D adjectives in English. English adjectives characterizing a person

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How often do you describe people or characters in books? When I was in school, it was mine favourite hobby... I have described myself, my family, the characters in the books, and even my fictional characters. With age, when English was firmly established in my life, I began to do it in English as well. Therefore, if you need English adjectives that characterize a person, then you have come to the right place.

Today I will share with you my favorite translated and transcribed adjectives for you and your children.

Let's start right away with the simplest, which is suitable for children. younger age... I will tell you a secret that schoolchildren can use these words in their stories.

For junior and middle school students

Young \ Old - Young \ Old Tall \ Short - High \ Short, low Curly \ Wavy \ Straight Hair - Curled \ Wavy \ Straight hair Beautiful - Beautiful Lazy - Lazy Hard-working - Hardworking Honest \ Dishonest - Honest \ Dishonest Shy - Modest Open - Sincere, open Confident \ Self-confident - Confident \ Overconfident Patient \ Impatient - Patient \ Impatient Stupid \ Silly - Silly Kind - Kind Smart \ Clever \ Intelligent - Clever Talented - Talented Generous - Generous Polite - Polite Rude - Rude

She was a very beautiful girl. She was young, tall with the most beautiful curly hair I have ever seen. - She was a very beautiful girl. She was young, tall and with the most beautiful hair that I have ever seen. She is a very hard-working person. I have never seen her unprepared. - She is a very hard working person. I've never seen her unprepared. If she wasn’ t so shy , she would be a great teacher . - If he hadn't been so humble, she would have been a great teacher. They were very kind to me and extremely generous... I stayed at their house for a few days until my apartment was repaired. - They were very kind to me and incredibly generous. I stayed at their house for several days until my apartment was ready. Tomy is a very clever boy. He is the best student in his class. - Tom is a very smart boy. He is the best student in the class. He is very talented but very lazy... This combination of traits will lead to nowhere. - He is very talented but very lazy. This combination will get you nowhere. I would not say that this behavior was polite... He was rather rude to her . - I would not say that this behavior was polite. He was very rude to her.

Type of	Adjectives	Example
Personality traits	Arrogant - arrogant (one who constantly turns up his nose) Selfish - selfish Violent - irascible Decisive \ Indecisive - decisive \ indecisive Ambitious - ambitious Thoughtful - caring, attentive Trustworthy - reliable Vain - narcissistic Cheerful - cheerful Touchy - touchy	She seemed to be a very indecisive person. But when the problem occurred we found out that we had been wrong. “She seemed like a very indecisive person. But when problems arose, we realized that we were wrong. My boss is very ambitious. We have so many plans for our future development. - My boss is very ambitious. We have so many plans for our future development. Even though he seems vain and arrogant, he is the most trustworthy person I know. “Although he seems narcissistic and arrogant, he is the most reliable person I know.
Emotions	Melancholic - melancholic Sentimental - sentimental Bored - bored (bored is a person, but boring is a situation) Frustrated - irritated Restless - restless Unsure - unsure Edgy - irritable Calm \ Relaxed - calm Excited - lively Enthusiastic - enthusiastic Exhausted - exhausted	Mother was rather restless this evening. Did John call? - Mom was very restless that evening. John called? Every morning he enters the office in extremely enthusiastic way. Every day he leaves it absolutely exhausted. - Every morning he comes into the office incredibly enthusiastic. Every night he comes out completely exhausted.
Relationships with people	Easy-going = sociable - sociable Straight-Forward - Straight Outgoing - communicative Considerate - attentive to others Friendly - friendly Supportive - supportive Amiable - friendly Obedient \ Disobedient - obedient Ill-mannered - a person with bad manners Withdrawn \ Detached - alienated	He was a great man. He was easy-going and considerate. I will miss his amiable smile. - He was a great man. He was outgoing and considerate. I will miss his welcoming smile. An Obedient person can’t be ill-mannered. - An obedient person cannot be with bad manners. He was very detached recently. - He has been very aloof lately. Being straight-forward is not a pleasant trait of character. - Being straightforward is not a very pleasant character trait.
Other	Lonely - lonely Unreliable - unreliable Sluggish - slow Witty - witty Courageous - courageous	He seems to be very lonely after his wife died. “He seems very lonely after his wife died. That was a very courageous and witty man. The evening was great. - He was a very courageous and witty man. The evening was wonderful. What a sluggish person you are! Can you do it a bit faster, please? - You are a very slow person. Can you do it a little faster, please?

