Word to describe personality traits

Все люди разные. Кто-то — общительный экстраверт, который является душой в любой компании, а кто-то, в свою очередь, тихоня-интроверт со своим богатым внутренним миром. Характер человека может быть таким многогранным, что простых слов для его описания может быть недостаточно. Хорошо, что существует много прилагательных, которые помогут нам описать характер человека на английском как можно точнее.

Из этой статьи вы узнаете какие бывают черты характера, как описать характер человека на английском и дать ему краткую или развернутую характеристику.  А также, выучите несколько полезных идиом и устойчивых выражений о характере человека.

Слово «характер» переводится как character, а вот черты характера по-английски — это traits или character traits. Как мы знаем, характер человека формируется со временем, начиная с рождения и может меняться в течение всей жизни. У каждого individual (человека, индивидуума) — своя personality (личность) с ярко выраженными теми или иными чертами характера.

Свойства характера или качества человека еще описываются таким словом, как quality, а inner qualities — это как раз-таки наши внутренние свойства.

Описывая как человека, так и его характер, мы должны ответить на вопрос: «Какой он?». Так, человек может быть friendly (дружелюбный), optimistic (оптимистичный), reliable (надежный) или unreliable (ненадежный), self-confident (уверенный в себе) и т.д.

Стоит отметить, что разные прилагательные употребляются в зависимости от того, насколько ярко выражена та или иная черта характера. Например, calm — это просто спокойный человек, а вот прилагательным composed мы обозначим уравновешенного человека.

Аналогично, человека сообразительного мы назовем quick-minded, толкового парня — intelligent, а вот личность с блестящим и острым умом — не иначе как sharp.

Многие прилагательные парные и построены на противопоставлении. Их довольно легко запомнить. Так, например, fearless переводится как «бесстрашный», а fearful — боязливый. Оба они образованы от слова fear (страх), и отличаются по смыслу окончанием.

Вы уже наверняка знаете много прилагательных на русском, которыми можно описать человека, поэтому давайте рассмотрим основные черты характера человека на английском языке с переводом.

Человек в целом может быть:

  • active — активный
  • adaptable — легко адаптирующийся
  • ambitious — амбициозный
  • attention-seeking — жаждущий внимания
  • cheerful — жизнерадостный
  • competitive — склонный к соперничеству
  • creative — творческий
  • curious — любопытный
  • cynical — циничный
  • determined — решительный
  • eager — устремленный
  • easy-going — коммуникабельный
  • energetic — энергичный
  • enthusiastic — полный энтузиазма
  • entrepreneurial — предприимчивый
  • flexible — психологически гибкий
  • friendly — дружелюбный
  • generous — щедрый
  • good natured — приятный (общее впечатление)
  • hard-working — трудолюбивый
  • helpful — полезный
  • honest — честный
  • independent — независимый
  • industrious — трудолюбивый, усердный
  • intellectual — интеллектуальный
  • mature — психологически зрелый
  • modest — скромный
  • motivated — мотивированный
  • observant — наблюдательный, внимательный
  • optimistic — оптимистичный
  • organized — организованный
  • original — оригинальный
  • outgoing — легкий на подъем
  • patient — терпеливый
  • progressive — прогрессивный
  • reliable — надежный
  • resourceful — изобретательный, находчивый
  • romantic — романтичный
  • shy — застенчивый
  • self-confident — уверенный в себе
  • self-sufficient — самодостаточный
  • serious — серьезный
  • sociable — общительный
  • successful — успешный
  • tactful — тактичный
  • talkative — разговорчивый
  • thorough — добросовестный
  • uninhibited — раскованный
  • unpredictable — непредсказуемый

Что касается внутренних свойств личности, тех самых inner qualities, то человека можно описать следующими словами:

  • ambitious — честолюбивый
  • amiable — приветливый
  • arrogant — надменный, заносчивый
  • boastful — хвастливый
  • boring — скучный
  • callous — нечуткий, черствый
  • calm — спокойный
  • capricious — капризный, своенравный
  • cheerful (merry) — веселый, жизнерадостный
  • complacent — самодовольный
  • composed — уравновешенный
  • conceited — высокомерный
  • cool — невозмутимый
  • defiant — непокорный
  • easy-going — беззаботный, легкомысленный
  • emotional — эмоциональный
  • envious — завистливый
  • irritable — раздражительный
  • neat — аккуратный
  • obedient — послушный
  • rational — разумный, рациональный
  • self-assured — самоуверенный
  • self-critical — самокритичный
  • self-denying — бескорыстный
  • selfless — самоотверженный
  • sensitive — чувствительный
  • serious — серьезный
  • sloppy — неряха
  • sober-minded — здравомыслящий
  • sullen — угрюмый, мрачный
  • superficial — поверхностный
  • touchy — обидчивый
  • trustworthy — надежный

Другие прилагательные, характеризующие внутренние качества человека и его отношение к окружающим:

  • affectionate — любящий
  • altruistic — альтруистичный
  • amiable — любезный
  • bold — смелый
  • brave — храбрый
  • cautious — осторожный
  • contemptuous — презрительный
  • considerate — внимательный
  • courageous — отважный
  • courteous — учтивый
  • cowardly — трусливый
  • cruel — жестокий
  • daring — смелый, отчаянный
  • detached — беспристрастный
  • disloyal — нелояльный, неверный
  • disrespectful — неуважительный
  • doubtful — сомневающийся
  • egotistic — эгоистичный  
  • fair — справедливый
  • faithful — верный
  • firm — твердый, настойчивый
  • flexible — гибкий
  • frank — искренний
  • gentle — мягкий
  • harsh — грубый
  • haughty — надменный
  • hesitant — колеблющийся
  • honest — честный  
  • hostile — враждебный
  • hypocritical — лицемерный
  • humane — гуманный
  • impertinent — наглый
  • impolite — невежливый
  • indecisive — нерешительный
  • independent — независимый
  • indifferent — безразличный
  • ingenuous — бесхитростный
  • jealous — ревнивый
  • kind — добрый
  • lying — лживый
  • mean — подлый
  • meek — кроткий
  • merciful — милосердный  
  • merciless — безжалостный
  • moral — высокоморальный
  • naive — наивный
  • noble — благородный
  • obstinate — упрямый
  • open — открытый
  • outspoken — прямой
  • picky — придирчивый
  • proud — гордый
  • polite — вежливый
  • pushy — давящий
  • quarrelsome — вздорный
  • reckless — безрассудный
  • reliable — надежный
  • resolute — решительный
  • responsive — отзывчивый
  • reputable — достойный уважения
  • rude — грубый
  • selfish — эгоистичный
  • sincere — искренний
  • sinful — порочный
  • sly — хитрый, коварный
  • snobbish — сноб
  • strict — строгий
  • stubborn — упрямый
  • submissive — податливый
  • suspicious — подозрительный
  • sympathetic — сочувствующий
  • tactless — бестактный
  • tactful — тактичный
  • tender — чуткий
  • tough — упрямый
  • treacherous — коварный
  • trusting — доверчивый
  • undemanding — нетребовательный
  • uncivil — невежливый
  • unfair — несправедливый
  • warm-hearted — сердечный
  • well-behaved — благонравный
  • wicked — злой
  • withdrawn — замкнутый

Также, возьмите на заметку следующие выражения:

  • keep aloof — отстраненный
  • lack self-reliance — отсутствие уверенности в себе
  • scoundrel — подлец
  • stand one’s ground — держаться принципов
  • strong-willed — волевой
  • weak-willed — слабовольный  
  • unable to control one’s emotions — неспособный управлять своими эмоциями

Что касается умственных способностей, описать кругозор помогут следующие прилагательные:

  • bright — способный
  • broad-minded — с широким кругозором
  • clever / smart (амер.) — умный
  • educated — образованный
  • enlightened — просвещенный
  • feeble-minded — слабоумный
  • genius — гениальный
  • gifted — одаренный
  • ignorant — невежественный
  • intelligent — умный
  • knowledgeable — знающий
  • narrow-minded — с узким кругозором
  • quick-minded — сообразительный
  • quick-witted — смышленый
  • mediocre — посредственный
  • ordinary — заурядный
  • scholarly — ученый
  • silly — глупый
  • simple-minded — простодушный
  • shallow — поверхностный
  • sharp — проницательный
  • slow-minded — несообразительный
  • sophisticated — утонченный
  • stupid — невежественный, глупый
  • talented — талантливый
  • uneducated — необразованный
  • unlettered — неграмотный
  • well-read — начитанный
  • wise — мудрый
  • witty — остроумный

Что касается отношения ко всему «с трудом нажитому» и деньгам в целом, то человек может быть: generous (щедрый) или greedy (жадный), economical (экономным) или wasteful (расточительным), может быть stingy (скупым) или же просто thrifty (бережливым).

Говорят, что друг познается в беде, но вот человека в целом можно оценить по тому, как он работает: насколько у него «горят глаза» и насколько он честолюбив или ленив. Прилагательные, описывающие характер человека в работе:

  • accomplished — квалифицированный
  • attentive — внимательный
  • awkward — неуклюжий
  • careless — небрежный
  • committed — обязательный
  • concentrated — сосредоточенный
  • conscientious — сознательный
  • dedicated — преданный
  • diligent — упорный
  • disciplined — дисциплинированный
  • distracted — отвлекающийся
  • incompetent — некомпетентный
  • indifferent — безразличный
  • industrious — трудолюбивый
  • irresponsible — безответственный
  • hard-working — трудолюбивый
  • lazy — ленивый
  • neglectful — небрежный
  • punctual — пунктуальный
  • responsible — ответственный
  • unconcerned — равнодушный
  • unskilled — неквалифицированный

Если кто-то отлынивает от работы, то его назовут idle (ленивым), shirker (прогульщиком) или slacker (лодырем).

Немаловажно следить и за своим внутренним эмоциональным состоянием и быть в гармонии с собой. Keep calm (сохраняйте спокойствие), как говорится. Следующие прилагательные помогут описать emotional state (эмоциональное состояние) правильно:

  • agitated — возбужденный
  • anxious — нервный, обеспокоенный
  • apathetic — равнодушный, апатичный
  • blue — грустный
  • calm — спокойный
  • cheerful — бодрый
  • cool — невозмутимый
  • delighted — радостный
  • disappointed — разочарованный
  • displeased — недовольный
  • distressed — подавленный
  • enthusiastic — полный энтузиазма, воодушевленный
  • excited — взволнованный, возбужденный
  • frustrated — разочарованный
  • glad — довольный
  • gloomy — мрачный
  • grim — мрачный
  • happy — счастливый
  • hopeful — полный надежды
  • hopeless — лишенный надежды
  • inspired — вдохновленный
  • joyful — радостный
  • miserable — несчастный
  • moody — угрюмый
  • nervous — нервный
  • passionate — страстный
  • placid — безмятежный
  • pleased — довольный
  • quiet — спокойный
  • sad — грустный
  • sorrowful — печальный
  • unhappy — несчастный
  • upset — встревоженный

Если человек в хорошем настроении, то про него можно сказать что он in a good mood или in high spirits, а вот если в плохом — то это будет in a bad mood или in low spirits.

