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" The world of TV debates is antiquated. What looked smart and modern in 1960, with Kennedy versus Nixon, looks quaint and over-rehearsed between Obama and Romney. We need a new format; even if we have the same moderators and candidates, there needs to be a more nuanced way for audiences to connect with and shape presidential debates."
Ruzwana Bashir

Meaning of "looks" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF LOOKS

lʊkz


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOOKS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Looks is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LOOKS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Human physical appearance

Human physical appearance refers to the outward phenotype or look of human beings. There are infinite variations in human phenotypes, though society reduces the variability to distinct categories. Physical appearance of humans, in particular those attributes which are regarded as important for physical attractiveness, are believed by anthropologists to significantly affect the development of personality and social relations. Humans are acutely sensitive to their physical appearance, some theorize for reasons of evolution. Some differences in human appearance are genetic, others are the result of age, lifestyle or disease, and many are the result of personal adornment. Some people have traditionally linked some differences in that personal appearance such as skeletal shape with ethnicity, such as prognathism or elongated stride. Different cultures place different degrees of emphasis on physical appearance and its importance to social status and other phenomena.

Definition of looks in the English dictionary

The definition of looks in the dictionary is when you refer to someone's looks, you are referring to how beautiful or ugly they are, especially how beautiful they are.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOOKS

look through · look to one´s laurels · look up · look-in · look-see · look-up · lookalike · lookdown · looked-after · looked-for · looker · looker-on · lookie-likie · looking glass · looking-glass · lookism · lookist · lookout · lookout post · loom

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOOKS

black books · books · Brooks · close the books · cook the books · gadzooks · good looks · in someone´s bad books · in someone´s black books · in someone´s good books · keep the books · odzooks · on tenterhooks · on the books · Sibylline Books · symbolical books · tenterhooks · to close the books · to cook the books · to go into the record books

Synonyms and antonyms of looks in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LOOKS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «looks» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «looks» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF LOOKS

Find out the translation of looks to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of looks from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «looks» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

外观
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

miradas
570 millions of speakers
en

English

looks
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

लग रहा है
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يبدو
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

внешность
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

aparência
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

সৌন্দর্য
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

regards
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Kelihatan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Aussehen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

外見
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

외모
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Katon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vẻ
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

தோற்றம்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

दिसते
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

görünüyor
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

sguardi
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

wygląd
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

зовнішність
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

arată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εμφάνιση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lyk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

utseende
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utseende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of looks

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOOKS»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of looks
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «looks».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about looks

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «LOOKS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word looks.
1
Chinua Achebe
I tell my students, it's not difficult to identify with somebody like yourself, somebody next door who looks like you. What's more difficult is to identify with someone you don't see, who's very far away, who's a different color, who eats a different kind of food. When you begin to do that then literature is really performing its wonders.
2
Frederick Lewis Allen
Everything is more complicated than it looks to most people.
3
Alessandra Ambrosio
One of my favorite beauty products is Vincent Longo Water Canvas creamy blush. I have it in every color and I've been using it for 5 years and that's all I put on when I leave the house. It looks so natural I just put a little bit on my cheeks to give them some color.
4
Fred Armisen
I've met Tony Danza. He was really nice. And he looks... I feel like he hasn't aged. He looks exactly the same. He's just Tony Danza. He's exactly the same as he's always been.
5
Gina Barreca
My longing to improve my looks via The Body Shop is being replaced by my longing to improve my looks via Photoshop.
6
Ruzwana Bashir
The world of TV debates is antiquated. What looked smart and modern in 1960, with Kennedy versus Nixon, looks quaint and over-rehearsed between Obama and Romney. We need a new format; even if we have the same moderators and candidates, there needs to be a more nuanced way for audiences to connect with and shape presidential debates.
7
Steven Bauer
I think there is sort of a general universal perception of me, or someone who looks like me, as someone who is kind of menacing, dark or mysterious.
8
Simon Beaufoy
In the midst of global recession, in the face of uncertainty about what's going to happen next, film looks for inspiration to real people.
9
Peter Berg
When I look back at it, I'm mostly amazed at how poorly it was shot. David Kelley is a great writer, and I thought the scripts were great, but it just looks so cheap.
10
Jane Birkin
I know what it's like to have someone coming home who looks at you not in the way they used to in the old days, and I've seen my own face contorted with sadness and rage in the mirror.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOOKS»