Well, my dears, have found new and interesting words? I am sure that now it will be much easier for you to describe a person and his character, because you have such a set of vocabulary in your arsenal.

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Sometimes in a conversation there is a need to describe a friend or, on the contrary, a completely unfamiliar person. Moreover, we can talk not only about appearance, but also about personal qualities with which the speaker is dissatisfied or admired. In Russian, we can use participles, adjectives and stable speech patterns for these purposes. In foreign speech, all these means are also present, but more often than not, adjectives characterizing a person in English help us to reveal the image of the character under discussion. Today we will consider a large amount of new words that allow you to colorfully and fully paint the qualities and appearance of any individual.

Appearance adjectives

A person's appearance consists of various factors. It is referred to as relatively constant signs: eye and hair color, tone of voice, height, age, physique, facial features, etc .; and frequently changing properties: style of clothing and footwear, possible jewelry, accessories. A variety of adjectives allows you to convey both the general impression of the appearance of people and clearly distinguish each sign. In the table given below, there is a list of different definitions that describe appearance person in a neutral, positive and negative way.

Appearance description
Positive features	Neutral facts	Negative coloration
Beauty and attractiveness: attractive - attractive; cute - adorable; beautiful / handsome - beautiful / handsome; fit - excellent, ideal body shape;	Hair: bald - bald; curly - curly; blonde - blond; redhead - red shoulder-length - long to the shoulders; wavy - curly.	scruffy - sloppy fat - too thick, fat; flabby - saggy, flabby; awkward - awkward repulsive - repulsive, nasty ugly - ugly
	Age and Height: young - young; old - old; tall - high; short - not high;
Effectiveness: presentable - respectable, personable; well-built - well built; gorgeous - gorgeous, amazing well-dressed - well-dressed;	Body type: chubby - chubby plump - plump, plump muscular - muscular slender - Slim thin - thin; stocky - stocky;
	State: pale - pale; suntanned - tanned

Of course, it is impossible to convey in one table all the English adjectives characterizing a person's appearance or describing various nouns. But we tried to give for the initial study the most diverse and often used examples in speech. Next, we will consider what lexical means can be used to characterize the behavior, principles and views of an individual.

English adjectives characterizing a person as a person

It is common for all people to have a naturally inherent susceptibility and response to actions, which gradually turns into an individual demeanor, in parallel developing a special outlook on life and its values. The complex of these actions forms the character of a person and precedes the formation of a full-fledged personality. According to the scale of the phenomenon, in various languages ​​there are such a huge number of words and expressions about the qualities of people that it simply cannot be compared with the analogous vocabulary used to denote appearance.

For this category, we also compiled a table in which adjectives in English characterizing the qualities of a person are presented with translation. As mentioned earlier, there are about several thousand such lexical units, and, naturally, you cannot rewrite all of them, much less memorize them. We have selected almost a hundred English definitions that characterize an individual with a positive or negative side... For convenience, words are summarized in small thematic groups. Let's consider them.