Напоследок, дадим несколько популярных идиом о характере человека.

A know-it-all — всезнайка

Человек, который знает все-все ответы на свете и готов влезать со своим мнением даже там, где его не просят.

A worrywart — мнительный человек

Так называют того, кто боится пробовать что-то новое и сходить с «проторенной дорожки».

A go-getter — предприимчивый человек

Так говорят о людях, которые видят во всем возможности и стараются их не упускать.

A social butterfly — очень общительный человек

Скорее всего, этим человеком будет экстраверт по натуре. Тот, кто много общается и легко находит контакт с незнакомыми людьми.

A cheapskate — скряга

Он не потратит и лишнего пенни без необходимости.

A fuddy-duddy — консерватор

Эдакий ворчун, которому не по нраву перемены, даже если они объективно к лучшему. Причем, это не зависит от возраста.

A wet blanket — зануда

Человек, портящий всем настроение своими нравоучениями. Иногда таких еще называют killjoy или «убийца веселья».

Neither fish nor flesh — ни рыба ни мясо

Ничем не примечательный и не выдающийся человек.

Чтобы описать черты характера человека, или personality traits, нужен богатый лексический запас из разнообразных прилагательных и идиом. Такая лексика сделает вашу речь интереснее и поможет донести информацию до собеседника как можно точнее. Ниже вы найдете слова, которые помогут описать основные черты характера.


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Лексика по теме «Характер человека» на английском

Существует большое количество прилагательных для описания личности человека и у каждого слова свой оттенок. Начнем по порядку: поговорим о базовой лексике, касающейся индивидуальности человека. Носители языка различают два слова: personality и character. Используя слово personality, они говорят о врожденных качествах личности — тех, что со временем никуда не денутся и никогда не изменятся. Под словом character подразумевается набор качеств, приобретенных в результате какого-то опыта. Между понятиями personality и character очень тонкая грань, ощутить которую можно только в контексте. Вот несколько примеров:

  • You resemble your mother both in looks and personality. — Ты похожа на маму и внешне, и характером.
  • John showed a really strong character in that challenging situation. — Джон продемонстрировал по-настоящему сильный характер в ситуации, полной вызовов.

Traits или inner qualities — внутренние черты человека, свойства характера. На поведение и характер влияют values — ценности, thoughts — мысли, feelings — чувства и actions — действия. Многие люди считают, что на характер также влияет дата рождения и знак зодиака — zodiac sign. Вы можете использовать разнообразные синонимы к слову character. Так в словаре американского английского Merriam Webster собраны следующие способы сказать о характере человека: identity, individualism, individuality, personality, self-identity и selfhood.

Как спросить о характере человека

Чтобы узнать кого-то получше, задать вопросы о личности и характере, используйте популярные выражения:

  • What kind of person is he? — Что он за человек?
  • What are they like? — Что они за люди?
  • How would your best friend describe you? — Как бы тебя описал лучший друг?
  • What is your zodiac sign? — Кто ты по знаку зодиака?
  • What are your life values? — Какие у тебя ценности?
  • How would you describe your personality? — Как бы ты описал себя?
  • How do you react to trouble? — Как ты реагируешь на трудности?
  • What is your attitude toward other people? — Как ты относишься к другим людям?

Слова, описывающие характер человека

Когда мы описываем характер, или personality traits, нам не обойтись без разнообразных прилагательных, раскрывающих темперамент и особенности человека. Чтобы быть точным в своих описаниях и оригинальным, можно не только перечислять прилагательные, но также разбавлять свою речь современными яркими конструкциями и выражениями.

  • a man amongst men — выдающийся человек, яркий, выделяющийся среди других;
  • man of means — состоятельный человек;
  • he always backs me up — всегда постоит за меня;
  • stickler for the rules — приверженец правил;
  • wet blanket, killjoy — человек, который вечно чем-то недоволен и портит настроение другим;
  • not like to be stuck in one place — не любит оставаться на одном месте;
  • not be satisfied with easy answers — не довольствуется простыми ответами;
  • be brimming with great ideas — полный идей;
  • dried-fish woman — девушка, которая предпочитает быть одна и отказывается от романтических отношений;
  • as fit as a fiddle — в отличной физической форме.

Прилагательные для описания характера человека

А теперь давайте разберем самые распространенные прилагательные для описания личностных качеств и ответа на вопрос «What kind of person are you?»

Положительные качества

  • brave — храбрый;
  • clever — умный;
  • easy-going — общительный;
  • go-getter — целеустремленный;
  • friendly — дружелюбный;
  • funny — веселый;
  • generous — щедрый;
  • wise — мудрый;
  • smart — умный;
  • neat — аккуратный;
  • kind — добрый;
  • polite — вежливый;
  • popular — популярный.

If someone asks me «What kind of person are you?», I will say «easy-going, kind and generous couch potato. — Если кто-то спросит меня: «Какой ты человек?», я отвечу: «Легкомысленный, добрый и щедрый домосед».

Отрицательные качества

  • chatty — болтливый;
  • arrogant — высокомерный;
  • coward — трус;
  • moody — с переменчивым настроением;
  • mean — жадный;
  • nervous — нервный;
  • rude — грубый;
  • selfish — эгоистичный;
  • silly — глупый.

I try avoiding arrogant people and not working with selfish and nervous colleagues. — Я стараюсь избегать высокомерных людей и не работать с эгоистичными и нервными коллегами.


Посмотри, как можно использовать новые слова на практике:

  • My Best Friend: как описать друга на английском
  • About Myself: как написать сочинение «О себе» на английском
  • Эссе-описание члена семьи на английском: описываем внешность и характер

Слова для выражения отношения к жизни

Также ознакомьтесь со способами рассказать о своем отношении к жизни и ответить на вопрос «What is your attitude toward life?»

Положительные качества

  • active — активный;
  • down-to-earth — приземленный, практичный;
  • optimistic — оптимистичный;
  • relaxed — спокойный, расслабленный;
  • open — открытый;
  • stoic — мужественный;
  • outgoing — дружелюбный;
  • broad-minded — с широкими взглядами;
  • cheerful — неунывающий;
  • cooperative — открытый к сотрудничеству;
  • curious — любопытный.
  • earnest — искренний;
  • patient — терпеливый;
  • tactful — тактичный.

— Tell me your three traits demonstrating your attitude to life. — The first quality is curious, the second one is open and the third one is down-to-earth. — Назовите три черты, демонстрирующие ваше отношение к жизни. — Первое качество — любознательность, второе — открытость и третье — приземленность.

Отрицательные черты

  • pessimistic — пессимистичный;
  • vicious — злой;
  • passive — пассивный;
  • querulous — ворчливый, недовольный;
  • lazy — ленивый;
  • jealous — ревнивый;
  • boring — скучный;
  • dull — унылый.

When you are scrolling news in social media, you become vicious, passive and dull. Stop doing it. — Когда вы прокручиваете новости в социальных сетях, вы становитесь злобным, пассивным и скучным. Перестаньте это делать.

Отношение к людям

Прилагательные и существительные, которые помогут рассказать о своем отношении к людям (attitude to other people).

Положительные качества

  • extroverted — открытый, активный;
  • introverted — замкнутый;
  • reliable — надежный;
  • careful — заботливый;
  • friendly — дружелюбный;
  • talkative — разговорчивый;
  • bossy — властный;
  • polite — вежливый
  • supportive — поддерживающий;
  • generous — щедрый;
  • decisive — решительный;
  • good-mannered — хорошо воспитанный;
  • diplomatic — дипломатичный.

What are the main qualities of your future husband? I dream of meeting an extroverted, reliable and careful man of his words. — Каковы основные качества вашего будущего мужа? Я мечтаю встретить экстравертного, надежного и внимательного мужчину, который держит свое слово.

Отрицательные черты

  • pushy — назойливый;
  • smug — самодовольный;
  • self-congratulatory — самодовольный;
  • proud — гордый;
  • deceitful — лживый;
  • cruel — жесткий;
  • jealous — ревнивый;
  • venal — продажный;
  • soft — мягкий;
  • unfriendly — недружелюбный;
  • ill-mannered — плохо воспитанный.

Deceitful people should remember that lies always come true. — Обманщикам следует помнить, что ложь всегда всплывает на поверхность.

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Прилагательные, описывающие волевые качества

  • stubborn — упрямый;
  • determined — целеустремленный;
  • motivated — мотивированный;
  • sharp — хваткий;
  • crafty — пронырливый;
  • resourceful — изобретательный;
  • serious — серьезный;
  • indifferent — безразличный;
  • purposeful — прогрессивный.

I try to be determined, motivated and crafty. These qualities help me achieve my goals. — Я стараюсь быть решительным, целеустремленным и ловким. Эти качества помогают мне добиваться своих целей.

Описываем умственные способности, кругозор

  • intelligent — умный;
  • slow — несообразительный;
  • dim — бестолковый;
  • shrewd — проницательный;
  • gifted — одаренный;
  • independent — независимый;
  • broad-minded — c широким кругозором;
  • quick-witted — сообразительный;
  • rational — рациональный;
  • sensible — разумный;
  • witty — остроумный
  • creative — творческий.

Yesterday I watched the first episode of «The Big Bang Theory» and fell in love with that rational, intelligent and gifted doctor Sheldon Cooper. —  Вчера я посмотрела «Теорию большого взрыва» и влюбилась в этого рационального, умного и одаренного доктора Шелдона Купера.

Прилагательные, описывающие отношение к деньгам и собственности

  • neat — аккуратный;
  • sober-minded — здравомыслящий;
  • worldly — практичный;
  • spiritual-minded — одухотворенный;
  • greedy — жадный;
  • avid — алчный;
  • insatiable — ненасытный;
  • thrifty — бережливый;
  • frugal — экономный;
  • provident — предусмотрительный;
  • parsimonious — скупой;
  • prudent — расчетливый;
  • abstemious — умеренный;
  • canny — хитрый, практичный;
  • wasteful — расточительный;
  • lavish — щедрый;
  • prodigal — расточительный, чрезмерный.

You shouldn’t be so wasteful. I don’t mean that you have to be greedy, but now you behave too lavishly. — Ты не должен быть таким транжирой. Я не имею в виду, что ты должен быть жадным, но сейчас ты ведешь себя слишком расточительно.

Как выразить отношение к работе

  • hard working — трудолюбивый;
  • self-disciplined — дисциплинированный;
  • industrious — работящий;
  • plodding — усидчивый;
  • operose — деятельный;
  • lazy — ленивый;
  • indolent — праздный;
  • slothful — инертный;
  • idle — слоняющийся;
  • sluggish — медлительный;
  • shiftless — беспомощный;
  • supine — бездеятельный;
  • lubberly — неуклюжий;
  • slack — вялый;
  • truant — праздный;
  • work-shy — уклоняющийся от работы.

Be hardworking, self-disciplined and plodding. These traits help you move mountains. — Будьте трудолюбивы, самодисциплинированны и упорны. Эти черты помогут вам сдвинуть горы.

