looks
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
An inflected form of look · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 751 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 24,986 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.012% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- the feelings expressed on a person's face also: expression, aspect, facial expression, face a sad expressiona look of triumph
- the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually also: looking, looking at he went out to have a lookhis look was fixed on her eyes
- physical appearance I don't like the looks of this place
- the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people also: spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour the feel of the city excited hima clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
looks in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Anybody who looks at him will tell you so.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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I bellered; and up from his paper he looks.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1
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He looks as if he was going to make some one president.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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But the strong man was afraid of this woman's reproachful looks; he knew the captivating power that lay in her eyes.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their good intellects.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1