personality adjectives

Sylvia S.
personality adjectives
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  1. academic
    associated with an educational institution
  2. accurate
    characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth
  3. adaptable
    capable of fitting a particular situation or use
  4. adorable
    lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
  5. adventurous
    willing to undertake new and daring enterprises
  6. affectionate
    having or displaying warmth or fondness
  7. aggressive
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  8. alert
    warn or arouse to a sense of danger
  9. alluring
    highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
  10. ambitious
    having a strong desire for success or achievement
  11. amused
    pleasantly occupied
  12. appreciative
    having or showing a favorable critical judgment or opinion
  13. artistic
    relating to the products of human creativity
  14. assertive
    aggressively self-assured
  15. athletic
    relating to sports
  16. attractive
    pleasing to the eye or mind as through beauty or charm
  17. bold
    fearless and daring
  18. brave
    possessing or displaying courage
  19. broad
    having great extent from one side to the other
  20. bungle
    make a mess of, destroy, or ruin
  21. capable
    having ability
  22. carefree
    without trouble or worry
  23. careful
    exercising caution or showing attention
  24. caring
    feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others
  25. casual
    without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand
  26. cautious
    showing careful forethought
  27. charming
    pleasing or delighting
  28. comfortable
    providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief
  29. confident
    having or marked by assurance
  30. clever
    mentally quick and resourceful
  31. competent
    properly or sufficiently qualified, capable, or efficient
  32. composed
    serenely self-possessed and free from agitation
  33. conscientious
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  34. conservative
    resistant to change
  35. considerate
    showing concern for the rights and feelings of others
  36. contrary
    exact opposition
  37. cooperative
    involving the joint activity of two or more
  38. courageous
    able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
  39. courteous
    characterized by politeness and gracious good manners
  40. creative
    having the ability or power to invent or make something
  41. credible
    capable of being believed
  42. cultured
    marked by refinement in taste and manners
  43. curious
    eager to investigate and learn or learn more
  44. debonair
    having a sophisticated charm
  45. decent
    socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
  46. decisive
    characterized by resoluteness and firmness
  47. decorous
    characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste
  48. dedicated
    devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
  49. deliberate
    carefully thought out in advance
  50. delightful
    greatly pleasing or entertaining
  51. demented
    affected with madness or insanity
  52. deranged
    driven insane
  53. detailed
    developed with careful treatment of particulars
  54. determined
    having been learned or found especially by investigation
  55. devoted
    zealous in allegiance or affection
  56. dignified
    formal or stately in bearing or appearance
  57. diligent
    quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness
  58. dynamic
    characterized by action or forcefulness of personality
  59. discreet
    marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
  60. dominant
    most frequent or common
  61. eager
    having or showing keen interest or intense desire
  62. earnest
    characterized by a firm, sincere belief in one's opinions
  63. eccentric
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  64. efficient
    being effective without wasting time, effort, or expense
  65. elated
    exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
  66. eminent
    standing above others in quality or position
  67. enchant
    cast a spell over someone or something
  68. encourage
    inspire with confidence
  69. endurable
    capable of being borne though unpleasant
  70. emotional
    of or pertaining to feelings
  71. empathetic
    showing ready comprehension of others' states
  72. energetic
    possessing or displaying forceful exertion
  73. entertain
    provide amusement for
  74. enthusiastic
    having or showing great excitement and interest
  75. ethical
    conforming to accepted standards of social behavior
  76. excellent
    very good; of the highest quality
  77. exclusive
    admitting or accepting only a particular group
  78. exuberant
    joyously unrestrained
  79. fair
    free from favoritism, bias, or deception
  80. fanatic
    a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm
  81. fashionable
    being or in accordance with current social trends
  82. feminine
    associated with women and not with men
  83. flexible
    able to bend easily
  84. fool
    a person who lacks good judgment
  85. formal
    in accord with established conventions and requirements
  86. frank
    characterized by directness in manner or speech
  87. generous
    willing to give and share unstintingly
  88. gentle
    soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
  89. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  90. gorgeous
    dazzlingly beautiful
  91. haggard
    showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
  92. handsome
    pleasing in appearance
  93. healthy
    free from infirmity or disease
  94. helpful
    providing assistance or serving a useful function
  95. hermetic
    completely sealed or airtight
  96. hyperactive
    displaying excessive movement, restlessness, or talkativeness
  97. honest
    marked by truth
  98. hopeful
    having or manifesting optimism
  99. humorous
    characterized by the power to cause laughter
  100. hypochondriac
    a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments
  101. idealistic
    motivated by noble or moral beliefs rather than practicality
  102. idiot
    a person of subnormal intelligence
  103. imaginative
    marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
  104. immaculate
    completely neat and clean
  105. immature
    not yet fully developed
  106. impromptu
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  107. incoherent
    without logical or meaningful connection
  108. independent
    free from external control and constraint
  109. individualistic
    marked by or expressing a distinct personality
  110. industrious
    characterized by hard work and perseverance
  111. infatuated
    marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
  112. informal
    not in accord with established conventions and requirements
  113. influential
    having or exercising power
  114. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  115. intellectual
    of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
  116. intelligent
    having the capacity for thought and reason to a high degree
  117. intense
    possessing a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
  118. interest
    a sense of concern with and curiosity about something
  119. inventive
    marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
  120. jaded
    exhausted
  121. keen
    intense or sharp
  122. kleptomaniac
    someone with an irrational urge to steal
  123. leadership
    the status of being in charge
  124. learned
    having or showing profound knowledge
  125. leisurely
    not hurried or forced
  126. lively
    full of life and energy
  127. logical
    based on known statements or events or conditions
  128. loyal
    steadfast in allegiance or duty
  129. lunatic
    an insane person
  130. maniac
    an insane person
  131. masculine
    associated with men and not with women
  132. mature
    having reached full natural growth or development
  133. methodical
    characterized by orderliness
  134. meticulous
    marked by precise accordance with details
  135. mild
    humble in spirit or manner
  136. moderate
    marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes
  137. modest
    marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
  138. noble
    of or belonging to hereditary aristocracy
  139. oblige
    force somebody to do something
  140. optimistic
    hopeful that the best will happen in the future
  141. organized
    methodical and efficient in arrangement or function
  142. original
    preceding all others in time
  143. outgoing
    at ease in talking to others
  144. painstaking
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  145. patient
    enduring trying circumstances with even temper
  146. patriotic
    inspired by love for your country
  147. persevere
    be persistent, refuse to stop
  148. philosophical
    relating to the investigation of existence and knowledge
  149. pitiful
    deserving or inciting compassion
  150. pleasant
    being in harmony with your taste or likings
  151. poised
    marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action
  152. polite
    showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
  153. positive
    characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance
  154. practical
    guided by experience and observation rather than theory
  155. precise
    sharply exact or accurate or delimited
  156. professional
    of or relating to or suitable as an occupation
  157. prudent
    marked by sound judgment
  158. ramble
    move about aimlessly or without any destination
  159. rational
    consistent with or based on or using reason
  160. realistic
    aware or expressing awareness of things as they are
  161. reasonable
    showing sound judgment
  162. reflective
    capable of physically throwing back light or sound
  163. relaxed
    without strain or anxiety
  164. reliable
    able to be depended on; consistent or steady
  165. religious
    having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity
  166. reserved
    set aside for the use of a particular person or party
  167. resilient
    recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
  168. resourceful
    adroit or imaginative
  169. respectable
    deserving of esteem
  170. responsible
    worthy of or requiring trust; held accountable
  171. responsive
    reacting to a stimulus
  172. retiring
    of a person who has held and relinquished a position
  173. revered
    profoundly honored
  174. robust
    sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
  175. romantic
    expressive of or exciting love
  176. sane
    mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
  177. secure
    free from danger or risk
  178. self-confident
    showing poise and assurance in your own worth
  179. control
    power to direct or determine
  180. sensitive
    responsive to physical stimuli
  181. serious
    of great consequence
  182. sincere
    open and genuine; not deceitful
  183. sociable
    inclined to or conducive to companionship with others
  184. sophisticated
    having worldly knowledge and refinement
  185. spiritual
    lacking material body or form or substance
  186. spontaneous
    said or done without having been planned in advance
  187. stable
    resistant to change of position or condition
  188. steady
    securely in position; not shaky
  189. stimulate
    cause to act in a specified manner
  190. tactful
    having a sense of what is considerate in dealing with others
  191. thoughtful
    exhibiting or characterized by careful consideration
  192. trusting
    inclined to believe or confide readily
  193. trustworthy
    worthy of trust or belief
  194. unassuming
    not arrogant
  195. understanding
    the condition of someone who knows and comprehends
  196. unreliable
    not worthy of trust
  197. unique
    the single one of its kind
  198. versatile
    having great diversity or variety
  199. violent
    acting with great force or energy or emotional intensity
  200. venerable
    profoundly honored
  201. wholesome
    characteristic of physical or moral well-being
  202. wise
    having intelligence and discernment
  203. witty
    demonstrating striking cleverness and humor
Created on Wed Jan 01 17:21:13 EST 2014 (updated Wed Jan 01 17:26:08 EST 2014)

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