Human physical appearance is 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.