List of Adjectives to Describe a Person

Although a funny and difficult language, the English language is a widely spoken language all over the world. English grammar is broadly made up of 8 parts of speech which are further classified for broader studies.

What are Adjectives?

In simplest terms, adjectives can be defined as words that describe nouns or tell more about nouns. In order to get the idea clearly, you need to know what are nouns. All the people, things, names of everything, places, feelings, etc. are nouns. For e.g., apple, Anna, Australia, the Sun, Arkansas, attitude, etc. are nouns. The words that are used to describe these nouns in detail are known as adjectives. For e.g.: ripe apple, beautiful Anna, etc. Here, the words in Italics (ripe, beautiful) are adjectives that describe or tell us more about apple and Anna respectively. Because of these adjectives, we know what kind of apple it is and also about the physical appearance of Anna. There are several adjectives to describe people, things, places, etc.

Types of Adjectives

According to English grammar and composition, adjectives are divided into different types for easy understanding and quick study.

Descriptive Adjectives
This is the largest type or class of adjectives which is used to describe nouns. If you take a look at the list of descriptive adjectives, you will find its applicability in diverse areas. Tall, charming, arrogant, cool, green,, etc. are some descriptive adjectives.

Limiting Adjectives
As a contrast to descriptive adjectives, limiting adjectives describe only the specific noun. These adjectives are used only when a person talks about a particular thing and not in general. This, two, teacher's, etc. are limiting adjectives.

Degree of Adjective
These types of adjectives are also very easy to identify and put into practice. They are used to describe nouns as well as to compare between two nouns. Tall, shorter, highest, etc, are degree of adjectives.

Adjectives Describing a Person

Now that you know the different types of adjectives, you might as well be looking for adjectives to describe someone. Here, the list is divided into different columns to make your search easier. It will also help you in understanding the basic use of adjectives and what are they used to describe. Remember, ultimately all the following adjectives are used to describe people!

Adjectives to Describe a Person's Appearance	Adjectives to Describe a Person's Personality	Adjectives to Describe a Person's Feelings
Adorable	Aggressive	Afraid
Affable	Adaptable	Agreeable
Attractive	Ambitious	Angry
Alluring	Amused	Anxious
Beautiful	Brave	Bad
Bonhomous	Biased	Big-headed
Bewildered	Bright	Bored
Confident	Cruel	Calm
Cheerful	Combative	Confused
Charismatic	Competent	Contented
Cultured	Co-operative	Comfortable
Clumsy	Cowardly	Creepy
Drab	Dangerous	Depressed
Dull	Diligent	Disturbed
Dynamic	Determined	Dominating
Debonair	Direct	Dim
Disillusioned	Disagreeable	Deceitful
Elegant	Evil	Envious
Fair	Frank	Faithful
Filthy	Fearless	Fine
Gentle	Generous	Good
Glamorous	Gifted	Grieving
Glum	Gregarious	Grumpy
Handsome	Helpful	Horrible
Homely	Harmonious	Happy
Hurt	Hesitant	Hungry
Ill-mannered	Instinctive	Ill
Interesting	Intelligent	Idiotic
Impolite	Introverted	Insane
Jolly	Jealous	Jovial
Kind-hearted	Knowledgeable	Kind
Lovely	Lonely	Lively
Loud	Lazy	Lascivious
Magnificent	Mysterious	Mature
Nervous	Naughty	Nice
Noisy	Nasty	Nurturing
Pleasant	Pleasing	Proud
Perfect	Placid	Peaceful
Plucky	Punctual	Protective
Smiling	Successful	Sorrowful
Splendid	Sedate	Silly
Self-assured	Sincere	Somber
Snobbish	Selfish	Sore
Thoughtful	Talented	Tired
Tense	Thrifty	Troubled
Timid	Truculent	Testy
Upset	Unbiased	Unwell
Unpleasant	Unscrupulous	Unsociable
Vivacious	Voracious	Vengeful
Wonderful	Witty	Wicked
Worried	Wise	Weary
Wild	Warm	Wrong
Zaftig	Zany	Zestful

Along with this list, you also need to master the rules of English grammar to make proper use of this language in writing and communication. The following are some examples that will help you know more on the usage of these adjectives.

• She is a bright student.
• Her drab personality was more discouraging that anything else.
• He was nothing but a snobbish old fool.
• His vengeful attitude lead to his downfall.
• The helpful professor was more favored that his counterparts.
• She was self-assured, smiling and very successful.
• His testy nature made him very unpopular with friends.

Lastly, note that mastering grammar is very crucial for gaining mastery over the language. Good luck!