lookist

English

Alternative forms

• looksist

Etymology

From look +‎ -ist.

Adjective

lookist (comparative more lookist, superlative most lookist)

1. Forming prejudices based on a person's physical appearance.
   • 2008 March 16, Dwight Garner, “Inside the List”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Weldon was sent to profile Jordan and worried her subject was a simple reminder of Britain’s “shoddy, lookist, celebrity culture.”

Noun

lookist (plural lookists)

1. One who forms prejudices based on a person's physical appearance.
   • 2007, Fran Harris, Will the REAL You Please Stand Up?:

     I don't blame racists, sexists, lookists, or any other “ists” for what they personify and perpetuate. They are mere hostages of their egos.

Related terms

• lookism