Word list describing quality

The idea for the Describing Words engine came when I was building the engine for Related Words (it’s like a thesaurus, but gives you a much broader set of related words, rather than just synonyms). While playing around with word vectors and the «HasProperty» API of conceptnet, I had a bit of fun trying to get the adjectives which commonly describe a word. Eventually I realised that there’s a much better way of doing this: parse books!

Project Gutenberg was the initial corpus, but the parser got greedier and greedier and I ended up feeding it somewhere around 100 gigabytes of text files — mostly fiction, including many contemporary works. The parser simply looks through each book and pulls out the various descriptions of nouns.

Hopefully it’s more than just a novelty and some people will actually find it useful for their writing and brainstorming, but one neat little thing to try is to compare two nouns which are similar, but different in some significant way — for example, gender is interesting: «woman» versus «man» and «boy» versus «girl». On an inital quick analysis it seems that authors of fiction are at least 4x more likely to describe women (as opposed to men) with beauty-related terms (regarding their weight, features and general attractiveness). In fact, «beautiful» is possibly the most widely used adjective for women in all of the world’s literature, which is quite in line with the general unidimensional representation of women in many other media forms. If anyone wants to do further research into this, let me know and I can give you a lot more data (for example, there are about 25000 different entries for «woman» — too many to show here).

The blueness of the results represents their relative frequency. You can hover over an item for a second and the frequency score should pop up. The «uniqueness» sorting is default, and thanks to my Complicated Algorithm™, it orders them by the adjectives’ uniqueness to that particular noun relative to other nouns (it’s actually pretty simple). As you’d expect, you can click the «Sort By Usage Frequency» button to adjectives by their usage frequency for that noun.

Special thanks to the contributors of the open-source mongodb which was used in this project.

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Want a more original way to praise someone? Here’s a list of words to describe quality work.