Прилагательные, описывающие эмоциональное состояние

  • diverted — отвлеченный;
  • engaged — увлеченный;
  • cheerful — бодрый;
  • confident — уверенный;
  • content — довольный;
  • delighted — восхищенный;
  • euphoric — эйфоричный;
  • exhilarated — радостный;
  • glad — радостный;
  • amicable — дружелюбный;
  • anxiety-free — расслабленный;
  • blissful — блаженный;
  • calm — спокойный;
  • fuming — неистовый;
  • furious — яростный;
  • hot-tempered — вспыльчивый;
  • hot-headed — разгоряченный;
  • intolerant — нетерпеливый;
  • irritated — раздраженный;
  • mad — безумный;
  • outraged — возмущенный;
  • provoked — спровоцированный;
  • raging — яростный;
  • annoyed — раздраженный;
  • appalled — потрясенный;
  • dismayed — разочарованный;
  • dissatisfied — недовольный.

Having a rest help you stay anxiety-free, well-balanced and cheerful. — Отдых поможет вам оставаться спокойным, уравновешенным и жизнерадостным.

Характер и темперамент

Приверженцы теории темпераментов верят, что определенному типу людей свойственен схожий набор реакций и склонностей. Согласно этой теории, холерик — человек настроения, сангвиник — отличный приятель, а меланхолики и флегматики сдержанны и пассивны. Давайте посмотрим, как можно описать каждый темперамент на английском.

Sanguine person — сангвиник

A sanguine person is even-tempered and friendly. He or she is the life and soul of the party. They are full of energy and optimism. — Сангвиник — человек уравновешенный и дружелюбный. Он или она — душа любой компании. Они полны энергии и оптимизма.

Как еще можно описать сангвиника:

  • easy-going — легкий в общении;
  • party animal — король вечеринок;
  • die-hard — крепкий орешек;
  • sociable — коммуникабельный;
  • tolerant — толерантный;
  • inquisitive — любопытный.

Choleric person — холерик

A choleric person is a man of moods. They are joyous and active, but often impulsive and bad-tempered. — Холерик — это человек настроения. Они жизнерадостны и активны, но часто импульсивны и вспыльчивы.

Больше прилагательных о холерике:

  • ambitious — амбициозный;
  • irritable — раздражительный;
  • impulsive — импульсивный;
  • energetic — энергичный;
  • active — активный.

Phlegmatic person — флегматик

A phlegmatic person is reserved and peaceful. They don’t get on well with unknown people that’s why they have a few friends. — Флегматики сдержанны и спокойны. Они не очень хорошо ладят с незнакомыми людьми, поэтому у них мало друзей.

Характер флегматика можно описать так:

  • non-communicative — малообщительный;
  • an introvert — интроверт;
  • reliable — надежный;
  • well-balanced — уравновешенный;
  • preferring solitude — предпочитающий уединение;
  • intuitive — с развитой интуицией.

Melancholic person — меланхолик

A melancholic person is sensible and sensitive. They are broad-minded, penetrating and subtle. — Меланхолик чувствителен и восприимчив. Они обладают широким кругозором, проницательны и тонки.

Описать меланхолика помогут следующие прилагательные:

  • delicate — тонкий, деликатный;
  • fragile — хрупкий;
  • vulnerable — ранимый;
  • restless — беспокойный;
  • thin-skinned — ранимый;
  • deep — глубокий;
  • sensible — рассудительный;
  • sensitive — чувствительный;
  • acute — тонкий, проницательный;
  • harmonious — гармоничный.

Названия черт характера, близкие по значению, но с различной оценкой

Будь осторожен со следующими прилагательными: они похожи по значению, но имеют разную оценку (позитивную или негативную).

  • warm / cool-tempered, hard-nosed — теплый, приветливый / жесткий, неприветливый;
  • generous / greedy, avid — щедрый / жадный
  • brave, courageous / cowardly — храбрый, отважный / трусливый
  • polite / discourteous — вежливый / грубый
  • calm, even-tempered / quick-tempered, impetuous — спокойный, уравновешенный / вспыльчивый, импульсивный.

Английские идиомы для описания характера

Идиомы — еще один способ ярко передать свою мысль через устойчивое выражение. Главное, будьте уверены, что хорошо понимаете его значение и контекст, в котором можно использовать. Собрали для вас универсальные идиомы для описания характера человека:

  • a social butterfly — привлекательный, умный и творческий. Он общается или дружит со всеми, порхая от человека к человеку, как бабочка.
  • a know-it-all — всезнайка, обычно с негативным оттенком; тот, кто утверждает, что знает все, а также пренебрегает советами.
  • yes-man — человек без собственного мнения, подхалим, который всегда соглашается со своим политическим лидером или начальством на работе;
  • a cheapskate — скупой или прижимистый; тот, кто пытается избежать оплаты расходов или затрат.
  • a big mouth — болтун, не способный сохранить чужую тайну.
  • culture vulture — ценитель культуры; человек, сильно интересующийся искусством.
  • a creature of habit — человек привычки; человек, который всегда делает одни и те же вещи одним и тем же способом.

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We cordially invite you to one of the most lovely and artistically pleasant collections of words to describe personality. People have diverse personalities that outline who they are. There are many distinct sorts of personality qualities, some of which are beneficial and some of which are undesirable. ‎

You’ll find what you’re searching for here, whether you’re seeking for personality adjectives for characters in novels you’re creating or simply looking for the perfect words to describe characteristics of your or someone else’s personality.

A personality attribute is anything about a person that impacts how they contemplate, feel, and act on a regular basis. Personality characteristics are the result of long-term emotional and behavioral patterns, rather than discrete incidents.

For a better understanding, let us walk you through some words to describe personality. ‎

Words to Describe Personality That Start with A

Anyone may have a bad day, feel agitated, and occasionally make a snarky remark. When something happens in solitude, it does not point to a personality trait.

However, if a person’s typical tendency is to snap at others rather than speak softly, “snappiness” is unquestionably a personality trait. Here are some words that start with the letter A and describe personality. ‎

  • Amiable
  • Attentive
  • Adorable
  • Astonishing
  • Authentic
  • Ambitious
  • Angelic
  • Adventurous
  • Achiever
  • Adaptable
  • Appreciative
  • Amazing
  • Affable
  • Astounding
  • Admirable
  • Agreeable
  • Amusing
  • Agile
  • Altruistic
  • Affectionate
  • Articulate
  • Able

Words to Describe Personality That Start with B

These personality adjectives will perform the heavy work for you in your composition with the right word choice, which is why it is crucial to understand what these words are and how to apply them. ‎

  • Balanced
  • Beautiful
  • Brave
  • Bright
  • Brilliant
  • Bonafide
  • Brainy
  • Benevolent
  • Beauty
  • Bubbly
  • Believe
  • Bashful
  • Big-hearted
  • Bold
  • Beloved

Words to Describe Personality That Start with C

When describing a person’s personality with adjectives, you can choose one of two sorts of words: favorable or unfavorable. Here are some words that begin with the letter C that define personality. ‎

  • Carefree
  • Caring
  • Charitable
  • Capable
  • Charming
  • Careful
  • Cheerful
  • Centered
  • Classy
  • Clever
  • Calm

Words to Describe Personality That Start with D

Even if we don’t know a guy directly, we can still characterize his characteristics. A person, for example, appears clever, motivated, and enthusiastic. He is a strong advocate who is unafraid to speak up about what he believes in. Take a look at the adjectives that describe his personality. ‎

  • Delightful
  • Dashing
  • Disciplined
  • Devoted
  • Diligent
  • Dependable
  • Daring
  • Dreamy
  • Down-to-earth
  • Determined
  • Debonair
  • Dedicated
  • Decisive

Words to Describe Personality That Start with E

Think about how your choice of positive and negative words produces a picture of someone’s personality the next time you’re attempting to characterize them. Here are some words that begin with the letter E that define personality. ‎

  • Energetic
  • Enthralling
  • Endearing
  • Exuberant
  • Earnest
  • Exceptional
  • Efficient
  • Extraordinary
  • Empathetic
  • Engaging
  • Exemplary
  • Eager

Words to Describe Personality That Start with F

Positive personality traits can manifest themselves in a number of ways. The connected actions become reflective of a man’s personality when their regular behavior exhibits the same positive attributes over and over. Here are some personality-defining words that start with the letter F. ‎ ‎

  • Flexible
  • Flawless
  • Friendly
  • Frank
  • Fun
  • Fierce
  • Fearless
  • Faultless
  • Faithful
  • Forgiving

Words to Describe Personality That Start with G

Here are some words that begin with the letter G that define personality. These words have the potential to shape reader opinions, so use them deliberately if you want to express effectively.

  • Godlike
  • Gentleman
  • Grounded
  • Gracious
  • Generous
  • Gutsy
  • Gleeful
  • Graceful
  • Gregarious
  • Genial
  • Grateful
  • Good-hearted
  • Giving
  • Genuine
  • Gifted
  • Gentle

Words to Describe Personality That Start with H

What else would life be like if there was no balance? People, for the most part, are not all great or all terrible. You and everyone you encounter are likely to have both positive and bad personality qualities. Here are some words that begin with the letter H that define personality. ‎

  • Honorable
  • Hilarious
  • Humorous
  • Helpful
  • Hard Working
  • Happy
  • Humble
  • Honest

Words to Describe Personality That Start with I

The mix of an individual’s good and unfavorable personality qualities determines the face they exhibit to the world. Here are some words that begin with the letter I that define personality. ‎

  • Inspirational
  • Innocent
  • Inspiring
  • Intuitive
  • Irresistible
  • Imaginative
  • Innovative
  • Influential
  • Inventive
  • Intelligent
  • Industrious

Words to Describe Personality That Start with J

Identifying a person’s personality style is a difficult undertaking. Personality is a complex construct that is impacted by a variety of circumstances. Here are some words that begin with the letter J that define personality. ‎

  • Jubilant
  • Joker
  • Joyful
  • Jocund
  • Jolly
  • Jocose
  • Jovial

Words to Describe Personality That Start with K

Understanding personality qualities is an excellent place to start on your path to self-discovery. It is up to you to shift away from bad inclinations and instead display good features if you truly want to understand how to avoid being characterized by negative traits. Here are some terms that begin with the letter K that characterize a person’s characteristics. ‎

  • Keen
  • Kind-hearted
  • Kickass
  • Knowledgeable
  • Kind

Words to Describe Personality That Start with L

Your personality is reflected in the activities you perform and decisions you make. It’s most likely a result of both nature and upbringing. Either you are tolerant or you are not, and you are either accountable or you are not. Here are some words that begin with the letter L that define personality. ‎

  • Laid-back
  • Lovely
  • Loving
  • Loyal
  • Likable
  • Lovable

Words to Describe Personality That Start with M

Your interest in personality characteristics may be primarily centered on character development for your fiction writing. If you want to be an award-winning fiction writer or screenwriter, your characters will be even more complex as a result of your in-depth awareness of yourself and others.

