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Positive Adjectives to Describe People

Adaptable capable of fitting a particular situation or use


adventurous willing to undertake new and daring enterprises
affectionate having or displaying warmth or affection
ambitious having a strong desire for success or achievement
amiable diffusing warmth and friendliness
compassionate showing or having sympathy for another's suffering
considerate showing concern for the rights and feelings of others
courageous able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
courteous characterized by politeness and gracious good manners
diligent characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks
empathetic showing ready comprehension of others' states
exuberant unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
frank characterized by directness in manner or speech
generous willing to give and share unstintingly
gregarious temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
impartial free from undue bias or preconceived opinions
intuitive obtained through instinctive knowledge
inventive marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
passionate having or expressing strong emotions
persistent stubbornly unyielding
philosophical meeting trouble with level-headed detachment
practical guided by experience and observation rather than theory
rational having its source in or being guided by the intellect
reliable worthy of trust
resourceful adroit or imaginative
sensible able to feel or perceive
sincere open and genuine; not deceitful
sympathetic expressing compassion or friendly fellow feelings
unassuming not arrogant
witty combining clever conception and facetious expression

FOOD

Appetising Appealing, Delicious, Delectable, Delightful, bitter


Flavorful, Heavenly, Luscious, Mouth- bland
watering, Savory, Scrumptious, tasty burnt
aromatic foetid Foul smelling, stinking
aged Succulent juicy
bite-size

PLACE

Ancient old, historical cosmopolitan somewhere with rich and varied mix of
beautiful attractive, lovely, picturesque, charming, culture and language
breath-taking fantastic
boring dull huge
bustling busy, crowded, lively popular touristy
contemporary modern up to date polluted
compact small
Describing Building

Modern ahead of the times


cramped constricted in size
private confined to particular persons or groups
quiet characterized by an absence of agitation or activity
noisy full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
isolated remote and separate physically or socially
spacious having ample room
comfortable providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief
shabby showing signs of wear and tear
bright emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
messy dirty and disorderly
dingy thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

BOOKS*/MOVIE

action-packed futuristic
addictive intense heartbreaking heart-wrenching, heartfelt,
adventurous obnoxious, poignant,tear-jerking,
amusing goofy,hilarious, silly,witty emotional,touching
astonishing awe-inspiring, breath-taking historical
believable life-like, realistic informative insightful
biographical real inspirational motivating
brilliant intriguing
boring mind-numbing mind-blowing, surprising,
captivating pager-turner*, engaging, unexpected
fascinating, engrossing, gripping, mysterious mystical
riveting, spell-binding nonsensical
complex complicated powerful
confusing predictable foreseable
creepy haunting, scary, spine-tingling, redundant repetitive
terrifying romantic
dangerous simple
dark dreary spectacular dramatic
easy-to-read* thought-provoking challenging, stimulating
educational tragic sad
entertaining twisted
exciting exhilarating, invigorating unique

PHOTOGRAPH.

Aerial view from the top grainy


bad latest modern, recent
beautiful old
best panoramic
blurry foggy, fuzzy perfect
Coloured rare uncommon, exceptional
digital remarkable extraordinary
favourite striking spectacular
glossy smooth
Entertainment
inspiring
Very amusing funny, fascinating, enjoyable, impressive
amusing, charming, humorous, compelling
delightful, fun-filled, amusing clever
stimulating restorative beguiling captivating, engrossing
thrilling exciting

SPORT

Exciting  exhilarating  Intense 


enjoyable  Relaxing 
athletic  Healthy 
Energizing  Invigorating  Athletic 
Extreme  Violent 
Exhausting  Organized
Fast-paced
WEATHER

Good nice, fair, mild, fine foggy


lovely beautiful, wonderful, excellent, pleasant windy breezy,
bad awful, terrible, nasty, lousy, foul, rotten, windless, calm, still;
miserable, unpleasant, dull, gloomy, ugly stormy
sunny warm, hot, *Sky: cloudy, overcast, cloudless, clear, bright,
cool, chilly, cold, freezing, icy, frosty; very blue, gray, dark; a patch of blue
cold; bitter cold; frigid
rainy wet, humid,
dry arid