• petrifactiveadj«
• roughagesnoun«
• atramentousadj«
• assurersnoun«
• echolikeadj«
• knockoffsnoun«
• chantlikeadj«
• serenadersnoun«
• rejectableadj«
• semisweetadj«
• affrontiveadj«
• hardcoversnoun«
• swimmableadj«
• multivitaminnoun«
• songlikeadj«
• foragesnoun verb«
• difformnoun«
• inheringverb«
• organolepticadj«
• deterioratesverb«
• orbicadj«
• broadsheetsnoun«
• antiknocknoun adj«
• bootlegsnoun verb«
• intrinsicaladj«
• silagesnoun«
• restringentnoun«
• roughagenoun«
• ventriloquialadj«
• cookwarenoun«
• echoeynoun«
• assurancenoun«
• abstersiveadj«
• auditsnoun verb«
• merchantableadj«
• metricsnoun«
• incantatorynoun«
• preschoolsnoun«
• dreamlikeadj«
• enlisteesnoun«
• lincolnesqueadj«
• certificationsnoun«
• publishableadj«
• printoutsnoun«
• phantomlike«
• deteriorationsnoun«
• audiophile«
• daycarenoun«
• mixableadj«
• arabicanoun«
• oneiricadj«
• childcarenoun«
• dysestheticadj«
• degradationsnoun«
• vibrativeadj«
• daisywheelnoun«
• boomy«
• gurusnoun«
• gaminenoun«
• probioticnoun«
• depthlessnoun«
• balsamicadj«
• inebriatingverb«
• aftermarketnoun«
• orotundadj«
• whitetailsnoun«
• sculpturesqueadj«
• menswearnoun«
• rembrandtesqueadj«
• varietalsnoun«
• unmerchantableadj«
• prekindergartenadv«
• spongelikeadj«
• jpegnoun«
• maplike«
• photocopiersnoun«
• apparitionaladj«
• cabinetrynoun«
• aphrodisiacaladj«
• videoconferencingverb«
• balladicadj«
• monthliesnoun«
• improvisatorynoun«
• rainwearnoun«
• mesmerisingverb«
• paperbacksnoun«
• metrologicaladj«
• carbsnoun«
• machinelikeadj«
• ricesnoun verb«
• salamandrinenoun«
• chasmnoun«
• diphthongaladj«
• conformancenoun«
• maltingverb«
• degradesverb«
• balleticadj«
• soundtracksnoun«
• chatoyantadj«
• broadsheetnoun«
• kafkaesqueadj«
• deliverablesnoun«
• flutynoun«
• enlistmentsnoun«
• poorishadj«
• plywoodsnoun«
• phantasmagoricaladj«
• coffeesnoun«
• noeticadj«
• challengersnoun«
• nonnaturaladj«
• criterionsnoun«
• bluesynoun«
• camcordersnoun«
• stonelikeadj«
• slidernoun«
• breathyadj«
• kibblenoun«
• reedlikeadj«
• tobaccosnoun«
• nightmarishadj«
• handcraftedverb«
• surrealadj«
• headsetsnoun«
• weldableadj«
• knitwearnoun«
• numinousadj«
• winemakingnoun«
• microbiologicaladj«
• cryptocrystallinenoun«
• mirrorlikeadj«
• weldsnoun verb«
• phantasmagoricadj«
• tradeoffsnoun«
• talismanicadj«
• bittersweetnoun adj«
• pearlescentadj«
• calfskinnoun«
• marmorealadj«
• bookbindersnoun«
• singsongnoun verb adj«
• fishmealnoun«
• multivocaladj«
• paperbacknoun adj«
• liquoringverb«
• soevernoun«
• petrifyingverb adj«
• compostsnoun verb«
• michelangelesqueadj«
• juicernoun«
• pachydermatousadj«
• vinegarsnoun«
• unsoldierlyadj«
• lacquerwarenoun«
• jellyingverb«
• kitchenwarenoun«
• painterlyadj«
• feedstuffsnoun«
• particularisingverb«
• retreadsnoun verb«
• rocklikeadj«
• hairpiecenoun«
• telegenicadj«
• inheresverb«
• indefinableadj«
• paintbrushesnoun«
• sheeplikeadj«
• cokingverb«
• improvisationaladj«
• colostrumnoun«
• micsnoun«
• robotlikeadj«
• craftsmanshipnoun«
• ghostlikeadj«
• mammogramsnoun«
• hedonicadj«
• halftonesnoun«
• fetishisticadj«
• tablewarenoun«
• surrealisticadj«
• tradeoffnoun«
• otherworldlyadj«
• benchmarksnoun«
• trancelikeadj«
• uncompressedverb«
• prisonlikeadj«
• photocopiesnoun verb«
• detersiveadj«
• handcraftsnoun verb«
• unanalyzableadj«
• headphonesnoun«
• unestheticadj«
• healthcarenoun«
• saponaceousadj«
• indicatorsnoun«
• hallucinatoryadj«
• educationsnoun«
• slapdashadj adv«
• inoculantnoun«
• millableadj«
• foddersnoun verb«
• whisperynoun«
• eyepiecesnoun«
• synaestheticadj«
• silagenoun«
• texturaladj«
• radiographsnoun«
• mesmerizingverb adj«
• assurnoun«
• fairylike«
• gemstonesnoun«
• boylikeadj adv«
• champagnesnoun«
• aphoristicadj«
• joinerynoun«
• phantasmaladj«
• workmanshipnoun«
• wraithlikeadj«
• pottingverb«
• puckerynoun«
• reproductionsnoun«
• dovelike«
• pressingsnoun verb«
• scenographicadj«
• enhancementnoun«
• undefinableadj«
• dinnerwarenoun«
• onomatopoeicadj«
• microphonesnoun«
• interruptiveadj«
• improvementnoun«
• proteanadj«
• videophonenoun«
• fairytalenoun«
• wheatsnoun«
• amphoricadj«
• foragenoun verb«
• mammographynoun«
• rumsnoun«
• kittenishadj«
• photocopiernoun«
• stereochemicaladj«
• timepiecesnoun«
• gradableadj«
• winesnoun verb«
• tinctorialadj«