Here are some words that begin with M that will help you characterize your personality. ‎

  • Meticulous
  • Mindful
  • Merry
  • Modest
  • Motivated
  • Mench
  • Munificence

Words to Describe Personality That Start with N

After you’ve decided on your character’s personality attributes, work on fully fleshing out their portrayal. Add fascinating words to their profiles to enhance their personality. Here are some terms that begin with N that you may use to define your personality. ‎

  • Nimble
  • Neat
  • Nice
  • Neighborly
  • Nifty

Words to Describe Personality That Start with O

The more you shift your focus away from the bad and toward the good, the simpler it will be to portray yourself in a favorable light. Consider using these words that begin with the letter O to define your personality. ‎

  • Obedient
  • Optimistic
  • Obliging
  • Outspoken
  • Outstanding
  • Overachiever

Words to Describe Personality That Start with P

There are thousands of words in the world, but have you really attempted to explain someone’s personality in a single word? Believe me, it’s a difficult yet highly frequent question. Here are some words that begin with the letter P that define personality. ‎

  • Polished
  • Punctual
  • Passionate
  • Posh
  • Precious
  • Pious
  • Personable
  • Playful
  • Persistent
  • Prudent
  • Pleasant
  • Peaceful
  • Powerful
  • Polite
  • Practical
  • Praiseworthy
  • Positive
  • Preeminent
  • Patient

Words to Describe Personality That Start with R

We are all unique individuals with distinct tendencies, interests, and aversions.

These elements are what constitute you, you, and while there are no rights or wrongs in terms of any combination of these characteristics, there are some healthy personality qualities that have been scientifically linked to being mentally well-adjusted.

Here are some terms that begin with the letter R that characterize someone’s characteristics.

  • Relaxed
  • Right-minded
  • Respectable
  • Resplendent
  • Resourceful
  • Resilient
  • Responsible
  • Reliable
  • Romantic
  • Reputable
  • Rad
  • Reverent
  • Real
  • Reassuring
  • Rambunctious
  • Respected
  • Righteous

Words to Describe Personality That Start with S

People may modify and engage in behaviors that are more centered on what is appropriate in a given situation rather than what their hedonistic inclinations would drive them to do. Some people, on the other hand, have fixed identities. Here are some personality-defining words that start with the letter S. ‎ ‎

  • Supportive
  • Sexy
  • Sweetheart
  • Sophisticated
  • Serene
  • Striking
  • Sincere
  • Self-assured
  • Straightforward
  • Sensible
  • Spontaneous
  • Stable
  • Standout
  • Sweet
  • Sharp
  • Selfless
  • Skilled
  • Sagely
  • Sensitive
  • Sagacious
  • Sassy
  • Savvy
  • Sensual
  • Stupendous
  • Spirited
  • Sensational
  • Studious
  • Sedulous
  • Smart
  • Sympathetic
  • Saintly
  • Strong

Words to Describe Personality That Start with T

There is no single correct approach to assess personality. If you want to discover more about your personality traits, go over the following terms that begin with the letter T. ‎

  • Tolerant
  • Trusting
  • Thorough
  • Trailblazing
  • Trustworthy
  • Tender
  • Truthful
  • Tidy
  • Tremendous
  • Tactful
  • Talented
  • Tenacious
  • Thoughtful

Words to Describe Personality That Start with U

Discover the key of describing someone in a single word. Here are some words that define personality that begin with U that may assist you in doing so. ‎

  • Tolerant
  • Trusting
  • Thorough
  • Trailblazing
  • Trustworthy
  • Tender
  • Truthful
  • Tidy
  • Tremendous
  • Tactful
  • Talented
  • Tenacious
  • Thoughtful

Words to Describe Personality That Start with V

Being happy and upbeat may have an impact on others around you, as can negativity. Here are some words that begin with the letter V that define personality. ‎

  • Virtuous
  • Valorous
  • Vibrant
  • Valuable
  • Valued
  • Vehement
  • Visionary
  • V.I.P

Words to Describe Personality That Start with W

This part will go through how to answer questions about your attitude in an interview, as well as what words to use. Here are some terms to define personality that begin with the letter W. ‎

  • Warm-hearted
  • Warm
  • Well-behaved
  • Wonderful
  • Wise
  • Willed
  • Whimsical
  • Witty
  • Willing

Words to Describe Personality That Start with Z

When describing yourself in one word, focus on the one attribute that is most relevant to you practically, allowing the employer to get a good sense of who you are. Here are some words that begin with Z that define personality. ‎

  • Zestful
  • Zinger
  • Zealous
  • Zappy
  • Zest

Let us now go through a long list of personality adjectives. This list includes all of the adjectives we’ve examined thus far. ‎

  • Attentive
  • V.I.P
  • Careful
  • Engaging
  • Sympathetic
  • Generous
  • Youthful
  • Sophisticated
  • Forgiving
  • Inspiring
  • Reliable
  • Well-behaved
  • Sedulous
  • Bold
  • Angelic
  • Exuberant
  • Astounding
  • Beautiful
  • Amazing
  • Quick-witted
  • Practical
  • Rad
  • Mench
  • Adaptable
  • Posh
  • Intuitive
  • United
  • Wise
  • Joyful
  • Big-hearted
  • Kind
  • Fearless
  • Polished
  • Confident
  • Altruistic
  • Tactful
  • Laid-back
  • Adorable
  • Respected
  • Brave
  • Dreamy
  • Obliging
  • Agile
  • Motivated
  • Virtuous
  • Disciplined
  • Spirited
  • Efficient
  • Sensational
  • Outstanding
  • Right-minded
  • Willed
  • Honorable
  • Down-to-earth
  • Lovely
  • Resourceful
  • Sensible
  • Happy
  • Pious
  • Brainy
  • Hard Working
  • Dependable
  • Warm-hearted
  • Genial
  • Nice
  • Queenly
  • Likable
  • Tolerant
  • Compassionate
  • Earnest
  • Faithful
  • Zealous
  • Achiever
  • Wonderful
  • Amusing
  • Gutsy
  • Preeminent
  • Tender
  • Rambunctious
  • Gifted
  • Exemplary
  • X-factor
  • Gleeful
  • Reassuring
  • Enthralling
  • Kind-hearted
  • Vibrant
  • Appreciative
  • Influential
  • Fun
  • Caring
  • Peaceful
  • Neat
  • Stupendous
  • Kickass
  • Straightforward
  • Eager
  • Humorous
  • Gentle
  • Beloved
  • Stable
  • Flexible
  • Personable
  • Graceful
  • Trustworthy
  • Gracious
  • Bubbly
  • Young-at -heart
  • Bonafide
  • Fierce
  • Tremendous
  • Powerful
  • Inspirational
  • Jocund
  • Friendly
  • Humble
  • Courageous
  • Precious
  • Valorous
  • Credible
  • Understanding
  • Daring
  • Neighborly
  • Flawless
  • Adventurous
  • Grounded
  • Keen
  • Charitable
  • Innocent
  • Visionary
  • Valuable
  • Zappy
  • Gentleman
  • Praiseworthy
  • Honest
  • Obedient
  • Conscientious
  • Innovative
  • Resplendent
  • Striking
  • Willing
  • Romantic
  • Relaxed
  • Whimsical
  • Extraordinary
  • Calm
  • Truthful
  • Grateful
  • Frank
  • Authentic
  • Real
  • Godlike
  • Munificence
  • Optimistic
  • Unbeatable
  • Reverent
  • Talented
  • Modest
  • Beauty
  • Ultimate
  • Ambitious
  • Sweetheart
  • Jovial
  • Exceptional
  • Sagacious
  • Joker
  • Trusting
  • Helpful
  • Unconditional
  • Creative
  • Spontaneous
  • Passionate
  • Sweet
  • Polite
  • Genuine
  • Positive
  • Affable
  • Saintly
  • Righteous
  • Charming
  • Articulate
  • Standout
  • Bashful
  • Quiet
  • Sharp
  • Decisive
  • Considerate
  • Giving
  • Energetic
  • Sagely
  • Diligent
  • Meticulous
  • Loving
  • Patient
  • Witty
  • Determined
  • Benevolent
  • Vehement
  • Lovable
  • Persistent
  • Brilliant
  • Skilled
  • Strong
  • Faultless
  • Zestful
  • Respectable
  • Content
  • Responsible
  • Studious
  • Empathetic
  • Selfless
  • Reputable
  • Cunning
  • Cheerful
  • Sensual
  • Jubilant
  • Admirable
  • Endearing
  • Amiable
  • Uplifting
  • Bright
  • Agreeable
  • Unbelievable
  • Carefree
  • Tenacious
  • Zinger
  • Irresistible
  • Serene
  • Thoughtful
  • Clever
  • Warm
  • Playful
  • Sexy
  • Dedicated
  • Unstoppable
  • Thorough
  • Good-hearted
  • Classy
  • Loyal
  • Affectionate
  • Courteous
  • Trailblazing
  • Overachiever
  • Mindful
  • Nimble
  • Prudent
  • Outspoken
  • Balanced
  • Punctual
  • Tidy
  • Unique
  • Inventive
  • Zest
  • Imaginative
  • Self-assured
  • Valued
  • Centered
  • Intelligent
  • Savvy
  • Sincere
  • Industrious
  • Delightful
  • Supportive
  • Hilarious
  • Debonair
  • Jolly
  • Devoted
  • Merry
  • Astonishing
  • Jocose
  • Smart
  • Believe
  • Gregarious
  • Able
  • Ultra
  • Capable
  • Knowledgeable
  • Resilient
  • Sensitive
  • Dashing
  • Nifty
  • Pleasant
  • Sassy

Final Thoughts on Words to Describe Personality

Consider the aspects of yourself that you admire. Are you a conscientious employee? Loyal? Funny? These are all personality adjectives that you may use to describe yourself.

These descriptors allow you to transmit information about yourself to others who don’t know you. When you use personality adjectives in your writing, you need fewer words to describe personality and construct an image for your reader.

Even if you’re using fewer words, they’re being used more efficiently. This knowledge is useful for creating characters, describing historical personalities, and writing to make an impression. ‎

When you employ a positive adjective, you help to create a favorable impression of the character. Bad adjectives, on the other hand, highlight a person’s negative traits.

Both sorts of words are included in the list of words to describe personality that we have shared with you. So please feel free to make use of them. ‎

Describing the personality! Learn useful words to describe the personality and behavior of a person or your own. Personality traits are the attributes possessed by a person, they can be negative or positive.

