to age markers and is poor general praise.
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literary
Fits when warm color suggests outdoor health
Careful Rosy is inaccurate across many complexions and may imply redness.
Opposites 3
- weary-looking
- haggard
- drawn
Common phrases 3
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fresh-faced recruit
The fresh-faced recruit asked careful questions.
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fresh-faced appearance
A short rest restored her fresh-faced appearance.
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look fresh-faced
The hikers still look fresh-faced after the easy route.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Commander Keane, Australian accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated