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Adjetives to describe people

Adjetives to describe people

The following positive and negative Personality Adjectives are in common use in the English

The following positive and negative Personality Adjectives are in common use in the English

language:

language:

POSITIVE PERSONALITY ADJECTIVES

POSITIVE PERSONALITY ADJECTIVES NEGATIVE PERSONALITY ADJECTIVESNEGATIVE PERSONALITY ADJECTIVES

A - E A - E E - JE - J J - RJ - R R - ZR - Z A - DA - D D - HD - H I - SI - S S -WS -W adaptable adaptable adorable adorable agreeable agreeable alert alert alluring alluring ambitious ambitious amused amused boundless boundless brave brave bright bright calm calm capable capable charming charming cheerful cheerful coherent coherent comfortabl comfortabl e e confident confident cooperativ cooperativ e e courageou courageou s s credible credible cultured cultured dashing dashing dazzling dazzling debonair debonair decisive decisive decorous decorous delightful delightful detailed detailed determine determine d d diligent diligent discreet discreet dynamic dynamic eager eager endurable endurable efficient efficient elated elated eminent eminent enchanting enchanting encouragin encouragin g g energetic energetic entertainin entertainin g g enthusiasti enthusiasti c c excellent excellent excited excited exclusive exclusive exuberant exuberant fabulous fabulous fair fair faithful faithful fantastic fantastic fearless fearless fine fine frank frank friendly friendly funny funny generous generous gentle gentle glorious glorious good good happy happy harmoniou harmoniou s s helpful helpful hilarious hilarious honorable honorable impartial impartial industrious industrious instinctive instinctive  jolly  jolly  joyous  joyous lucky lucky kind kind kind-hearted kind-hearted knowledgeabl knowledgeabl e e level level likeable likeable lively lively lovely lovely loving loving mature mature modern modern nice nice obedient obedient painstaking painstaking peaceful peaceful perfect perfect placid placid plausible plausible pleasant pleasant plucky plucky productive productive protective protective proud proud punctual punctual quiet quiet receptive receptive reflective reflective relieved relieved resolute resolute responsible responsible rhetorical rhetorical righteous righteous romantic romantic seemly seemly selective selective self-assured assured sensitive sensitive shrewd shrewd sincere sincere skilful skilful successfu successfu l l smiling smiling splendid splendid steadfast steadfast stimulatin stimulatin g g succinct succinct talented talented thoughtful thoughtful thrifty thrifty tough tough trustworth trustworth y y unbiased unbiased unusual unusual upbeat upbeat vigorous vigorous vivacious vivacious warm warm willing willing wise wise witty witty wonderful wonderful zany zany zealous zealous abrasive abrasive abrupt abrupt abusive abusive afraid afraid aloof aloof ambiguou ambiguou s s angry angry annoyed annoyed anxious anxious arrogant arrogant ashamed ashamed awful awful bad bad belligeren belligeren t t bewildere bewildere d d boorish boorish bored bored boring boring callous callous careless careless clumsy clumsy combativ combativ e e confused confused cowardly cowardly crazy crazy creepy creepy cruel cruel cynical cynical dangerou dangerou s s deceitful deceitful defeated defeated defective defective defiant defiant demonic demonic depresse depresse d d deranged deranged disagreeabl disagreeabl e e disillusione disillusione d d disturbed disturbed domineerin domineerin g g draconian draconian embarrasse embarrasse d d envious envious erratic erratic evasive evasive evil evil faded faded fanatical fanatical fierce fierce filthy filthy finicky finicky flashy flashy flippant flippant foolish foolish forgetful forgetful frantic frantic fretful fretful frightened frightened furtive furtive greedy greedy grieving grieving grouchy grouchy gruesome gruesome grumpy grumpy guarded guarded gullible gullible helpless helpless hesitant hesitant homeless homeless horrible horrible hungry hungry ignorant ignorant ill ill irresolute irresolute  jealous  jealous  jittery  jittery lacking lacking lazy lazy lonely lonely malicious malicious materialisti materialisti c c mean mean mysterious mysterious naive naive nasty nasty naughty naughty nervous nervous noisy noisy obnoxious obnoxious outrageous outrageous panicky panicky pathetic pathetic possessive possessive quarrelsom quarrelsom e e repulsive repulsive ruthless ruthless sad sad scary scary secretive secretive selfish selfish silly silly slow slow sneaky sneaky snobbish snobbish sore sore spendthrift spendthrift squeamish squeamish stingy stingy strange strange sulky sulky tacky tacky tense tense terrible terrible testy testy thick-skinned skinned thoughtles thoughtles s s threatenin threatenin g g tight tight timid timid tired tired tiresome tiresome troubled troubled truculent truculent typical typical undesirabl undesirabl e e unsuitable unsuitable unsure unsure upset upset uptight uptight vague vague vengeful vengeful venomous venomous volatile volatile voracious voracious vulgar vulgar wary wary wasteful wasteful weak weak weary weary wicked wicked worried worried worthless worthless wretched wretched