Words to Describe the Personality of a Person

  • Active: always ready to engage in any activity.
  • Aggressive: being eager or angry.
  • Ambitious: having a strong desire for success or achievement.
  • Arrogant:
  • Assertive: aggressively self-assured.
  • Augmentative
  • Bossy: an autocratic person.
  • Careless: lacking in attention or consideration.
  • Caring: feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others.
  • Catty: arising from malice.
  • Cautious: error avoider.
  • Charismatic possessing an extraordinary ability to attract
  • Charming pleasing, or delighting
  • Considerate having concern for the rights and feelings of others
  • Coy shy especially in a playful or provocative way
  • Creative having the ability or power to create
  • Curious eager to investigate and learn
  • Docile-ready and willing to be taught
  • Dogmatic, always thinking you are only right.
  • Enthusiastic having great excitement and interest
  • Excitable easily gets excited
  • Extroverted having concerned with the social and physical environment
  • Faithful, loyal and steadfast
  • Fickle, erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
  • Funny, arousing or provoking laughter
  • Fussy annoyed and irritable
  • Grumpy annoyed and irritable
  • Impulsive proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
  • The introverted opposite of extroverted means a person who avoids people groups and feels more energized spending time alone
  • Inventive: having the ability to come up with new ideas or things.
  • Irritating: causing annoyance or frustration.
  • Jolly: happy and cheerful.
  • Kind: having a caring and compassionate nature.
  • Logical: based on clear and sound reasoning.
  • Manic: characterized by excessive excitement or activity