Expression of personality
Criteria	Sharp positive sides	Neutral qualities depending on the context of the phrase	Sharp negative sides
Behavior in society	sociable - sociable punctual - punctual civil - educated; friendly - friendly; noble - noble tactful - tactful communicative - communicative considerate - delicate	aloof - aloof, aloof; self-confident - self-confident; tolerant - tolerant; dominant - dominant; indifferent - indifferent; independent - independent; practical - practical;	sneaky - sneaky vindictive - vindictive uncontrollable - uncontrolled; arrogant - arrogant; bad-mannered - poorly mannered; boastful - boastful selfish - selfish maladroit - tactless
Emotional states	energetic - energetic determined - decisive; happy - happy; hot-blooded - ardent impressionable - impressionable cheerful - cheerful; excited - lively;	excitable - excited impulsive - impulsive compassionate - sympathetic; alert - alert; thoughtful - thoughtful;	violent - quick-tempered; fussy - nervous unstable - unbalanced; inert - inert, sluggish low - suppressed; pompous - pompous angry - angry;
The ability to think, learn, create	able - capable, talented; creative - creative; bright - smart; understanding - understanding; clever - smart adroit - dexterous, skillful;	quick witted - resourceful; imaginative - gifted with rich imagination; keen - perceptive; ordinary - ordinary forgetful - forgetful; ambitious - ambitious	incapable - incapable; blunt - dull small-minded - limited; uneducated - uneducated; foolish - stupid; dim-witted - dimwitted, stupid;
Fortitude of character	brave - brave incorruptible - incorruptible fair-minded - fair; diligent - executive; plucky - decisive courageous - courageous purposeful - purposeful;	critical - critical; stubborn - stubborn committed - convinced, believing in the idea; calm - imperturbable; devout - devout fearless - fearless proud - proud; straightforward - frank;	weak-willed - weak-willed; spineless - spineless, spineless; irresponsible - irresponsible faint-hearted - lack of willpower, faint-hearted; indecisive - oscillating;
Other congenital or acquired qualities and properties	easy-going - good-natured; careful - caring; wise - wise; courteous - gallant dedicated - devotee; polite - polite sensible - prudent	gentle - gentle; obstinate - persistent candid - sincere shy - shy obedient - obedient; observant - observant; playful - frivolous; vain - conceited;	greedy - greedy lily-livered - cowardly malicious - evil stingy - stingy, curmudgeon; cruel - cruel torpid - apathetic close - closed; rude - rude boring - boring

We have studied adjectives to describe various properties and qualities of people, and now we are able to compose a description of the character of any person in English language... We will continue to improve our English in the next lessons!

Our speech would be extremely meager if we did not use bright colors and means of expression in it. And perhaps the most popular way is to use adjectives. Adjectives in English allow you to express the signs of inanimate nouns and the qualities of animate ones, to describe the appearance of a person and the properties of his character, to embellish any actions and events, to compare two objects or persons, and much more. Today we will learn what properties these parts of speech have, consider their grammatical norms, get acquainted with the types, and learn the list of definitions often used in speech.

Let's start with what even a child knows: this part of speech indicates either the belonging of the object or its properties, that is, it is the answer to the question of which, which, whose. Unlike Russian counterparts, adjectives in English behave much more modestly and almost never change, i.e. do not receive additional endings when changing the number, case, gender; do not have short forms.

• Ihavea red jacket- I have a red jacket.
• Weliveinthis red house- We live in this red house.

One of two can be played in a sentence syntactic roles... Words that act as evaluative definitions stand directly in front of the object they define, and expressions that fall into a compound predicate complete the phrase.

• My father bought a blue car -Myfatherboughtbluecar.(definition)
• Thecar is beautiful - This car is beautiful.(compound nominal predicate)

According to its composition, this part of speech is divided into simple (monosyllabic) and long words (polysyllabic), containing two or more syllables. The latter are called derivatives, according to the method of their formation: the addition of suffixes or prefixes. Often in this way negative forms of positive definitions are obtained. Separately, it is worth highlighting complex adjectives in the English language, formed by merging two simple stems. As a rule, such compound definitions are written with a hyphen.

• Shecookedabigcake- She made a big pie.(simple)
• Myparentsgavemeusefuladvice- My parents gave me useful advice.(derivative)
• There was a well-preserved cupboard in that flat -VthatapartmentwasOKsurvivingcupboard.(difficult)

The method of education of a comparative and superlative degree depends on this classification. This is the only possible transformation for an adjective in which the ending of a word changes. Simple English definitions have the endings –er, -est added. In more complex forms, the words more and most must be used.

• brave boy⟶ braver boy ⟶ the bravest boy -brave boy⟶ the boy is braver⟶ the bravest boy
• practical thing ⟶ more practical thing ⟶ most practical thing -practical thing ⟶ more practical thing ⟶ most practical thing

There are also so-called wrong words that do not build degrees according to general rules... They are listed separately.