These adjectives are common to talk about people’s appearance:

These adjectives are common to talk about people’s appearance:

ADJECTIVES FOR PEOPLE'S APPEARANCE

ADJECTIVES FOR PEOPLE'S APPEARANCE

adorable adorable adventurous adventurous aggressive aggressive clear clear cloudy cloudy colorful colorful glamorous glamorous gleaming gleaming gorgeous gorgeous plain plain poised poised precious precious

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average beautiful blue-eyed bloody blushing bright clean dark drab distinct dull elegant excited fancy filthy handsome homely light long magnificent misty motionless muddy old-fashioned smoggy sparkling spotless stormy strange ugly ugliest unsightly unusual wide-eyed

Feature

Vocabulary for Description

 Arm long, short, lank, lanky, bony, rounded, well-shaped

Bearing posture, bear oneself well, hold one's body upright, stooping

Build large, small, powerful, slight, heavy, slim, solid, delicate, strong, spare, stocky, neat, sturdy, graceful

Cheekbones long, high, prominent, perfect, sculptured, broken, cracked, fractured

Cheeks wide, chubby, plump, hollow, sunken, with dimples, with creases, blushing, pink, rosy, scarlet, ashen, pale, pallid, pasty, cool, smooth, soft, flushed, hot, ruddy, tear-stained, wet, hamster, hamster-like, rouged, stubby, unshaven

Chin clean-shaven, double, protruding, massive, pointed, round, decided Constitution strong, feeble, vigorous, frail, rugged, delicate, iron, weak (poor) Ears curving, earlobe, lop-eared, pointed, pointy, floppy

Eye-lashes winged, straight, thin, artificial, false, thick, short, long, curling

Eyebrows amber, arched, bushy, dark, jet-black, heavy, thick, enquiring, querying, questioning, quizzical, cynical, sardonic, sceptical, surprised, amused,

derisive, mocking, lifted, raised, pencilled, raise (knit) one's brows, shaggy, unkempt, plucked, shaped, straight, thin, well-marked

Eyelids big, large, heavy, hooded, drooping, swollen with tears, lower, upper, closed, half-closed, lowered

Eyes firm, blue, brown, bulging, close-set, cross-eyed, dark, deep, deep-set, full and blood shot, gray, hazel, hazel-eyed, pale, sunken, wide-set, left / right, green, greedy, hungry, downcast, sad, solemn, soulful, cold, expressionless, glassy, glazed, lifeless, steely, vacant, penetrating,

piercing, intelligent, keen, sharp, shrewd, curious, prying, anxious,, angry, cruel, fierce, mad, staring, wild, dazed, unfocused, unblinking, half-closed, narrowed, short-sighted, sightless, unseeing, dry, cloudy, misty, moist, rheumy, tear-filled, tearful, watery, soft, velvety, warm, clear, limpid, liquid, bright, brilliant, luminous, lustrous, sparkling, starry, sleepy, tired,

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Feature

Vocabulary for Description

weary, dark-ringed, exhausted, red-rimmed, bleary, bloodshot,, baggy, puffy, swollen, beady, piggy, protuberant, sunken, hooded, hollow, heavy-lidded, wide-apart, wide-set, close-set, narrow, wide, enormous, large, huge, big, golden