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Describing positive personality types: Appealing, elegant or neat outlook and behaviour adorable, affluent, alluring, appealing, aristocratic, arresting, attractive, beautiful, becoming, beguiling, bewitching, breathtaking, captivating, charismatic, charming, chic, Circean, classy, clean, clubby, couth, crisp, cuddly, dapper, dashing, dazzling, dear, debonair, decorous, desirable, devastating, dignified, elegant, enchanting, engaging, enthralling, enticing, entrancing, exquisite, fancy, fashionable, fetching, finished, flowery, flush, glamorous, glorious, graceful, gracious, handsome, healthy, highborn, immaculate, impeccable, imperial, ingratiating, intoxicating, inviting, irresistible, kingly, lardy-dardy, lavish, lush, luxuriant, luxurious, magnetic, modish, natty, neat, nifty, nubile, opulent, ornate, plush, plushy, polished, posh, prepossessing, pretty, princely, privileged, prosperous, redolent, refined, regal, resplendent, rich, ritzy, royal, scrumptious, seductive, select, silk-stocking, sleek, slick, smart, smooth, snazzy, soigne, sophisticated, spanking, spellbinding, spiffy, splashy, splendid, spotless, spruce, stainless, stately, sterling, striking, stunning, stylish, suave, sumptuous, surefooted, sure-handed, svelte, swank, swanky, swell, swish, tantalizing, tasty, tidy, trendy, trig, trim, ultrachic, ultramodern, ultrarich, voguish, wealthy, well, well-groomed, well-heeled, well-off, winning, winsome, yummy Describing negative personality types: unappealing, shabby or clumsy outlook and behaviour abysmal, angular, awkward, awry, cadaverous, clumsy, contaminated, crumpled, decrepit, derelict, destitute, dingy, disfigured, disgusting, dowdy, down-and-out, drippy, dumpy, fiddle-footed, filthy, frightful, frowzy, funky gaudy, gawky, geeky, ghastly, gnarly, graceless, grisly, grotesque, gruesome, hard-up, heavy-footed, hideous, homely, horrid, horrific, imperfect, impoverished, impure, incongruous, indecorous, indigent, inelegant, infelicitous, lowborn, lowly, macabre, malodorous, meretricious, messy, monstrous, odious, oily, overdressed, penniless, penurious, plain, poor, putrid, ragged, ragtag, rancid, ratty, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, rough, rugged, scabrous, scandalous, scraggly, scummy, scuzzy, seedy, shabby, shaggy, shocking, shoddy, sickening, simian, slatternly, slavering, sleazy, slimy, slobbery, sloppy, slovenly, slummy, sordid, squalid, stinky, subhuman, tacky, tawdry, tenth-rate, tousled, ugly, ulcerous, unappealing, unbecoming, unclean, uncoordinated, uncouth, undesirable, undignified, unfashionable, unfit, unhandy, unhealthy, unkempt, unpolished, unsanitary, unsavory, unsightly, untidy, weather-beaten, woolly Positive personality traits: Warm, friendly or loving approach and behaviour adoring, affable, affectionate, agreeable, amiable, amicable, amorous, appreciative, approachable, ardent, chummy, companionable, compassionate, congenial, convivial, cordial, devoted, disarming, earthy, empathic, familiar, favorable, fond, forgiving, friendly, genial, good-humored, good-natured, gracious, gregarious, heartwarming, hearty, hospitable, ingratiating, intimate, kind, kindhearted, kindly, kindred, largehearted, likable, lovable, loving, merciful, neighborly, open, open-hearted, pally, palsy-walsy, personable, reverent, romantic, sensitive, sensual, sentimental, sociable, soft, soft-hearted, summery, sympathetic, tender, tender-hearted, touching, warm, warm-hearted, well-disposed, worshipful Negative personality traits: Cold, unfriendly, or irritable outlook and behaviour abrupt, alien, aloof, arid, asexual, ashen, astringent, austere, bad-tempered, bilious, bitter, bleak, bloody, blunt, brusque, brutal, callous, cantankerous, catty, cheap, chilly, closed, cold, coldblooded, cold-hearted, contemptuous, crabby, cranky, cross, crotchety, cruel, crusty, cryptic, curmudgeonly, cursed, curt, cussed, cutthroat, cynical, dispassionate, distant, domineering, dour, Draconian, dry, dyspeptic, egocentric, empty, envious, forbidding, formidable, freezing, frigid, frosty, gelid, glacial, glowering, gray, greedy, grouchy, grudging, gruff, grumpy, hardened, hardhearted, hateful,naughty, heartless, hollow, huffish, humiliating, icy, ignoble, ill-humored, ill-natured, ill-tempered, impersonal, inconsiderate, indifferent, inhospitable, insensitive, insulting, insusceptible, intolerant, irreconcilable, irritable, jealous, liverish, matter-of-fact, mean, mechanical, merciless, misanthropic, miserly, nasty, niggardly, nippy, ornery, parched, parsimonious, peckish, peevish, penurious, petty, piercing, pinchbeck, pitiless, Procrustean, psychopathic, • reactionary, remorseless, remote, ruthless, sadistic, salty, self-serving, sharp-tongued, shrewish, snappish, snarly, snippety, snippy, snitty, snotty, sour, spleenful, stark, steely, stern, still, stoical, stony, strict, surly, suspicious, testy, tetchy, thick-skinned, tight, tight-fisted, touchy, troglodytic, truculent, tyrannical, uncharitable, uncommunicative, uncongenial, unfeeling, unforgiving, unfriendly,ungrateful, unkind, unkindly, unmerciful, unmoved, unsympathetic, vengeful, venomous, vexatious, vicious, vitriolic, waspish, wintry, withholding, wizened, wooden, wrongheaded Words for describing positive, sociable and outgoing characters ambitious, assertive, blatant, bloviating, blustering, boisterous, bold, bombastic, brash, brazen, breathy, chatty, choleric, defiant, dramatic, emphatic, evangelical, excited, exhibitionist, expansive, expressive, extemporaneous, extroverted, exuberant, flagrant, flamboyant, flashy, flirtatious, forward, freewheeling, garrulous, grandiloquent, gregarious, gushy, high-profile, histrionic, immodest, indiscreet, intrusive, jabbering, lippy, loquacious, loud, loudmouthed, madcap, meteoric, militant, noisy, obtrusive, outgoing, outspoken, overbearing, overt, overweening, petulant, presumptuous, prolix, protrusive, protuberant, public, pugnacious, pushy, raucous, rousing, shrill, sonorous, spectacular, splashy, stagestruck, stagy, stentorian, strident, swinging, switched-on, talkative, theatrical, throaty, turgid, uninhibited, unreserved, unselfconscious, uproarious, verbose, visible, vitriolic, vocal, vociferous, voluble, wordy Words for describing unsociable, introverted and reserved characters abashed, alien, alienated, alone, aloof, anonymous, antisocial, ascetic, asocial, austere, autonomous, awkward, bashful, chary, donnish, claustral, cloistered, concealed, confidential, covert, coy, crafty, delitescent, detached, discreet, distant, elusive, enigmatic, estranged, evasive, ghostly, guarded, hermitic, indirect, inhibited, inner- directed, inscrutable, insular, introspective, introverted, invisible, inward, isolated, laconic, latent, lone, lonely, low-profile, misty, misunderstood, modest, monastic, monkish, mum, mute, mysterious, nebulous, nonverbal, oblique, obscure, occult, paradoxical, passive, phantom, private, quiescent, quiet, reclusive, reluctant, remote, repressed, reserved, restrained, reticent, retiring, secluded, secretive, self-absorbed, self-conscious, self-effacing, sensitive, sequestered, shadowy, shamefaced, sheepish, short-spoken, shy, silent, smoky, sneaky, soft-spoken, solitary, solo, spectral, sphinxlike, spooky, standoffish, stay-at-home, stealthy, still, stolid, strange, subterranean, surreptitious, suspicious, taciturn, tactful, tight-lipped, tiptoe, unapproachable, unassertive, unassuming, unclear, uncommunicative, undemonstrative, understated, unexpressive, unfathomable, unobtrusive, unsociable, vanishing, veiled, voiceless, wary, watchful, wistful, withdrawn, wordless, xenophobic Words for describing people’s attitude towards others: Assertive and confident character types abusive, adamant, assuming, assured, authoritative, autocratic, bossy, bullheaded, bumptious certain, cocksure, commanding, compelling, conclusive, confident, controlling, decisive, determined, direct, directed, dogged, dogmatic, dominant, domineering, do-or-die, egoistic, egotistic, emphatic, enduring, entitled, entrenched, firm, fixed, focused, forceful, formidable, grandiose, hard-bitten, hard-boiled, hard- edged, hardened, hardheaded, headstrong, hellbent, high and mighty, high-flown, high-handed, high-powered, immovable, impenetrable, imperative, imperious, impervious, implacable, impregnable, independent, indestructible, indomitable, inexorable, inflated, inflexible, insistent, insuperable, intent, intimidating, intractable, invincible, invulnerable, ironbound, ironclad, irresistible, lordly macno, magisterial, magistral, messianic, mighty, militaristic, mulish obdurate, obstinate, omnipotent, one-sided, opinionated, orgulous, ossified, overweening, overwhelming, persistent, persuasive, pertinacious, pigheaded, poised, portentous, possessive, predominant, preponderant, presumptuous, prideful, prodigious, proprietary, proud, purposeful, pushy, recalcitrant, redoubtable, refractory, relentless, renitent, resolute, rigid, secure, self-assured, self-confident, self-important, self-involved, self-possessed, self-righteous, self-satisfied, self-seeking, single-minded, smug, stiff, strident, strong-minded, strong-willed, stubborn, sure, swaggering, swashbuckling, swellheaded, take-charge, tenacious, territorial, thick-skinned, turgid, unassailable, unbending, undaunted, unfaltering, unflagging, unflinching, unreceptive, unregenerate, unrelenting, unstinting, unstoppable, unswerving, unwary, unwieldy, unwilling, unyielding, vain, vainglorious, vehement, willful Describing people’s attitude towards others: Submissive, diffident and uncertain character types accommodating, acquiescent, adaptable, ambivalent, apologetic, apprehensive, assailable, awkward, balky, changeable, chary, compliant, conciliatory, culpable, cursory, dainty, deferential, dependent, diffident, doubtful, downtrodden, dubious, ductile, effeminate, equivocal, exposed, fatalistic, fawning, flexible, flimsy, halfhearted, halting, haphazard, harmless, hesitant, humiliated, ill-at-ease, impalpable, inconclusive, inconstant, incredulous, indecisive, indirect, inoffensive, insecure, irresolute, labile, lambent, loath, lost, malleable, masochistic, mealy-mouthed, meek, mousy, mutable, noncommittal, obedient, obeisant, obsequious, penitent, phlegmatic, plastic, pliable, pliant, prostrate, protean qualmish, queasy, questioning, quizzical, receptive, reconciled, reluctant, repentant, reserved, resigned, respectful, self-denying, serviceable, servile, shackled, slavish, solicitous, squishy, subdued, submissive, subservient, suggestible, supple, suppliant, susceptible, sycophantic, tentative, tenuous, thin-skinned, timid, tongue-tied, tractable, tremulous, vacillating, vague, vulnerable, wavering, yielding, Describing strength of character and personality: Strong, bold, or tough temperaments able-bodied, adventuresome, adventurous, all-powerful, audacious, belligerent, bluff, blunt, bold, brash, brave, brawny, courageous daring, dauntless, decisive, doughty, durante, effective, fearless, firm, flinty, forbidding, formidable, full-blooded, gritty, gutsy, gutty, hale, hardball, hard-nosed, hardy, heavy, hell-for-leather, indestructible, inexhaustible, intrepid, lionhearted, lusty, manly, massive, mettlesome, mighty, militant, motivated, muscular, nervy, oppressive, physical, plucky, potent, powerful, ready, reliant, resilient, robust, rocky, rough, rugged, ruthless, scrappy, seif-made, self-reliant, self-sufficient, self-supporting, self-sustaining, solid, spartan, spirited, spunky, stalwart, staunch, steadfast, steely, stout, stout-hearted, strapping, street-smart, streetwise, strong, sturdy, substantial, thriving, tough, truculent, unblinking, valiant, valorous, venturesome, warlike, yeomanly Describing lack of strength of character and personality: Weak and fearful temperaments abashed, afraid, ailing, alarmed, anemic, anxious, apprehensive, ashamed, asthmatic, bloodless, brittle, clinging, consumptive, cowardly, craven, creaky, cringing, debilitated, decrepit, delicate, desperate, disconcerted, faint, fainthearted, faltering, fearful, feeble, fidgety, fitful, flimsy, fragile, frail, frangible, frightened, futile, gutless, hagridden, helpless, horrified, horror-struck, humbled, humiliated, hung-up, ill, impotent, impoverished, incapacitated, ineffective, inept, infirm, insecure, insufficient, jittery, lame, lily-livered, limp, limp-wristed, mawkish, meager, milk-livered, mortified, namby-pamby, needy, nervous, neurotic, oversensitive, overwhelmed, pale, pallid, paltry, panicked, panic-stricken, paranoid, pathetic, petrified, pitiful, plaintive, poor-spirited, punchless, puny, pusillanimous, recreant, scared, shaky, sheepish, short-winded, shrinking, sickly, simpering, skimpy, skittish, slight, sniveling, snuffling, spasmodic, spineless, spooked, squeamish, stressed, stressed-out, sulky, terrified, timid, timorous, toothless, tottering, trapped, trembling, tremulous uncomfortable, undernourished, uneasy, unnerved, unwell, uptight vertiginous, wary, washed-out, washy, watery, weak, weakhearted, weak-kneed, wet, whining, whiny, white, white-livered, wimpy, wispy, wormy Vocabulary for describing active and lively characters acrobatic, active, adroit, agile, alert, alive, ambulatory, athletic, attentive, avid, awake, bouncy, breezy, bright-eyed, brisk, bubbly, bustling, busy, buxom, catalytic, chipper, crisp, curious, deft, diligent, dynamic, eager, effervescent, elusive, energetic, energized, enterprising, errant, exhilarated, exuberant, fecund, feisty, fervent, fleet, fleet-footed, fluent, fluid, footloose, free, fresh, frisky, frolicsome, galvanic, go-go, gymnastic, hale, high-spirited, high-strung, hurried, industrious, interested, intrigued, irrepressible, itinerant jaunty, jingly, kinetic, lambent, liberated, light, limber, lissome, lithe, lively, mercurial, mobile, motile, nimble, nomadic, operose, outdoorsy, peppy, perky, productive, prolific, prompt