These basic points will suffice when using adjectives in the simplest phrases and expressions. Next, we will study the most popular English words this category and examples of their translation.

Popular adjectives in English

You can't learn everything in one sitting possible ways expressions of characteristics and qualities. Therefore, we propose to start from scratch and consider a small list of English adjectives that are used in almost every conversation. These expressions will also come in handy when conducting a foreign language lesson for children, since they are the basis of knowledge and do not present any difficulty in learning. The table contains hundreds of descriptive definitions, categorized into generalized categories and recorded with transcription * and translation into Russian.

Top 100 Simple Level Adjectives
Category	Examples of words
Popular antonyms	good [ɡʊd]	good	bad	bad
	new	new	old [əʊld]	old
	open [ əʊpən]	open	closed	closed
	simple	simple	difficult	difficult
	clean [ kliːn]	clean	dirty	filthy
	beautiful	beautiful (only about women or objects)	ugly [ʌɡli]	ugly
	big	big	little	small
	slim	slim	thick [θɪk]	thick
	dry	dry	wet	wet
	light	light	dark	dark
	kind	kind	angry [æŋɡri]	evil
	rich	rich	poor	poor
	cheap	cheap	expensive [ɪkˈspensɪv]	expensive
	strong	strong	weak	weak
	hot	hot	cold	cold
	easy	light	hard	heavy
	tall	high	short [ʃɔːt]	short
	low	quiet	loud	loud
	fast	quick	slow	slow
	happy	glad	sad	sad
Expression of admiration	wonderful	wonderful	great [ɡreɪt]	fabulous
	amazing [əˈmeɪzɪŋ]	amazing	nice	pleasant
	cute	attractive	fine	beautiful
	tasty	tasty	excellent	great
	perfect	perfect	handsome	beautiful (only about men)
Description of states	hungry	hungry	thirsty [θɜːsti]	thirsty
	afraid [ə'freɪd]	frightened	excited [ɪkˈsaɪtɪd]	excited
	active [æktɪv]	active	tired	tired
	bored	bored	cheerful	happy
	lonely	lonely	surprised	surprised
Expression of properties and characteristics	successful	successful	important [ɪmˈpɔːtnt]	important
	correct	correct	popular	popular
	large	large	usual	ordinary
	funny	funny	healthy	healthy
	interesting [ɪntrəstɪŋ]	interesting	long	long
	clever	clever	busy	busy
	friendly	friendly	famous	known
	serious	serious	boring	boring
	lucky	lucky	brave	brave
	unknown [ʌnˈnəʊn]	unknown	responsible	responsible
	impossible [ɪmˈpɒsəbl]	impossible	real	real
	bright	bright	careful	caring
	warm	warm	cold	chill
	young	young	free [ friː]	free
	fresh	fresh	wide	wide
	honest [ɒnɪst]	fair	basic	base
	sure [ʃʊər]	confident	quality	quality
	fantastic	fantastic	favorite	favourite
	useless	useless	harmful	harmful
	necessary	necessary	accurate [ækjərət]	careful

* If you are not sure of the correct reading of the transcription, then you can use the built-in scoring button to work on the pronunciation.

Of course, these are not all common adjectives in the English language. , but this is already a pretty solid foundation for a basic vocabulary. You should not strive to memorize long lists of words: this will only confuse yourself or learn rare forms of expression.

If the information provided is not new to you, or you have already mastered this part of the material well, we invite you to study adjectives that stand out in the English language by the special specifics of their use.

Difficult grammatical points

To simplify perception and the possibility of studying the topic with a child, in the first section we have omitted many important points that beginners do not need to know so far. But, for holders of the Intermediate level, this information will be extremely important and useful. Now we will get acquainted with a new type of definitions, find out what a graded adjective is and how it behaves, and also consider the nuances of the transition of words from one part of speech to another.

Possessive look

When we looked at the popular definitions and antonyms in English used to describe people and things, it was mostly a kind of quality adjective. There are still relative ones, but we will talk about them a little later. Now we are interested in a more interesting form - possessive adjectives in English.