Face (complexion) dark, fair, florid, olive, pasty, sallow, pale, sunburnt, swarthy

Face (in general) clear-cut, clean-cut, craggy, delicate, fine, prominent, striklng, indistinct, vague, coarse, ugly, plain, ordinary, soft, small, regular, sharp, large, irregular, f ull face, profile,

Face (shape) angular, oval, square, long, round, thin, wrinkled, freckled, with a beauty spot or a mole, with a dimple in the chin, with a pointed beard and

moustache

Figure well-made, shapeless, graceful, ill-made, lithe, clumsy, superb, ordinary, perfect, flawed, lean, tat, slight, stout, neat, well-fed, bony, paunchy, slm, plump, slender, stocky

Fingers thumb, forefinger, bony, lean, skeletal, skinny,, delicate, elegant, slender, slim, chubby, fat, plump, podgy, blunt, spatulate, square-tipped, gnarled, arthritic, gentle, capable, deft, nimble, skilful, skilled, nerveless, nervous, clumsy, dirty, filthy, grubby, sticky, index finger, middle finger, ring finger, little finger, finger nail

Forehead broad, narrow, domed, retreating, furrowed, wrinkled, smooth, sloping, high, domed, low, large, wide, small

Gait Steady, unsteady, heavy, light, swaggering, rolling, strolling, shuffling, stumbling, waddling, walk with a stoop, a limp, halting, walk with a halt (with a limp), awkward, swaying

General appearance apearance, looks, look, look like, resemble, take after somebody, family likeness, (not) look oneself, look wretched, look one's best, look one's age, attractive, unattractive, impressive, unimpressive, good-looking, ill

favoured, pleasant-looking, unpleasant looking, pretty, repulsive,

charming, ugly, lovely, common, beautiful, plain, nice, usual, handsome, unsightly, eyesore

Hair flaxen, auburn, golden, red, reddish, fair, blond(-e), ash-blond, chestnut, silvery, grey(-ing), black, jet-black, brown, brunette, dark, mop of hair, abundant, thin, luxuriant, short, spiky, thick, straight, long, bald-headed, wavy, dishevelled, crisp, cumpled, curly, mangled, silky

Hair (men's hairstyle & haircut)

closely·cropped head of hair, crew cut, head of curly hair, partly bald head, bald patch, bald head

Hair (women's hairstyle) ponytail, swept-back hair, swept-up hair, pinned·up hair, bun, chignon, plaits, bunches, chaplet hairstyle, gretchen style, chaplet, coiled plaits, curled hair, falling downwards curls, shingle, shingled hair, bobbed hair, pageboy style, earphones, earphone, hair rollers, hair pin, hair spray (fixing spray)

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Hairdo hair-cut, hairdo, hairstyle, hairset, halrwaving, hair-dressing, grow one's hair, wash one's hair, brush one's hair, comb one's hair, wear one's hair short, shoulder-long, shoulder-length, braided, wear one's hair parted In the middle, on one side, wear one's hair In a knot, fringe (AmE: bang), knot of hair, strand of hair, wisp of hair, tuft of hair, lock, hair care,

trimmed, bow, ribbon, afro look, parting, centre parting, side parting, hair drier, cap, gown

Hands beautiful, delicate, pretty, soft, firm, soft, limp, knotted, claw-like, hairy, clammy, nervous, shaking, trembling, unsteady, steady, careless, clumsy, capable, expert, practised, skilful, skilled, open, outspread, clean, glowed, ringed, ringless,, dirty, filthy, greasy, grubby, sticky, sweaty, unwashed, frail, arthritic, gnarled, delicate, well-manicured,, coarse, rough, work-roughened, work-reddened, work-worn, plump, fat, thick, Short

Head & Neck big, small, round, square, hold one's head high, slender, thin, thick Jaws artificial, false, pointed, square, bottom, lower, broken, dislocated,

fractured, top, upper, jutting, lantern, thrusting, slack, clenched, set, firm, strong

Legs Leg, long, short, stumpy, slender, crooked, beautiful, good, shapely (fine), muscled, muscular, powerful, strong, bow-shaped, skinny, findly, thin, bandy, hairy, lank, stout, large, small, narrow, limb