quick, quicksilver, rambunctious, rapid, ready, renascent, saltatory, sassy, saucy, sentient, sinuous, skittish, snappy, speedy, spirited, sprightly, springy, spruce, spry, strenuous, supple, swift, switched-on, sylphlike, tireless, unencumbered, up-and-coming, vibrant, vigilant, vigorous, vital, vivacious, volant, volatile, wakeful, whippy, wide-awake, wide-eyed, zappy, zestful, zesty, zingy Vocabulary for describing inactive and lazy characters abstracted, aged, apathetic, asleep, atrophied, barren, beat, benumbed, blank, blase, bored, bovine, bushed, cadaverous, comatose, complacent, dazed, dead, disinterested, docile, doltish, dopey, dormant, draggy, dreamy, drooping, droopy, drowsy, drugged, dull, dulled, emotionless, empty, enervated, exhausted, fallow, fatigued, flat, floppy glassy, glassy-eyed, groggy, haggard, hazy, hoary, hypnotic, hypnotized, idle, immobile, impassive, impervious, inactive, inanimate, inattentive, incapacitated, indifferent, indolent, inert, insensate, insipid, lackadaisical, languid, languorous, late, latent, lazy, leaden, lethargic, lifeless, listless, logy, lymphatic, malingering, moribund, mute, numb, overripe, paralyzed, passive, phlegmatic, placid, pococurante, poky, porcine, punch-drunk, punchy, rusty, sagging, sapped, satiated, sedentary, semi- comatose, semiconscious, senseless, shiftless, shot, slack, sleepy, slothful, slow, slowpoke, sluggish, sodden, somnolent, spaced-out, spent, spiritless, stagnant, static, stiff, stuporous, supine, tardy, tepid, tired, torpid, truant, uninterested, unmindful, unmotivated, unresponsive vacant, vacuous, weary, wizened, world-weary, worn-out, yawning, zomboid, zonked Describing happy and optimistic outlook to life agrin, airy, amazed, amused, amusing, astonished, beatific, bemused, blissful, blithe, buoyant, carefree, cavalier, cheerful, cheery, chipper, content, contented, convivial, delighted, devil-may-care, droll, ebullient, ecstatic, elated, enchanted, enraptured, enthusiastic,euphoric, expectant, exuberant, exultant, fanciful, fancy-free, festive, flying, frolicsome, fulfilled, fun-loving, funny, glad, gleeful, glowing, happy, happy-go-lucky, harmonious, hilarious, hopeful, humorous, impish, infectious jaunty, jocose, jocular, jocund, jolly, jovial, joyful, joyous, jubilant, laughing, lighthearted, merry, mirthful, mischievous, optimistic, overjoyed, perky, playful, pleased, puckish, radiant, rapturous, ravished, relieved, rhapsodic, roguish, roseate, rosy, sanguine, sated, satisfied, silly, sky-high, spirited, sportive, starry-eyed, stoked, sunny, thankful, triumphant, waggish, whimsical, wishful Describing unhappy sad and pessimistic outlook to life abject, absorbed, abysmal, achy, afflicted, aggrieved, agonizing, anguished, beleaguered, bereaved, bereft, bleak, blue, brokenhearted, brooding, bummed, bummed-out, chagrined, cheerless, contrite, crestfallen, crushed, dark, dejected, demure, depressed, deprived, desolate, despondent, disconsolate, discontented, discouraged, disenchanted, disgusted, disillusioned, dismal, dissatisfied, distraught, distressed, disturbed, doleful, dolorous, doomed, dour, down, down-at-heel, downbeat, downcast, elegiac, embittered, fatalistic, forlorn, fretful, funereal, gloomy, glum, grave, grief-stricken, grieving, grim, grouchy, gram, grumpy, guilt-ridden, guilty, hapless, harried, heartbroken, heavy-hearted, homesick, hopeless, humorless, hurt, inconsolable, indisposed, injured, joyless, lachrymose, languishing, lonely, lonesome, lovesick, lugubrious, melancholy, miserable, misty-eyed, moody, mopey, morbid, morose, mournful, nostalgic, oppressed, out-of-sorts, owlish, pained, pathetic, pensive, perturbed, pessimistic, pining, pitiable, pitiful, plaintive, plangent, poignant, pouty, pungent, regretful, remorseful, repentant, rueful, ruthful, sad, saturnine, serious, severe, sighing, sober, solemn, somber, soppy, sorrowful, sorry, stern, stricken, subdued, suffering, suicidal, sulky, sullen, surly, teary, teary-eyed, tortured, tragic, tristful, troubled, unfortunate, unfulfilled, unhappy, unlucky wailful, weepy, wistful, woebegone, woeful, wounded, wrecked, wretched, wronged Describing inherent positive emotional status: Calm, gentle, and easygoing types apollonian, calm, casual, composed, constrained, cool, cool-headed, demure, dewy, dispassionate, dryeyed, easygoing, emollient, even-tempered gentle, imperturbable, laconic, laid-back, lenient, levelheaded, low-key, low-pressure, meditative, mellow, mild, muted neutral, nonchalant, nonviolent, objective, pacific, pacifistic, passive, patient, peaceful, poised, quiet, relaxed, restrained, reticent, sedate, self-disciplined, self-possessed, serene, soft, steady, stoical, subdued taciturn, tame, temperate, tempered, tranquil, unbothered, unemotional, unflappable, unforced, unhassled, unhurried, unruffled, unstirred, untroubled Describing inherent negative emotional status: Angry, aggressive, and passionate types aggravated, aggressive, aghast, agitated, amorous, angered, angry, animated, annoyed, antsy, argumentative, avid, bellicose, belligerent, blooming, brash, breathless choleric, combative, competitive, contentious, dedicated, defiant, dramatic, edgy, effusive, emotional, excitable, excited, explosive, ferocious, feverish, fierce, fiery, fire-eating, flighty, flustered, frazzled, free-swinging, frenzied, fuming, furious harried, hassled, henpecked, high-keyed, high-pressure,high-strung, hostile, hot, hot-blooded, hotheaded, huffy, hungry, hyper, hysterical impassioned, impetuous, impulsive, incensed, indignant, inflammatory, intemperate, intensive, intent, irascible, irate, irrepressible, jealous livid, lusty mad, manic, miffed, militant, militaristic, overwrought, overzealous passionate, peeved, peppery, perfervid, piqued, pissed, pissed off, pugnacious, pushy quarrelsome rabid, raddled, raging, rambunctious, rash, resentful, restive, restless, ruffled, rumbustious scrappy, seething, self-indulgent, sensuous, short, short-tempered, sick and tired, snappish, sore, steaming, stewing, sthenic, stir-crazy, stirred up, stormy, strained, subjective, sulfurous, sultry, temperamental, tempestuous, tense, testy, ticked, ticked-off, ticklish, torrid, touchy, troubled, truculent, tumultuous, turbulent, turned-on, unglued, unreasonable, unreconciled, unremitting, unrestrained, unsettled, unstable, upset, vehement, Vesuvian, vexed, violent, visceral, volcanic, warm-blooded, white-hot, worked-up, wound-up, wrathful, wrought-up, wroth, zealous Describing a person’s view of life: Moderate and balanced views and opinions balanced, businesslike, careful, cautious, celibate, chary, circumspect, clocklike, closemouthed, collected, composed, concise, concrete, conscientious, conservative, consistent, constant, controlled, conventional, cool-headed, diplomatic, down-to-earth, equitable, factual, frugal, gingerly, inveterate, laconic, levelheaded, matter-of-fact, middle-of-the-road, mild, moderate, modest, no-nonsense, objective, obsolete, old-fashioned, orderly, orthodox, ossified, outdated, outmoded, passe, penny-wise, pious, practical, pragmatic, prudent rational, reasonable, regimented, regular, safe, sane, sensible, sober, sound, sparing, square, stable, standardized, standpat, steady, stick-in-the-mud, sticky, stodgy, strait-laced, stringent, studied, tactful, temperate, thrifty, tough-minded, ultraconservative, utilitarian, workmanlike Describing a person’s view of life: Excessive and radical views aberrant, abnormal, addictive, alcoholic, amok, anarchic, anarchistic, apoplectic, avaricious, berserk, brash, chaotic, crazed, crazy, daffy, daft, delirious, demoniacal, deranged, deviant, dizzy, dotty, dysfunctional, eldritch, epicurean, erratic, esurient, excessive, extravagant, extreme, fanatic, fanatical, febrile, fey, flagrant, flaky, florid, frantic, freakish, frenetic, frenzied, gonzo, greedy, headlong, hedonistic, heedless, hog wild, homicidal, hyper, hysterical, immodest, incendiary, inordinate, insane, insatiable, irrational, kamikaze, lunatic, mad, madcap, maniacal, monomaniacal, nihilistic, obsessive, odd, off, off-the-wall, overwrought, perfervid, phrenetic, pinko, pixilated, potty, prodigal, profuse, psycho, psychotic, punk, quirky, rabid, radical, raging, rakish, rapacious, rash, ravening, raving, reckless, screwy, spasmodic, strange, streaky, surreal, ultra, ultraist, unbalanced, unbridled, unconventional, uncurbed, unfettered, unhinged, unrestrained, voracious, wacky, warped, wasteful, way-out, weird, wiggy, wild-eyed, wired zany, zooey Vocabulary for describing a person’s manners: Proper, courteous, and refined manners ceremonious, chaste, civil, civilized, classical, clubby, conforming, conventional, correct, courteous, courtly, couth, cultivated, cultured decent, decorous, delicate, demure, dignified, diplomatic, discreet, effete, elitist, established, esthetic, ethical, fastidious, felicitous, finicky, formal, fussy, gallant, genteel, gentlemanly, gracious, holier-than-thou, honorable, ingratiating, irreproachable, kosher, law-abiding, legitimate, maidenly, mannered, matronly, modern, modest, moral, moralistic, obedient, official, orthodox, polite, pompous, precious, presentable, priggish, prim, prissy, pristine, professional, proper, prudent, prudish, punctilious, punctual, puritanical, refined, religious, reputable, respectable, respectful, rhetorical, righteous, rigid, safe, sanctimonious, seemly, self-righteous, smooth, smug, snobbish, snooty, soapy, sporting, sportsmanlike, squeamish, stable, staid, starchy, stiff, stilted, straight, stuffy, suave, tasteful, taut, traditional, tweedy, unflappable, upright, uptight, urbane, well-behaved, well bred, well mannered Vocabulary for describing manners: Vulgar and rude manners abandoned, aberrant, abnormal, abominable, aboriginal, abusive, animalistic, atavistic, barbaric, base, bawdy, beastly, bibulous, bizarre, blasphemous, blooey, blunt, boorish, brash, brazen, brutish, caddish, cannibalistic, carnal, cheap, cheeky, coarse, common, coquettish, crass, crude, debauched, decadent, degenerate, depraved, deviant, dirty, dirty-minded, discourteous, disobedient, disorderly, disreputable, dissipated, dissolute, egregious, feral, flatulent, flip, flippant, flooey, foul, garish, gauche, gross, heathenish, heteroclite, heterodox, hoggish, ill-bred, illicit, ill-mannered, immoderate, immoral, impertinent, impolite, impolitic, improper, impudent, inappropriate, incongruous, indecent, indecorous, indelicate, inexcusable, informal, insolent, intoxicated, irregular, irreverent, kinky, knockabout, lascivious, lawless, lecherous, lewd, libertine, libidinous, licentious, loose, loud, low, lowbrow, lubricious, lustful, mannerless, meretricious, native, naughty, obscene, obstreperous, offbeat, offhand, outlandish, outrageous, overdressed, perverted, plebeian, primitive, profane, profligate, promiscuous, prurient, prying, queer, Rabelaisian, racy, raffish, rakish, rambunctious, randy, rank, raucous, raunchy, raw, rebellious, refractory, revolutionary, ribald, riotous, ripped, rip-roaring, risque, roily, rough, rough-and-tumble, rough-hewn, rowdy, rowdydowdy, rude, rumbustious, rustic, ruttish, salacious, sassy, savage, scabrous, scandalous, scurrilous, self-abandoned, shameless, showy, slutty, smutty, steamy, swinish, tactless, tasteless, tawdry, tipsy, trashy, unbecoming, unblushing, uncivil, uncivilized, uncontrollable, unconventional, uncool, uncouth, uncultured, undiplomatic, ungracious, unmanageable, unmannered, unmannerly, unnatural, unrefined, unruly, unseemly, unsportsmanlike, untamed, untoward, vulgar, wanton, weird, wild Describing intelligent and clever personality types abreast, accurate, acute, analytical, apt, articulate, astute, au fait, authoritative, bookish, bright, brilliant, broad-ranging canny, cerebral, clear, clearheaded, clearsighted, clever, cogent, cognizant, coherent, comprehensive, concise, conscious, conversant, cunning, discerning, donnish, droll educated, erudite, expert, facile, fluent glib, heads-up, heady, highbrow, high-minded, imaginative, incisive, informed, ingenious, innovative, inquiring, inquisitive, insightful, intellectual, intelligent, interpretive, inventive, keen, knowing, knowledgeable, learned, limpid, literate,logical, lucid, luminous, observant, omnilegent, omniscient, organized, pawky, pedagogic, penetrating, perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, piercing, pithy, precocious, prescient, proficient, profound quick-witted rational, recondite, reflective, retentive, right, ruminant, savvy, serious-minded, sharp, sharp-witted, shrewd, silver-tongued, smart, smoothtongued, subtle, succinct, terse, trenchant, tuned-in, ultrasmart, uncanny, understanding, unerring, urbane, well-advised, well-informed, well-read, well-rounded, well-spoken, witty, worldly, worldly-wise Describing stupid, ignorant personality types absent-minded, abstracted, addlebrained, addled, agog, amnesiac, backward, baffled, befogged, befuddled, benighted, besotted, bewildered, blithering, bovine, confounded, confused, cretinous, dense, dim, dimwitted, disorganized, disoriented, doltish, dull, dumb, dumbfounded, duncical, empty-headed, erroneous, fallible, fatuous, fat-witted, feeble-minded, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, idiotic, ignorant, illiterate, imbecilic, inarticulate, incognizant, incoherent, incompetent, inconscient, lumpish, maundering, mindless, mixed-up, moronic, muddled, muddleheaded, myopic, mystified, numb, oblivious, obtuse, opaque, perplexed, preoccupied, puzzled, rambling, rattled, retarded, scatterbrained, senile, simple, simpleminded, slow, slow-witted, sophomoric, spaced, spaced-out, spacey, speechless, stunned, stunted, stupefied, stupid, stuporous, subliterate, subnormal, thick, thickheaded, thick-witted, turbid, unclear, unconscious, undiscerning, unfocused, uninformed, unknowing, unlearned, unlettered, unorganized, unread, unschooled, unskilled, untutored, unversed, vacant, vacuous, witless, woodenheaded, woozy, wrong, zoned