• checkpointsnoun«
• lacklustreadj«
• circlesnoun verb«
• somnambulantnoun«
• woollensnoun«
• grainyadj«
• hologramsnoun«
• immersiveadj«
• purebrednoun adj«
• synestheticadj«
• enhancementsnoun«
• schoolboyishadj«
• crudesnoun«
• lacelikeadj«
• sherriesnoun«
• forjudgingverb«
• scalabilitynoun«
• sculpturaladj«
• feedstuffnoun«
• witchlikeadj«
• woolensnoun«
• calligraphicadj«
• rankingsnoun verb«
• hymnicadj«
• fingerlingsnoun«
• springlikeadj«
• interagencynoun«
• stagyadj«
• enhancersnoun«
• descendibleadj«
• peridotnoun«
• epicenenoun adj«
• hdtvnoun«
• rousseauanadj«
• ruminativeadj«
• miscuesnoun«
• liltingverb adj«
• inspectionsnoun«
• substandardadj«
• sareesnoun«
• untransferableadj«
• reverbnoun«
• endearingverb adj«
• audionoun«
• bacteriologicaladj«
• jadeitenoun«
• eggshellnoun«
• opalsnoun«
• voyeuristicadj«
• horsefleshnoun«
• twangynoun«
• mammogramnoun«
• vintnersnoun«
• mpegnoun«
• abetternoun«
• checklistsnoun«
• virologicaladj«
• woolsnoun«
• polysemousadj«
• palliativenoun adj«
• suffusesverb«
• redeemingverb adj«
• improvesverb«
• tonaladj«
• enhancernoun«
• shimmeryadj«
• animationsnoun«
• headphonenoun«
• lifelikeadj«
• nonfictionnoun«
• knappingverb«
• vintagesnoun«
• lancinatingadj«
• unsweetenedadj«
• gnomicadj«
• glitchesnoun«
• percussiveadj«
• preschoolnoun«
• singableadj«
• worsensverb«
• reiterativeadj«
• certificationnoun«
• tinnyadj«
• standardsnoun«
• valuationaladj«
• ganverb«
• moonlikeadj«
• teasnoun«
• autotelicadj«
• sashiminoun«
• puckishadj«
• atonesverb«
• tomboyishadj«
• initiativesnoun«
• groundwaternoun«
• ratingsnoun verb«
• illusionaryadj«
• chocolatesnoun«
• effluentnoun adj«
• handmadeadj«
• raspyadj«
• watermarkedverb«
• stageyadj«
• mammographicadj«
• timelessadj«
• playbacknoun«
• sanativeadj«
• deteriorationnoun«
• metronomicadj«
• stereonoun adj«
• epigrammaticadj«
• monitoringnoun verb«
• songfuladj«
• visualizationsnoun«
• oocytenoun«
• camcordernoun«
• statuesqueadj«
• chiantinoun«
• indexicaladj«
• maltsnoun verb«
• sensorialadj«
• auditingverb«
• unliteraryadj«
• linensnoun«
• storybooknoun«
• widgetsnoun«
• etherealadj«
• mentoringverb«
• agelessadj«
• antiquesnoun verb«
• spellbindingverb adj«
• auditnoun verb«
• juicelessadj«
• deliverablenoun adj«
• architectonicadj«
• compostnoun verb«
• blocklike«
• stereophonicadj«
• hieraticnoun adj«
• offishadj«
• elegiacadj«
• headsetnoun«
• topnotchadj«
• awardnoun verb«
• stretchyadj«
• chertnoun«
• plangentadj«
• hardwoodsnoun«
• batheticadj«
• inheredverb«
• chekhovianadj«
• issuersnoun«
• coltishadj«
• upgradingverb«
• mediocreadj«
• gasolinesnoun«
• riddlingverb«
• thumbnailsnoun«
• aliasingverb«
• sportswearnoun«
• photogenicadj«
• loudspeakersnoun«
• legumenoun«
• durumnoun«
• shoddynoun adj«
• underivedadj«
• leonardesqueadj«
• improvementsnoun«
• innutritiousadj«
• innsnoun«
• kitschyadj«
• affordableadj«
• allusiveadj«
• dailiesnoun«
• totalisticadj«
• pdfnoun«
• sermonicadj«
• fakesnoun verb«
• elfinadj«
• inductorsnoun«
• rhapsodicadj«
• specificationsnoun«
• abysmaladj«
• borrowersnoun«
• formulaicadj«
• notepapernoun«
• soporificnoun adj«
• toiletriesnoun«
• particularizingverb«
• printoutnoun«
• diaphanousadj«
• workoutsnoun«
• microbiologicnoun«
• assessmentsnoun«
• choricadj«
• ashlarnoun«
• birdlike«
• folksyadj«
• metadatanoun«
• trilogynoun«
• scattershotadj«
• metricnoun adj«
• illusiveadj«
• viticulturenoun«
• impishadj«
• ratingnoun verb«
• childlikeadj«
• differentialsnoun«
• superfineadj«
• fingerprintnoun verb«
• epicaladj«
• indicatornoun«
• revelationaladj«
• shortfallsnoun«
• decrescendonoun verb adj«
• phototypesettingverb«
• gemstonenoun«
• ecotourismnoun«
• filmicadj«
• criterianoun«
• delusionaryadj«
• floursnoun verb«
• excrescentadj«
• effluentsnoun«
• drinkablenoun adj«
• merchandisenoun verb«
• sisypheanadj«
• scorecardnoun«
• mesmericadj«
• attributesnoun verb«
• earthieradj«
• oscilloscopesnoun«
• deterioratingverb«
• counterfeitsnoun verb«
• ergonomicadj«
• controllersnoun«
• sunglassesnoun«
• bauxitesnoun«
• vocalicadj«
• impactsnoun verb«
• animalisticadj«
• deionizedverb«
• workmanlikeadj«
• percalenoun«
• hoydenishadj«
• musicianshipnoun«
• actableadj«
• visualsnoun«
• superlativenoun adj«
• collectiblesnoun«
• autographicadj«
• farmlandnoun«
• amateurishadj«

