100 Adjectives to Describe People and Personality

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ADJECTIVE DEFINITION EXAMPLE
Adaptable able or willing to change to suit different I can easily work on many
condi5ons. different types of projects. I’m
very adaptable.
Adept (at having a natural ability to do something I’m very adept at using SAP.
something or that needs skill.
doing something)

Adventurous willing to try new or difficult things. We’re looking for someone
who’s adventurous because this
posi5on requires travelling all
over the world.
Affec5onate showing feelings of liking or love. She gave me an affec5onate
farewell.
Ambi5ous having a strong wish to be successful, I’m aGracted to ambi5ous men.
powerful, or rich.
Ar5s5c able to create or enjoy art. Would you describe yourself as
ar5s5c?
Asser5ve having confidence and not being I need to work on being more
frightened to say what they want or asser5ve.
believe.
AGen5ve Being very helpful and taking care of I try to be very aGen5ve to my
others. students.
Authen5c real, true, or what people say it is. Some5mes being authen5c
around others is hard.
Approachable friendly and easy to talk to. My goal is for all my students to
feel that I’m very approachable.
Balanced considering all sides or opinions equally. Even though she’s a democrat,
she’s very balanced.
Bright intelligent and quick to learn. My students are all very bright!

Broad-minded willing to accept many different types of Being broad-minded is a

behaviour, beliefs, or choices in other necessary characteris5c when
people. you work with a diverse group
of people.
Candid honest and telling the truth, especially To be candid with you, I leQ my
about something difficult or painful. job because I didn’t get along
with my boss.
Cheerful happy and posi5ve. I try to surround myself with
cheerful people.
Chill (informal) relaxed, not worried or anxious. As I get older, I become more
and more chill.
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 100 Adjectives to Describe People and Personality
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Clever having or showing the ability to learn and
understand things quickly and easily.
Communica5ve willing to talk to people and give them
informa5on.
Compassionate feeling or showing sympathy and sadness
for the suffering or bad luck of others,
and wan5ng to help them.
Compe55ve wan5ng very much to win or be more
successful than other people.
Charisma5c being able to influence others easily;
being able to aGract aGen5on and
admira5on.
Considerate caring about and respecWul of others
Construc5ve intended to help someone or improve
understanding, performance
Coy inten5onally keeping something secret, in
a way to increase interest or aGen5on
Courageous the ability to control your fear in a
dangerous or difficult situa5on.
Crea5ve producing or using original and unusual
ideas.
Curious interested in learning about people or
things around you.
Dependable deserving of trust or confidence.
Determined wan5ng to do something very much and
not allowing anyone or any difficul5es to
stop you.
Direct someone who says what they think in a
very honest way without worrying about
other people's opinions.
Dynamic having a lot of ideas and enthusiasm;
energe5c and forceful.
Easygoing relaxed and not easily upset or worried.
She’s a very clever student.
Did you no5ce that Julie wasn’t
very communica5ve at the
mee5ng today?
She’s a compassionate reporter.
I’m very compe55ve, so a
commission-only posi5on is
perfect for me.
If you want to win the elec5on,
you need to be more
charisma5c.
It was very considerate of you
to change the mee5ng 5me
because of my appointment.
Can I give you some
construc5ve cri5cism?
She’s being very coy about the
party.
It was very courageous of you
to quit your job and go back to
school in your 40s!
We’re looking for someone
who’s very crea5ve.
Being curious is a great quality
when you’re learning a
language.
My assistant is very
dependable.
If you’re determined, you’ll
become fluent.
I like how our CEO is very
direct, even when delivering
bad news.
Has anyone ever told you that
you’re very dynamic?
My new manager is way more
easygoing than my last one.
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Eclec5c consis5ng of different types, methods, I work with an eclec5c group of
styles, etc. students in the Finally Fluent
Academy.
Emo5onal having and expressing strong feelings. John become very emo5onal at
his re5rement party.
Energe5c having or involving a lot of energy. Even though she’s almost 80,
my grandmother is extremely
energe5c!
Enthusias5c a feeling of interest in a par5cular subject I love how enthusias5c you are
or ac5vity and an eagerness to be about our new plan!
involved in it.
Extroverted an energe5c person who enjoys being Although I’m not very
with other people. extroverted, I love working in
sales.
Exuberant very energe5c and showing the happiness She’s an exuberant speaker!
of being alive.
Fearless free from fear. Good nego5ators need to be
fearless.
Flexible able to change or be changed easily My schedule is very flexible
according to the situa5on. next week.
Forgiving willing to forgive easily. I’m thankful I have a forgiving
boss.
FruiWul producing good results. He had a fruiWul career as a
lawyer.
Frank honest, sincere, and telling the truth, Thank you for being frank with
even when this might be awkward or me.
make other people uncomfortable.
Fun-loving liking to enjoy yourself and have fun Although I’m the CEO of a
rather than liking serious things. fortune 500-company, I’m also
very fun-loving.
Gregarious liking to be with other people. Being gregarious is an
important quality of a nurse.
Genuine real and exactly what it appears to be. Her speech was genuine.

