Physical attractiveness is a measure of an individual’s power to attract, arouse interest, or instill pleasure. The term may also apply to a group, race, or type of people. Traits may range from being deemed as extremely repulsive to those that are extremely attractive. Common scientific quantifiers used to measure “physical attractiveness” are averageness, symmetry, and youthfulness (in women), as well as others, such as complexion, skin tone, vigor, etc. Physical attractiveness has a close relationship to beauty.

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