ANIMALS

Amphibious capable of living both in water and on land


Anthropoid an anthropoid ape or other animal is very similar to a human
Aquatic growing or living in or near water
Arboreal relating to or living in trees
Diurnal animal is awake and active during the day
Downy covered in very soft small hairs or feathers
Draught a draught animal is used for pulling heavy things
Extinct extinct animal, plant, or language no longer exists
Feathered covered with feathers, or made from feathers
Feral lives in a wild state but was once kept as a pet or lived on a farm
Fluffy covered with very soft hair or feathers
Furry/Furred covered with fur, or covered with something that looks like fur
Giant used in the names of some animals and plants that are much larger than others of the
same type
Gregarious gregarious animals or birds live in group
Horned with horns
House-trained a pet that is house-trained knows that it must go outside or use a special container inside
when it needs to get rid of urine or faeces from its body.
Indigenous indigenous plants and animals belong to a region because they developed there
Man-eating a man-eating animal kills and eats people
Mangy a mangy animal has itchy skin and is starting to lose fur because it has the disease mange
Migratory a migratory bird or animal is one that migrates
Native relating to the place where a plant or animal has always lived
Nocturnal active at night rather than during the day
Omnivorous eats both plants and meat
Parasitic lives in or on another type of plant or animal and feeds on it
Poisonous/venomous capable of producing poison
Predatory  animals that kill and eat other animals
Pure-bred a pure-bred animal comes from parents of the same breed
Pygmy a pygmy animal or plant belongs to a type that does not grow very big
Rabid a rabid animal has rabies
Savage Wild
Scaly a scaly animal has skin like that of a fish or a snake
Tame a tame animal has been trained to stay calm when people are near it, because it is used to
being with them
Territorial territorial animals or people do not like other animals or people entering an area that
they believe belongs to them
Warm-blooded have a body that stays warm in both hot and cold environments.
cold-blooded has a body temperature that changes when their environment changes.
Winged a winged creature has wings

FASHION AND CLOTHES

amazing:  astounding, impressive, stunning, shocking, remarkable, awe-inspiring


Chic: current, elegant, sharp, smart, sophisticated, refined, studied, urbane
Classic: quintessential, archetypal, distinguished, excellent, ideal, elegant
Classy: posh, prim, ritzy, trim, tasteful
Cool: fresh, refreshing, snappy, clever, keen
Cute: charming, delightful, pretty, sweet, fetching
Easy: natural, accessible, effortless, leisurely
Excited: ebullient, elated, fired up, jubilant, pleased, tickled, flushed, revealing
Exciting: fascinating, intriguing, spellbinding, riveting, enchanting, compelling, irresistible, magnetic
Fabulous: breath-taking, outrageous, marvellous, spectacular, striking, superb
Fancy: frilly, sumptuous, showy, ornate, embellished, deluxe, lavish, rich
Simple: light, clean, straightforward, uncomplicated, stark
Stylish: dashing, dressed to kill, dashing, jazzy, jaunty, a la mode
Vintage, retro: dated, nostalgic, evocative
Wonderful: admirable, astonishing, brilliant, remarkable, miraculous, sensational, swell
fashionable dapper, trendy, dressed to kill, dressed to the teeth

MUSIC
GENRE:
Jazz Country Easy Listening  
Progressive Rock New Age           Latin

Blues Classical Hop Hop

Rap Disco Instrumental

Ambient Soul Gospel

reggae Alternative Indie

Rock  Heavy Metal Baroque

Romantic Renaissance Ceremonial

Folk World Bluegrass

Electronic Opera Choral

Rhythm and Blues Pop Punk

How Music Sounds


Loud Soft Brassy

Gentle Natural Melodious

Raucous Strong Smooth

Rich Distinct Deep

Thick Mellow Shrill

Reedy Thin Breathy

Rounded Full Clear

Piercing Strident Harsh

Warm  Resonant Bright

Dark Flat Light

Tempo/Beat
Fast Brisk Upbeat

Quick Moderate Slow

Gradual Double Time Diminishing

Energetic Joyful Melancholic

Rapid Steady Lively

Stately      Even  Frantic

Effects of Music
Soothe Excite Relax

Stimulate Calm Enlighten

Frighten Focus Invigorate


Rejuvenate Restore Improve

Heal Empower Stir

Incite Exhilarate Uplift

NEWS

breaking news new information about a news event that is still happening
capture the headlines to be the main story in the news
current affairs political, social, and economic events that are happening now and
are discussed in news programmes and newspapers
Front-page important enough to be printed on the first page of a newspaper
Headline-grabbing reported as a very important story in the news
in the news interesting enough to be discussed in newspapers, on television etc
make/hit/grab the headlines to become famous by being reported in the news
Newsworthy interesting or important enough to be included in a news report
Scandal talk or reports in the newspapers or on television about shocking events
involving important peopleublishes or broadcastsbefore anyone else
Update a report or broadcast containing all the latest newsor information
Wrap-up a summary at the end of something, especially a news programme

DAILY ROUTINE

Academic conventional customary


Accustomed different
administrative dreary
basic easy,
boring deadening, dull, humdrum, endless
monotonous formal
bureaucratic general
busy good pleasant
comfortable, hard
comic normal
common peaceful quiet
consistent constant, daily, fixed, habitual, predictable
mundane, tedious

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