There are a lot of similar words in Russian: fox, wolf, lysin, mother's, shepherd's etc. But the British can use only seven such definitions: my, your, his, her, its, our, their... They are often confused with pronouns, violating the norms of the lexical combination. We will try to figure out why these words are referred to this particular section of the grammar.

As already noted, the job of adjectives is to determine the properties, attributes and belonging of the specified objects. Possessiveness is the main category that expresses the connection between the object and the subject. The relation to the class of adjectives is also indicated by the syntactic function of such expressions - definition, i.e. they always appear in a sentence immediately before a noun (or a group adj + noun). But the role played by possessive pronouns in English is completely different. They are intended to replace the expressed noun. As a rule, such pronouns are always used at the end of a phrase or at the very beginning. Let's look at some examples.

• Usually, Ibring my guitarandwesing our favoritesongs- Usually, I bring my guitar and we sing our favorite songs.(whose guitar? -my, whose songs? - ours; attractive adj.)
• My smartphone is better than yours – Mysmartphonebetter,howis yours.(whose smartphone? - mine (adj.); your what? implied smartphone (draw. places)
• It is not him watch. His he left at home-itnothiswatch.He left his watch at home.(whose clock? - his (adj.); his what? clock (local)

Pronouns, with the exception of his, have a different form from adjectives, so they are easy to distinguish in the text. And for independent use, you need to remember the differences and work them out in practice.

Comparison and Enhancement Degrees (Medium)

When we analyzed the types of adjectives in English, we noted that the formation of comparative degrees depends on them. But was not mentioned important point: not all representatives of this class of speech are able to form degrees. This is the reason for the division of types into qualitative and relative adjectives.

Qualities are expressed in varying degrees, and relativity has only a dictionary form. This category includes signs of origin, material, designation of time, field of activity and geographic location... Such meanings in themselves have strong positions, and do not need exaggeration.

• I bought a wooden chair -I AMboughtwoodchair.(cannot be more / less or the most wooden one)
• It was an American train -itwasAmericantrain.
• Shewritesa weekly report- She writes a weekly report

The English language allows you to strengthen the characteristic in another way - by adding an adverb. And here we again encounter a special factor: not all adverbs can coexist with definitions. So, for example, the popular very, rather, hugely, a bit can only take in the neighborhood graded adjectives, i.e. weak definitions ( most often qualitative adjectives). Often these combinations are synonymous with more expressive words. In this case, amplification is used with both negative and positive characteristics.

• verytasty= delicious; delicious - delicious;
• abitdirty - filthy; slightly dirty - filthy;
• veryunusual - extraordinary; very extraordinary - incredible;

Such an adjective denoting the extreme degree of properties, in turn, can be used only with weak adverbs. Thus, the combination of adverbs with definitions always occurs according to the principle of the merging of opposites.

This rule must be remembered in order not to make gross speech mistakes.

Substantiation

English adjectives are characterized by such a phenomenon as substantiation. In the course of this process, the definitions receive the functions and meanings characteristic of the noun. The most striking examples of such transformations are the names of languages ​​and nationalities.

• Her German is perfect -Her German is perfect.
• Yesterday I made friends with two Russians – YesterdayI ammade friendswithtwoRussians.

As the examples show, substantive adjectives play the role of a subject or an object in a sentence, and denote persons and objects. Moreover, they can be presented both in the singular and in the plural.

• abstractness: good - good; mysterious - mysterious; useful - useful; unreal - unreal;
• generalization: greens - greens; valuables - values; chemicals - chemicals;
• social groups: young - young people; rich - rich people; elderly - the elderly; poor - the poor;
• public characteristics: liberals - liberals; mariners - sailors; theunemployed - unemployed;

More details with the list of similar words can be found in a separate section.

Intermediate English adjectives

Let's consider more complex English adjectives with Russian translation.