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An adjective is one of the eight parts of speech in the English language.

It is a describing word, and it gives information about the noun in a sentence.

They describe many things, such as shape, color, size and manner.

Adjectives of quality are describing words that give information about the nature of the noun or pronoun, for example, short, young, dirty, sweet, calm, etc.

Today, we will discuss adjective of quality examples to help you fully comprehend this kind of adjective.

There are eight different types of adjectives. They are:

1. Proper adjectives
2. Qualitative adjectives (or: adjectives of quality)
3. Quantitative adjectives
4. Demonstrative adjectives
5. Numeral adjectives
6. Distributive adjectives
7. Possessive adjectives
8. Interrogative adjectives

Adjectives of Quality Meaning

Adjectives of quality are the most common type of adjective. They describe the nature of a noun. They tell us about the quality, state, or action of a noun. They are otherwise known as descriptive adjectives or attributive adjectives.

Examples of Adjectives of Quality in Sentences

The following sentences show these descriptive words in various parts of a sentence. We can use more than one descriptive adjective in a sentence.

1. The lazy student didn’t look at her homework.
2. The naughty dog barked at the neighbor’s cat.
3. The brave soldier defended the castle in the wake of dawn.
4. It was an excellent film.
5. There is a red house on the book cover.
6. The class went really well.
7. He fell in love with a kind, beautiful girl.
8. We had a hot workout the other night.
9. The old man fell asleep on the armchair.
10. The tall guy is good at basketball.
11. My client is a sincere person.
12. The lemon had a bitter taste.
13. The course was of high quality.
14. I like to eat french fries.
15. The anxious student completed the exam.

Simple Lists of Adjectives of Quality

Below are some adjectives of quality divided into different categories according to size, taste, color, condition, shapes, manner, etc. These adjectives might fall into more than one category.

We cannot possibly list all of the adjectives of quality however, here is a small sample of simple ones you might use often:

Adjective Order

The accepted order for more than one descriptive adjective:

1. Quantity or Number
2. Opinion or Quality, for example, the best, terrible, good, bad
3. Size
4. Shape
5. Age
6. Color
7. Nationality
8. Material

For example:

• The seven little puppies.
• That is the best Irish pub in town.
• The big blue elephant drinks water.
• The tight cotton fabric clung to her waist.

Adjective Rules

Here are some great adjective rules to know when forming sentences:

Coordinate Adjectives

If we use adjectives that are similar in that their order can be scrambled, we should separate them with commas or write the word ‘and.’ These are known as coordinate adjectives. For example, “he was a charming, charismatic gentleman.”

Commas

Don’t add a comma for adjectives with different meanings. These are known as cumulative adjectives—for example, the naughty brown dog.

General and Specific Opinion Adjectives

General opinion adjectives are adjectives that can be used with any noun.

Specific opinion adjectives are adjectives that can only be used when referring to specific things, like people and animals.

General opinion adjectives must come before specific opinion adjectives in sentences—for example, the beautiful, funny actor.

Types of Descriptive Adjectives

There are three types of descriptive adjectives (adjectives of quality):

1. Simple Descriptive Adjectives
2. Compound Descriptive Adjectives
3. Proper Descriptive Adjectives

1. Simple Descriptive Adjectives

These are the basic adjectives that give us information about the quality of the noun. In the sentence, “the hungry cat ate the mouse,” hungry is the adjective.

Other simple descriptive adjectives: hot, young, bold, nice, tall, sweet, delicious, excellent, happy, lovely, round, red, bitter.

2. Compound Descriptive Adjectives:

These are hyphenated adjectives. They are formed by combining two adjectives. In the sentence, “he is a self-made billionaire,” self-made is the adjective.

Other compound descriptive adjectives: broken-down, broken-hearted, up-to-date, middle-aged, high-heeled, blueish-green.

3. Proper Descriptive Adjectives

Proper descriptive adjectives are derived from proper nouns. They describe places, religions, countries, etc.

“She ordered rice at the Chinese restaurant.” Chinese is the adjective.

Other examples of proper descriptive adjectives: Spanish, American, Mexican, Catholic, Christian, Italian, Irish, British, Buddhist, Muslim.

In Conclusion

Qualitative adjectives tell us about the qualities of a noun. They can come before or after the noun. They can be used to add some excitement and life to plain text.

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