Positive & Negative Personality Adjectives The following positive Personality Adjectives are in common use in the English language. Negative personality adjectives are listed in a separate table below:

Positive Personality Adjectives A -E adaptable adorable agreeable alert alluring ambitious amused boundless brave bright calm capable charming cheerful coherent comfortable confident cooperative courageous credible cultured dashing dazzling debonair decisive decorous delightful detailed determined diligent discreet dynamic eager endurable

E-J efficient elated eminent enchanting encouraging energetic entertaining enthusiastic excellent excited exclusive exuberant fabulous fair faithful fantastic fearless fine frank friendly funny generous gentle glorious good happy harmonious helpful hilarious honorable impartial industrious instinctive jolly

J-R joyous lucky kind kind-hearted knowledgeable level likeable lively lovely loving mature modern nice obedient painstaking peaceful perfect placid plausible pleasant plucky productive protective proud punctual quiet receptive reflective relieved resolute responsible rhetorical righteous

R-Z romantic sedate seemly selective self-assured sensitive shrewd silly sincere skilful successful smiling splendid steadfast stimulating succinct talented thoughtful thrifty tough trustworthy unbiased unusual upbeat vigorous vivacious warm willing wise witty wonderful zany zealous

Negative Personality Adjectives A -D abrasive abrupt abusive afraid aloof ambiguous angry annoyed anxious arrogant ashamed awful bad belligerent bewildered boorish bored boring callous careless clumsy combative confused cowardly crazy creepy cruel cynical dangerous deceitful defeated defective defiant demonic depressed deranged

D-H disagreeable disillusioned disturbed domineering draconian embarrassed envious erratic evasive evil faded fanatical fierce filthy finicky flashy flippant foolish forgetful frantic fretful frightened furtive greedy grieving grouchy gruesome grumpy guarded gullible helpless hesitant homeless horrible hungry hurt

I-S ignorant ill irresolute jealous jittery lacking lazy lonely malicious materialistic mean mysterious naive nasty naughty nervous noisy obnoxious outrageous panicky pathetic possessive quarrelsome repulsive ruthless sad scary secretive selfish silly slow sneaky snobbish sore spendthrift squeamish

S-W stingy strange sulky tacky tense terrible testy thick-skinned thoughtless threatening tight timid tired tiresome troubled truculent typical undesirable unsuitable unsure upset uptight vague vengeful venomous volatile voracious vulgar wary wasteful weak weary wicked worried worthless wretched

Appearance, Condition and Feelings Adjectives These adjectives are common to talk about people’s appearance, conditions and feelings Appearance Appearance Condition Condition Contd. Contd.

adorable adventurous aggressive alert attractive average beautiful blue-eyed bloody blushing bright clean clear cloudy colorful crowded cute dark drab distinct dull elegant excited fancy filthy

glamorous gleaming gorgeous graceful grotesque handsome homely light long magnificent misty motionless muddy old-fashioned plain poised precious quaint shiny smoggy sparkling spotless stormy strange ugly ugliest unsightly unusual wide-eyed

alive annoying bad better beautiful brainy

impossible inexpensive innocent inquisitive modern mushy breakable odd busy open careful outstanding cautious poor clever powerful clumsy prickly concerned puzzled crazy real curious rich dead shy different sleepy difficult stupid doubtful super easy talented expensive tame famous tender fragile tough frail uninterested gifted vast helpful wandering helpless wild horrible wrong important

Feelings (Bad)

angry annoyed anxious arrogant ashamed awful bad bewildered black blue bored clumsy combative condemned confused crazy, flipped-out creepy cruel dangerous defeated defiant depressed disgusted disturbed dizzy dull

Feelings (Bad) Contd.

grumpy helpless homeless hungry hurt ill itchy jealous jittery lazy lonely mysterious nasty naughty nervous nutty obnoxious outrageous panicky repulsive scary selfish sore tense terrible testy thoughtless embarrassed tired envious troubled evil upset fierce uptight foolish weary frantic wicked frightened worried grieving

Feelings (Good)

Feelings (Good) Contd.

agreeable amused brave calm charming cheerful comfortable cooperative courageous delightful determined eager elated enchanting encouraging energetic enthusiastic excited exuberant fair faithful fantastic fine friendly funny gentle glorious good

happy healthy helpful hilarious jolly joyous kind lively lovely lucky nice obedient perfect pleasant proud relieved silly smiling splendid successful thankful thoughtful victorious vivacious witty wonderful zealous zany

Shape

broad chubby crooked curved deep flat high hollow low narrow round shallow skinny square steep straight wide

Size

Sound

big colossal fat gigantic great huge immense large little mammoth massive miniature petite puny scrawny short small tall teeny teeny-tiny tiny

cooing deafening faint harsh highpitched hissing hushed husky loud melodic moaning mute noisy purring quiet raspy resonant screeching shrill silent soft squealing thundering voiceless whispering

Time

ancient brief Early fast late long modern old oldfashioned quick rapid short slow swift young

Taste/Touch Taste/Touch Contd. bitter delicious fresh juicy ripe rotten salty sour spicy stale sticky strong sweet tart tasteless tasty thirsty fluttering fuzzy greasy grubby hard hot icy loose

melted nutritious plastic prickly rainy rough scattered shaggy shaky sharp shivering silky slimy slippery smooth soft solid steady sticky tender tight uneven weak wet wooden yummy

Touch

Quantity

boiling breezy broken bumpy chilly cold cool creepy crooked cuddly curly damaged damp dirty dry dusty filthy flaky fluffy freezing hot warm wet

abundant empty few heavy light many numerous substantial