Honorable honest and fair. She’s an honorable boss and I

Humble having or showing a modest or low
es5mate of one's own importance.
Handy skillful with the hands or with using tools,
especially when making or repairing
things.
respect her decision.
Although she makes $2 million
a year, she’s very humble.
Now that I own a house, I need
to become handy.
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Imagina5ve good at thinking of new, original, and
clever ideas.
Inquisi5ve eager to know a lot about people or
things.
Impeccable perfect, with no problems or bad parts.
Intui5ve an ability to understand or know
something immediately based on your
feelings rather than facts.
Ingenious very intelligent and skillful.
Invi5ng encouraging you to feel welcome.
Jubilant feeling or expressing great happiness,
especially because of a success.
Keen very interested, eager, or wan5ng
something very much.
Kind-hearted one who likes other people a lot and
always wants to help them.
Lively full of energy and enthusiasm; interes5ng
and exci5ng.
Logical reasonable and based on good judgment.
Komal is an imagina5ve
designer.
I love when my students are
inquisi5ve about my lessons.
Silvia gave an impeccable
performance.
I’m very intui5ve when it comes
to hiring.
The way you handled that
situa5on was ingenious.
The new HR manager is very
invi5ng.
The fans were jubilant aQer the
game.
She’s very keen. She’s already
followed up with me about the
posi5on.
My doctor is very kind-hearted.
The team is so lively today!
You made a logical decision.

Loyal providing support and friendship in all Kirk is our most loyal manager.
situa5ons. He’s been with the company for
20 years.
Laudable deserving praise, even if there is liGle or Your ac5ons are laudable.
no success.
Mature behaving in a way that shows they are Although Sharok is only an
well developed emo5onally. intern, he’s very mature.
Me5culous very careful and with great aGen5on to As a quality assurance
every detail. professional, I need to be very
me5culous.
Marvelous extremely good. They did a marvelous job for
the new client.
Nimble quick and exact either in movement or His nimble hands are perfect
thoughts. for repairing an5ques.
Open-minded willing to consider ideas and opinions Doctors are becoming more
that are new or different to your own. and more open-minded.
Op5mis5c the quality of being full of hope and I’m op5mis5c that I’ll pass my
emphasizing the good parts of a situa5on, oral exam.
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or a belief that something good will
happen.
Out-of-this-world superb, extraordinary Your design skills are out-of-
this-world!
Outgoing friendly and energe5c and finding it easy Now that I feel confident with
and enjoyable to be with others. my English, I’m more outgoing
at work.
Pensive quiet and thinking seriously. Julie was very pensive during
our presenta5on.
Proac5ve taking ac5on to make changes yourself Once of my best quali5es is
rather than reac5ng to things that that I’m very proac5ve.
happen.
Percep5ve very good at no5cing and understanding We really appreciate your
things that many people do not no5ce. percep5ve comments.
Persistent con5nue doing something in a When I’m solving a problem,
determined way even when facing I’m very persistent.
difficul5es or opposi5on.
Prac5cal able to provide effec5ve solu5ons to Her ideas are very interes5ng
problems. and prac5cal.
Punctual arriving, doing something, or happening Thankfully the contractors are
at the expected or correct 5me; not late. very punctual.
Qualified having the standard of skill, knowledge, Ronnie is the most qualified
or ability that is necessary for doing or accountant I know.
being something.
Rive5ng extremely interes5ng. The speakers at the conference
were all rive5ng.
Renowned famous for something Maya Angelou is a renowned
poet.
Ravishing extremely beau5ful You look ravishing in that dress.

Reverent showing great respect and admira5on. The reverent crowd became
silent when she appeared on
stage.
Self-reliant the ability to depend on yourself or your When you work remotely, you
own abili5es. need to be self-reliant.
Sensible having or using good judgment. I like working with Hamid. He’s
very sensible.
Savvy prac5cal knowledge and ability. She’s very savvy when it comes
to marke5ng.
Suppor5ve giving encouragement and approval. As a teacher, I try to be very
suppor5ve of all my students.
Sincere honest; not false or invented. Her apology was sincere.
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StraighWorward honest and not likely to hide their I love how straighWorward
opinions. Shirley is.
Sage wise, especially because of long The consultant has 20 years of
experience that comes with age. experience so we can trust is
sage advice.
Steadfast staying the same for a long 5me; not Jose is a steadfast assistant.
changing or losing purpose.
Tenacious unwilling to accept defeat or stop doing Felicity is a tenacious student.
or having something.
Thrilling very exci5ng. Fabio’s plan for the company is
thrilling!
Tender gentle, loving, or kind. It’s important to be tender
when you’re delivering bad
news.
TacWul careful not to say or do anything that Yusef quit in a very tacWul way.
could upset someone.
Upbeat posi5ve and with hope for the future. Marie is very upbeat about the
proposal.
Unrelen5ng extremely determined; never weakening I appreciate my parents’
or ending. unrelen5ng support.
Versa5le able to change easily from one ac5vity to Brad PiG is a versa5le actor.
another or able to be used for many
different purposes.
Vibrant energe5c, exci5ng, and full of I love how vibrant my work
enthusiasm. environment is.

WiGy using words in an amusing and intelligent My pilot was very wiGy.
way.
Youthful having the quali5es that are typical of Her youthful enthusiasm makes
young people. coming to work more
enjoyable.

Zealous enthusias5c and eager. I appreciate how zealous she is.

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