Discover the use of looks in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to looks and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American ...
Through a new preface and afterword, Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein bring the story forward, examining the 2012 presidential campaign and exploring the prospects of a less dysfunctional government.
Thomas E. Mann, Norman J. Ornstein, 2013
2
No More Dirty Looks: The Truth about Your Beauty Products -- ...
No More Dirty Looks also reveals the safest, most effective products on the market and time-tested home recipes. Finally, you don’t need to sacrifice health for beauty—because coming clean is the best look yet.
Siobhan O'Connor, 2010
3
Looks: Why They Matter More Than You Ever Imagined
Looks is the first book to explore how the power of beauty affects both sexes and how the rise of reality TV shows, cosmetic surgery, and celebrity culture have contributed to our culture’s overall obsession with being beautiful.
Gordon PATZER, 2008
4
A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23
Pairing Keller s sublime reflections with the New International Version, this edition sheds light for a new generation of readers on the nature and ways of sheep---and of the Good Shepherd who cares for them."
W. Phillip Keller, 2007
5
What White Looks Like: African-American Philosophers on the ...
Heinrich Schenker: A Research and Information Guide is an annotated bibliography concerning both the nature of primary sources related to the composer and the scope and significance of the secondary sources which deal with him, his ...
George Yancy, 2004
6
Last Looks, Last Books: Stevens, Plath, Lowell, Bishop, Merrill
In Last Looks, Last Books, the eminent critic Helen Vendler examines the ways in which five great modern American poets, writing their final books, try to find a style that does justice to life and death alike.
Helen Vendler, 2010
7
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
A portrait of an explosive decade, sparkling with inventive writing and conveying the essence of a generation, Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me, as Thomas Pynchon writes in the introduction, "comes on like the Hallelujah Chorus done ...
Richard Farina, 1996
8
This Is What Happy Looks Like
A winning combination of humour, heartbreak and romance make this a must read for fans of John Green - and lovers of Zac Efron films.
Jennifer E. Smith, 2013
9
For Appearance' Sake: The Historical Encyclopedia of Good ...
Examines all aspects of beauty, body ornamentation, and grooming.
Victoria Sherrow, 2001
10
The Power of Looks: Social Stratification of Physical Appearance
This book provides a fascinating insight into the social stratification of people based on looks - the artificial placement of people into greater and lesser power strata based on physical appearance.
Ms Bonnie Berry, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOOKS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term looks is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Not as FARCical as it looks - The Economist
THE FARC, Colombia's oldest and strongest left-wing rebel army, begins a unilateral month-long ceasefire today. This is the second time in the ... «The Economist, Jul 15»
2
10 traits Harvard looks for in MBAs - Business Insider
For the class of 2014, 93% of graduates seeking employment received an offer, and those who accepted offers received a median base salary ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
3
Gold Is Falling So Hard It Looks Like Capitulation - Barron's
In a nutshell, the signal looks for a surge in price and volume about a week into the rebound attempt. It seeks to avoid falling for oversold bottom ... «Barron's, Jul 15»
4
Are your looks holding you back at work? - Telegraph
Some years ago, when I worked for a young, trendy media production company, the office often felt more like a catwalk than a workspace. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
CPS looks to take on more than $1 billion in long-term debt …
Mayor Emanuel, center, stands with, from left, outgoing Chicago Public Schools President David Vitale, new CPS CEO Forrest Claypool and ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
6
GOP primary looks like an elaborate prank - Chicago Tribune
GOP primary looks like an elaborate prank. 2016 field. AP. The 2016 Republican presidential candidates who have officially declared their ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
7
'Tip-A-Fighter' looks to peacefully solve pay gripes - Bloody Elbow
In the ever changing landscape of how much fighters are making for their trade, one company looks to throw their idea in the mix of methods to ... «Bloody Elbow, Jul 15»
8
The Apple Car looks more likely as Cupertino hires new execs | Cult …
Project Titan, Apple's hundreds-strong initiative to create a next-generation electric car, is continuing to ramp up. Word has it that Cupertino has ... «Cult of Mac, Jul 15»
9
Star Wars looks beautiful reimagined as 17th-century Japanese …
It's pretty well known that Star Wars creator George Lucas was greatly influenced by Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa, with Kurosawa's ... «The Verge, Jul 15»
10
Amazon Looks to Turn India Into Its Biggest Market Outside the U.S.
INDIA-ECONOMY-AMAZON-BEZOS Manjunath Kiran—AFP/Getty Images CEO of Amazon.com Jeff Bezos poses on a lorry in Bangalore on ... «TIME, Jul 15»
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