Lips weak-willed, full, sensual, sensuous, well-shaped, parted, well-cut, thin, top, upper, bottom, lower, fleshy, thick, moist, chapped, cracked, dry, painted, compressed, firm

Marks mole, scar, dimple Moustache, beard and

whiskers

side·whiskers, sideboards, sideburns, clean shaven, smooth cheeks, stubby, unshaven, stubble beard, full beard, moustache, military

moustache, English-style moustache, shadow, thick, thin, bushy, clipped, curly, drooping, droopy, neat, military, pencil, handlebar, toothbrush, tufty, walrus, waxed, nicotine-stained, false

Mouth firm, hard, strong, big, cavernous, enormous, generous, huge, large, wide, full, sensual, sensuous, well-shaped, lopsided, wet, dry, tight, gaping, half-open, cruel, hungry, swollen, toothless, full-lipped, lipless, thin, loose, slack, soft, hot, warm, stern, small, beautiful, chiselled, handsome, lovely, pretty,, strong-willed

Nose aquiline, big, bulbous, enormous, huge, large, nostrils, aristocratic,

elegant, pink, red, shiny, bridge of the nose, flat, flattened, tip of the nose, curved, Roman, flat, beaky, hooked, crooked, snub, tip -tilted, narrow, thin, straight, pointed, sharp, little, small, stubby, tiny, fleshy, long, prominent, strong, turned up, upturned

Shoulders big, broad, great, huge, manly, massive, muscled, muscular, powerful, strong, wide, tense, tight, tired, bare, square, round, bony, bowed, delicate, shapely, slim, sloping, high, narrow, thin, hollow chest, throw

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Feature

Vocabulary for Description

one's chest with pride, waist, be slim at the waist

Stature, height & shape, imposing, diminutive, short, middle-sized, be 6 feet high, be of medium / average height, tall

Step firm, careful, gingerly, heavy, delicate, light, brisk, quick, rapid, smart, slow, measured footstep, stride with a firm step

Teeth twisted, close-set, big, enormous, huge, sparse, even, straight, gappy, crooked, jagged, misshapen, broken, missing, needle-sharp, razor-sharp, sharp, baby, milk, wisdom, canine, savage, back, front, bottom, top, capped, false, gold, loose, wobbly, yellow, decayed, rotten, perfect, splendid, strong, white, pearl-like, pearl-white, good, healthy, uneven, prominent, sticking out, large, small, perfect, imperfect

Remember that, when describing someone's physical appearance or character, we must bear in mind a few words concerning physical description and personality. We have to differentiate between "to look", "to look like" and "to be like" . When do we use each of them?

1. Look + adjective: We use the verb "to look" followed by an adjective when asking about physical appearance. For example: She looks younger than me. This cake looks delicious, but it's horrible.

2. Look like + noun: We use the verb "to look like" followed by a noun when asking about physical appearance, too. For example: What's that building? It looks like a factory. What do you look like? (Cómo eres?) I am tall and thin. / I am short and fat.

3. We use the verb "to be like" when asking about personality. For example: What are you like? I am a shy person / I'm an extrovert person.

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parents / male / daughter / uncles / aunts / siblings / niece / nephew / cousins / in-laws / brother-in-law / father-in-law / mother-in-law / grandparents / great-uncle / grandchildren / daughter-in-law / great-aunt / sister-in-law / great-grandmother / son-in-law / step-mother / biological / half-sisters / step-sisters / relatives / grandson

Times of the day

MIDNIGHT

This is the middle of the night (00:00 hours).

MIDDAY

This is the middle of the day, also called "NOON" (12:00 hours).

MORNING

This is the time from midnight to midday.

AFTERNOON

This is the time from midday (noon) to evening.

From 12:00 hours to approximately 18:00 hours.

EVENING

This is the time from the end of the afternoon to midnight.

From approximately 18:00 hours to 00:00 hours.

DAWN

This is the time when the sun rises or comes up (sunrise).

DUSK

This is the time when the sun sets or goes down (sunset).

