Adjectives used about people

Adjectives used about people





1. Feelings


We all have very many different feelings which we experience. Here are some adjectives which describe those feelings:

If you feel upset, you are not very happy.

If you feel confident, you are sure that you can do something.

If you feel angry, you hate something which happened to you.

If you feel worried, you feel that something bad may happen.

If you feel bored, you are not interested at all.

If you feel excited, you feel happy waiting for an event to happen.

If you are interested in something, you want to spend time doing it.

If you feel anxious, you are a little afraid or worried about something.


If you feel embarrassed, you think you look stupid.


If you feel nervous, you are worried about something which is going to happen to you.


If you feel afraid or frightened, you fear something.


If you feel jealous, you want something that someone else has.

We can say If you feel + adjective ... or If you are + adjective ...


2. Character


We all have different characters. Here are some common adjectives used to describe people's characters.


NB The adjectives followed by an * are negative, be careful how you use them.


If
someone is optimistic , they think the future will be good, but if
someone is pessimistic , they think the future will be bad.


If someone is intelligent, they are quick and clever at many things.


If someone is generous, they give things to other people.


If someone is happy-go-lucky, they do not worry about things.


If someone is boring *, they have nothing about them which is interesting.


If someone is reckless * or careless *, they are not very careful.


If someone is patient, they will spend a lot of time doing something - the opposite is impatient.


If someone is big-headed *, they think they are very good at something (they might not be though!).


The opposite of big-headed is modest .


If someone is selfish *, they only think about themselves - the opposite is unselfish.


If someone is brave, they don't worry about danger.


If someone is two-faced *, they tell different people different things.


If someone is hard-working , they work a lot.


If someone is ambitious, they want to be successful.


Someone who is sensible, does not do stupid things.


If someone is spiteful *, they say nasty things about other people.


Someone who is unusual *, does things in a different way.



3. Our looks


What
do you look like? What adjectives would you use to describe yourself?
Here are some common adjectives used to describe what people look like.



NB The adjectives followed by an * are negative, be careful how you use them.


If you are very thin, we say you are skinny *.


Someone who is overweight * is too fat.

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A fashionable person wears the latest clothes.


People (men) who are strong and have lots of muscles are well-built.


A gorgeous person, is very attractive.


We can also say they are stunning - if they are attractive.


You
can describe someone by talking about their hair e.g., has long / short
hair, has straight / curly hair, has fair / dark hair.


If someone looks athletic, they look as though they do lots of sports - the opposite is unfit .