out, zonked out Describing a person’s abilities: Bright and skillful ablaze, able, acclaimed, accomplished, adept, adequate, admirable, admired, ageless, aglow, all-around, amazing, ambidextrous, anointed, artful, artistic, arty, atypical, auspicious, avant-garde, bedazzling, blessed, bodacious, breathtaking, bright, brilliant, capable, celebrated, charismatic, colorful, competent, conspicuous, consummate, controversial, coordinated, corking, creative, creditable dazzling, different, distinct, distinctive, distinguished, divine, eccentric, efficient, effulgent, eminent, esteemed, estimable, excellent, exceptional, exclusive, exemplary, exotic, extraordinary, famous, fascinating, favored, fine, first-class, first-rate, flashing, foremost, fortunate, glimmering, glittering, glorious, glossy, glowing, grand, great handy, heavenly, honored, iconoclastic, idiosyncratic, illuminated, illustrious, imaginative, imperial, important, imposing, impressive, incandescent, incomparable, incredible, individual, indubitable, inimitable, inspiring, invaluable, inviolate, iridescent, jazzy, light, lucky, luminous, lustrous magical, magnificent, majestic, major, marquee, marvelous, masterful, matchless, nonpareil, notable, noted, noteworthy, novel original, otherworldly, outstanding, peculiar, peerless, perfect, phenomenal, praiseworthy, preeminent, prepared, prestigious, priceless, primary, Promethean, prominent, protean, proverbial, quaint, qualified, radiant, rare, refulgent, remarkable, renowned, resourceful, respected, resplendent, reverential, ripe, sacred, saintly, scintillating, select, sensational, serendipitous, shining, signal, significant, singular, skillful, sole, sovereign, sparkling, special, spicy, splendid, startling, stellar, storied, stupendous, sublime, successful, super, superb, superhuman, superior, superlative, supernatural, supreme, surefooted, sure-handed, talented, terrific, tiptop, titled, together, top, topflight, topnotch, top-of-the-line, towering, transfigured, uncommon, unconventional, unequaled, unexcelled, unique, unmatched, unorthodox, unprecedented, unusual, unwonted, utopian, valuable, valued, varied, vast, versatile, victorious, vintage, vivid, well-known, well-spoken, well-thought-of, whiz-bang, wonderful, wondrous, worthwhile, worthy Describing a person’s abilities: Dull or average automatic, average, banal, bland, blank, boring, bourgeois, characterless, colorless, common, commonplace, conventional, cursory, customary, elated, derivative, dim, dingy, dismal, down-to-earth, drab, dreary, dull, empty, everyday, expressionless, faded, fair, fallible, familiar, faulty, flat, glib, gratuitous, habitual, hackneyed, homespun, humble, humdrum, imitative, inartistic, inconclusive, inconspicuous, indifferent, inefficient, inept, inferior, inglorious, innocuous, insignificant, insipid, jejune, lackluster, lifeless, low-class, lowly, low- quality, lukewarm, lusterless, matter-of-fact, mediocre, menial, middling, mild, minor, modest, mortal, mundane, musty, negligible, nondescript, obvious, okay, one-dimensional, ordinary, passable, pedestrian, perfunctory, petit bourgeois, plain, plain-spoken, plastic, plebeian, proletarian, prosaic, prototypical, regular, repetitive, rinky-dink, run-of-the- mill, secondary, second-class, second-rate, shoddy, simple, small-time, soggy, soporific, spare, stagnant, stale, standard, stereotypical, sterile, stock, stripped-down, subordinate, superficial, superfluous, tarnished, tasteless, tedious, tepid, terrestrial, timeworn, tiresome, tolerable, trite, typical, unadorned, unassuming, undistinctive, undistinguished, unexceptional, unexciting, unhip, unimaginative, uninspiring, uninteresting, unprepared, unpretentious, unqualified, unsung, untalented, untitled, useless, usual, vapid, workaday, would-be Describing one’s level of maturity: Wise and experienced actualized, adult, all-knowing, all-seeing, august, aware, awesome, balanced, broad, broad-minded, centered, clear, clear-sighted, cogent, coherent, complex, contemplative, deep, discriminating, disinterested, dispassionate, eloquent, enlightened, ethereal, exalted, experienced, farseeing, farsighted, focused, grand, grown-up, immortal, impartial, infallible, infinite, influential, integrated, judicious, just, large-minded, levelheaded, lofty, lucid, magisterial, majestic, mantic, masterful, masterly, mature, metaphysical, mystical, noble, old, omnipresent, omniscient, open-minded, orbicular, oriented, patriarchal, perfect, philosophical, practiced, prescient, profound, prophetic, resonant, sacred, sacrosanct, sagacious, sage, sapient, serene, sophisticated, spiritual, sublime, supernal, supreme, sybilline, telepathic, unassailable, unbiased, understanding, universal, venerable, veteran, visionary, weathered, weighty, wise, wizardly Describing one’s level of maturity: Foolish and immature abstract, absurd, adolescent, affected, amateurish, anthropocentric, anti-intellectual, artless, artsy, asinine, bathetic, bedazzled, biased, bigoted, blind, bumbling, callow, capricious, careless, childish, chumpish, clownish, comical, corny, cretinous, cute, cutesy, daffy, daft, distracted, dopey, ethnocentric, farcical, flabbergasted, flatulent, flighty, foolhardy, foolish, foppish, frivolous, frothy, garrulous, gibbering, giddy, goofy, half-baked, harebrained, harum-scarum, hasty, homophobic, idiotic, ill-advised, imbecilic, immature, impetuous, impractical, imprudent, inane, indiscreet, inexperienced, infantile, injudicious, in the clouds, irrational, juvenile, laughable, lightheaded, long-winded, loquacious, ludicrous, melodramatic, mincing, minor, misanthropic, misogynous, moronic, mushyheaded, muzzy, naive, narrow, narrow-minded, nattering, nerdy, nonplussed, nutty, parochial, pedantic, petty, piddling, pinchbeck, prejudiced, preposterous, pretentious, prolix, provincial, pubescent, puerile, quixotic, quizzical, rash, rattlebrained, redundant, repetitious, ridiculoussappy, sectarian, sententious, shallow,soft-headed, sophistic, speechless, spoony, superficial, superstitious, trifling, trivial, unfledged, ungrounded, unrealistic, unwise, unworldly, verdant, waggish, wide-eyed, windy, woollyheaded, yeasty, youthful, zany Describing moral status: Good, sincere and honest aboveboard, angelic, authentic benevolent, bona fide, candid, capital, choice, conscientious, constant dear, decent, deserving, devout, direct, earnest, ethical, fair, fair-minded, fine, first-rate, forthcoming, forthright, foursquare, frank, free, genuine, God-fearing, good, guileless, harmonious, high-minded, holy, honest, honorable, humane, idealistic, impartial, incorruptible, irreproachable judicious, just loving, loyal, magnanimous, moral, natural, noble, organic, real, reliable, reverent, righteous, right-minded, scrupulous, selfless, seraphic, simon-pure, sincere, straightforward, sublime, true, true-blue, truthful, unimpeachable, up-and-up, up-front, upright, upstanding, veracious, vestal, virtuous, wholehearted, wholesome, worthy Describing moral status: Bad, false and dishonest accursed, adulterous, affected, amoral, apocryphal, apostate, arch, artificial, awful, backhanded, bad, baleful, baneful, barefaced, base, bent, bloodthirsty, bogus, calumnious, canting, casuistic, contemptible, corrupt, counterfeit, crafty, crooked, cunning, cursed, damned, debased, deceitful, deceptive, delusive, demoniacal, despicable, detestable, devilish, devious, diabolical, disgraced, dishonest, disingenuous, disloyal, dissembling, duplicitous, egregious, evasive, evil, execrable, fake, fallen, false, fatuous, feigned, fell, fiendish, flagitious, flagrant, foul, foxy, fraudulent, fulsome, furtive, guileful, hangdog, heinous, heretical, hexed, high-sounding, hollow, horrid, hypocritical ignoble, ignominious, infamous, infernal, insidious, insincere, irredeemable Janus-faced, jive loathsome, lowdown malefic, malevolent, malignant, mealy-mouthed, mendacious, miscreant, misleading, mock, monstrous, moralistic, murderous, nefarious, odious, ostentatious, perfidious, pernicious, perverse, phony, predatory, pretentious, pseudo, purulent, recreant, reprobate, rotten, sanctimonious, scurvy, selfish, serpentine, shady, sham, shameful, shifty, sinful, sinister, slanderous, slippery, sly, sneaky, sophistic, sorcerous, specious, spurious, stealthy, synthetic, tainted, terrible, traitorous, treacherous, two-faced, unashamed, unconscionable, unctuous, underhanded, unfair, ungodly, unholy, unjust, unpardonable, unprincipled, unscrupulous, untruthful, unworthy, vain, venal, venomous, vile, villainous, viperous, virtueless, vulpine, wicked, wily, worthless Vocabulary for describing giving, generous personality types accessible, accommodating, adaptable, approving, artless beatific, believing candid, careless, childlike, complaisant, compliant, credulous, democratic, dewy-eyed, doting, dulcet, easy, faithful, frank, free, generous, giving, good-natured, gracious, grateful, guileless, gullible, hopeful, humble, impressionable, inconsistent, indiscriminate, indulgent, ingenuous, innocent, instinctive, intuitive, lax, liberal, naive, natural, obliging, open, permissive, rapt, reciprocating, saccharine, selfless, simple, sugary, sweet, syrupy, tender, tolerant, transparent, trustful, trusting, ultraliberal, unabashed, uncritical, understanding, undesigning, unguarded, unquestioning, unsophisticated, unsparing, unsullied, unsuspecting, unwitting, young Vocabulary for describing Demanding, selfish personality types abrasive, accusatory, acerbic, acidic, acquisitive, admonishing, agnostic, arbitrary, arrogant, assiduous, assumptive, atheistic, biting, blameful, bumptious, cagey, calculating, captious, carping, categorical, caustic, caviling, censorious, challenging, cheap, chiding, choosy, clinical, compulsive, conceited, condescending, constipated, contemptuous, contradictory, contrary, costive, covetous, crafty, critical, deliberate, demanding, deprecatory, derogatory, dictatorial, didactic, disabused, disapproving, disbelieving, disciplined, discriminating, disdainful, disparaging, distrustful, doctrinaire, dogmatic, egocentric, exacting, exigent, facetious, fastidious, fault-finding, fussy, gluttonous, grabby, greedy, guarded, hard, harsh, high-and-mighty, hubristic, huffy, hypercritical, impatient, incisive, insistent, ironic, judgmental, logical, materialistic, measured, methodical, meticulous, mocking, mordacious, mordant, narcissistic, niggling, obsessive, omnivorous, opinionated, opportunistic, painstaking, particular, patronizing, pejorative, peremptory, perseverant, persistent, pertinacious, picky, pointed, political, precise, procacious, querulous, ravenous, rebuking, reproving, rigorous, sanctimonious, sarcastic, sardonic, satiric, satirical, scolding, scornful, scrimping, scrupulous, sedulous, selective, self-centered, selfish, self-serving, self-willed, sharp, sharp-edged, skeptical, slashing, specific, stingy, supercilious, superior, systematic, tactical, tendentious, thorough, tireless, trenchant, ultracritical, unbelieving, ungenerous, unrelenting, unstinting, uppish, vain, vituperative, voracious, withholding, wolfish, wry Way with people: Helpful, positive, or nice to others accessory, accommodating, aggrandizing, altruistic, amenable, amicable, attached, avuncular, beneficent, benevolent, benign, big-hearted, brotherly, caring, charitable, chivalrous, civic-minded, clement, compassionate, concerned, conciliatory, conscientious, considerate, constructive, cooperative, dutiful, eager, equable, equitable, faithful, fatherly, felicitous, fortunate, fraternal, good-hearted, helpful, heroic, humane, humanitarian, indulgent, instructive, intimate, large,,lenient, loving, loyal, magnanimous, maternal, merciful, motherly, neighborly, nice, obliging, paternal, patriotic, philanthropic, pleasant, positive, progressive, propitiatory, propitious, protective, provident, reliable, responsible, responsive, selfless, self-sacrificing, sensitive, sharing, sisterly, social, social-minded, solicitous, soothing, sunny, supportive, sympathetic, tender, thoughtful, tonic, trustworthy, trusty, unfailing, unselfish, upbeat, useful, valuable, voluntary, well-intentioned, well-meaning, wholesome, worthwhile Way with people: Troublesome, negative, or unpleasant to others abrasive, abusive, acrid, acrimonious, annoying, antagonistic, argumentative, avaricious, averse, baneful, bilious, bitter, bothersome, bullying, cagey, capricious, cloying, complaining, covetous, crafty, crappy, creepy, crotchety, crummy, cutthroat, dangerous, designing, destructive, difficult, discontented, disquieting, disturbing, divisive, downbeat, envious, fearsome, fickle, fierce, foxy, harsh, horrendous, horrible, horrid, horrific, importunate, incompatible, infamous, inhumane, snobbish, snoopy, snotty, sordid, sour, spiteful, spleenful, sticky, stuck-up, subversive, terrifying, thorny, thoughtless, toxic, treacly, tricky, troublesome, truculent, unconcerned, undependable, unfaithful, nosy, invidious, irksome, irreconcilable, irresponsible jackleg, jangly, jaundiced, libelous, lousy, lupine, maddening, maladjusted, manipulative, mean, meddlesome, menacing, nagging, nauseating, negative, negligent, nerve-racking, nettlesome, nihilistic, notorious, noxious, objectionable, obnoxious, odious, offensive, officious, ominous, onerous, oppressive, pernicious, pesky, pestilent, pesty, petulant, pompous, prankish, preachy, prickly, provocative, pugnacious, querulous, rancid, rancorous, rapacious, rascally, remorseless, reprehensible, restrictive, rivalrous, roguish, sacrilegious, savage, scary, scathing, scurrilous, seditious, self-destructive, severe, sharp, sick, slanderous, slashing, slinking, sly, small, smirking, snide, sniffy, ungrateful, unpleasant, unsympathetic, useless, venomous, vicious, vindictive, virulent, vitriolic, vituperative, 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