Intermediate adjectives
alone [əˈləʊn]	lonely	different	various
civilian	civil	pleasant	pleasant
deaf	deaf	quiet	calm; quiet
even	smooth	convenient	comfortable
dangerous	dangerous	fearful	scary
narrow	narrow	dreamy	dreamy
guilty [ɡɪlti]	guilty	hurt	resentful
various	different	fancy	bizarre
strange	strange	whole	whole
rare	rare	natural	natural
far	far	wrong	wrong
medical	medical	worried	concerned
political	political	foreign	foreign
strict	strict	historical	historical
financial	financial	unhappy [ʌnˈhæpi]	unhappy

Hello my dears.

You know, in one book it is written that the Italian language is like candy - it is so pleasant that it just “melts” in your mouth. And I declare that English has an even sweeter sweetness when you know beautiful adjectives in English. Here we are going to study them today. We have about 30 adjectives ahead with translation, examples and even voice acting.

Adjective	Example
Bitter- bitter	The desert tastes bitter... Are you sure the recipe is correct? - The dessert tastes bitter. Are you sure the recipe is correct?
Curious- curious	He was too curious to be an ordinary student. He seemed too interested in everything. - He was too curious to be an ordinary student. It seemed that he was interested in everything.
Adorable- delicious, adorable	She looks adorable in this picture. “She looks lovely in this photo.
Cozy- cosy	The new house they bought is very bright and cozy. - New house which they bought is very light and cozy.
Comely- cute, cute	She is so comely when doesn’t argue. “She’s so cute when she’s not arguing.
Brave- brave	He was as brave as he seemed to be. “He was as bold as he seemed.
Charming- charming	She looked so charming in that amazing dress of hers. - She looked so adorable in her amazing dress.
Quiet- quiet	The place is very quiet... I wish I could spend more time there. - It's a very quiet place. I would like to spend more time there.
Doubtful- dubious	The results of the competition are doubtful ... - The results of the competition are questionable.
Smooth- smooth	The cover of the lake was very smooth... As If the storm has never happened. - The surface of the lake was very smooth. As if the storm never happened.
Delicious- tasty	The dinner was absolutely delicious... Will you share the recipe with me? - The dinner was incredibly tasty. Can you share the recipe with me?
Astonishing- amazing	The end of the film was completely astonishing ... - The ending of the film was just amazing.
Delightful- delicious	It was a delightful meeting. I got acquainted with so many interesting people. - It was a delightful meeting. I met a lot of interesting people.
Lovely- beautiful	What a lovely dress you are wearing! Where did you buy it? - What a beautiful dress you are wearing! Where did you buy it?
Excited- agitated	He looks very excited... Do you know what happened? - He looks very worried. Do you know what happened?
Convenient- comfortable	It is very convenient when you live close to the place of your work. - It is very convenient to live near your place of work.
Alluring- charming, attractive	The view from the roof was extremely alluring. - The view from the roof was incredibly attractive.
Fancy- fantastic	She made such a fancy gift for her. How long did it take her to create it? “She made a fantastic gift for her. How long did it take her to make it?
Attractive- attractive	This place seems attractive for many tourists. - This place seems attractive to many tourists.
Apparent- obvious	She made it apparent that she was unwilling to go anywhere ... “She made it obvious that she didn't want to go anywhere.
Excellent- fabulous	The taste of the wine was excellent. - The taste of the wine was great.
Fabulous- amazing, incredible	The performance was fabulous... Music, costumes, scenery - everything was on the highest level. - The production was amazing. Music, costumes, scenery - everything was top notch.
Helpful- useful	Your advice turned out to be extremely helpful. “Your advice has been incredibly helpful.
Modern- modern	And there you can watch a modern version of once famous poem. - And there you can see the modern version of the once famous play.
Pleasant- pleasant	It was such a pleasant gift that I couldn’t pronounce a word. - It was such a nice gift that I could not utter a word.
Splendid- delicious	What a splendid performance it was! - What a delightful performance it was!
Wonderful- excellent	It was such a wonderful evening! “It was an excellent evening.

Eh, even sweet got sick after so many adjectives. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did, and you will use them in your speech much more often now. By the way, you can find even more descriptive words, but already related to the characters of people.

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