Present simple and continuous review

Pronunciation & spelling of third person singular

 Although the morphological suffix for third person singular verbs in the simple present tense is

-s or -es, the suffix is pronounced differently depending on the sound of the last syllable of the verb. If the last syllable of the verb sounds like:

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s, se, ce [s]*z, ze [z]sh [š]ch [č]j, dge [ĵ], Then the suffix is pronounced as a voiced es [әz]or [iz]. For example:

 faces [feisәz] or [feisiz]  misses [mIsәz] or [mIsiz]  dozes [douzәz] or [douziz]  hushes [hәšәz] or [hәšiz]  catches [kætčәz] or [kætčiz]  nudges [nәĵәz] or [nәĵәz]

If the last syllable of the verb is a voiceless sound, then the suffix is pronounced as

an unvoiced s [s]. Voiceless sounds are produced by not vibrating the larynx, or voice box, in the throat. The voiceless, or unvoiced, sounds in English are:

p, pe [p]t, tt, te [t]k, ck, ke [k]f, gh [f]th [θ]h [h]y [j] For example:  breaks [breiks]  counts [kaunts]  drinks [driŋks]  hopes [houps]  likes [laiks]  sits [sIts]

If the last syllable of the verb is a voiced sound, then the suffix is pronounced as a voiced z [z]. Voiced sounds are produced by vibrating the larynx, or voice box, in the throat. The voiced sounds in English are:

m, me [m]n, ne [n]ng [ŋ]b, be [b]d, de [d]g, ge [g]v, ve [v]th [ð]w [w]r, re [r]l, ll, le [l]  All vowels in English are also voiced sounds. For example:

 calls [ko:lz]  destroys [distroiz]  gives [gIvz]  moans [mounz]  sobs [sobz]  tries [traiz]

When a word ends in [s], [sh], [ch], [z], [j] the -es is pronounced as a separate syllable: [ɪz]. Therefore, if a verb ends in one of these sounds, the present tense will have one more syllable than the simple form.

Examples:

fix (1 syllable)-->fixes (2 syllables) kiss (1 syllable)-->kisses (2 syllables) wash (1 syllable)-->washes (2 syllables)

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memorize (3 syllables)-->memorizes (4 syllables) exercise (3 syllables)-->exercises (4 syllables)

The spelling rules for third person singular when talking about present simple are:

 The ending is-es when the word ends in -s/-ss/-sh/-ch/-x/-o. Eg: misses, goes, teaches,

washes, fixes.

 Verbs ending in-y  change to ie before the ending -s. Eg: studies.

 Verbs ending in-ay -ey- oy- uy do not change. Just add -s. Eg: plays, enjoys, buys.

4.2. Stative and dynamic verbs

How to use stative and dynamic verbs

Some English verbs, which we call state, non-continuous or stative verbs, aren't used in continuous tenses (like the present continuous, or the future continuous). These verbs often describe states that last for some time. Here is a list of some common ones:

STATIVE (OR STATE) VERB LIST

like know belong

love realise fit

hate suppose contain

want mean consist

need understand seem

prefer believe depend

agree remember matter

mind recognise see

own appear look (=seem)

sound taste smell

hear astonish deny

disagree please impress

satisfy promise surprise

doubt think (=have an opinion) feel (=have an opinion)

wish imagine concern

dislike be have

deserve involve include

lack measure (=have length,

etc) possess

owe weigh (=have weight)

 A verb which isn't stative is called a dynamic verb, and is usually an action. Some verbs can be both stative and dynamic:

Be

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'acting'

 you are stupid = it's part of your personality, youare being stupid = only now, not usually

Think

 think (stative) = have an opinion

I think that coffee is great

 think (dynamic) = consider, have in my head

What are you thinking about? I'm thinking about my next holiday Have

 have (stative) = own

I have a car

 have (dynamic) = part of an expression

I'm having a party / a picnic / a bath / a good time / a break See

 see (stative) = see with your eyes / understand

I see what you mean

I see her now, she's just coming along the road

 see (dynamic) = meet / have a relationship with

I've been seeing my boyfriend for three years I'm seeing Robert tomorrow

Taste

 taste (stative) = has a certain taste

This soup tastes great

The coffee tastes really bitter

 taste (dynamic) = the action of tasting

The chef is tasting the soup

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