Personality Adjectives

There are two ways to describe people in English. You can describe people’s appearance and personality.

You can describe a person’s personality by saying things like:

This lesson will cover basic adjectives for describing people's personalities and natural tendencies. We'll also explore different forms of these personality trait adjectives. This worksheet presents basic personality adjectives. Students learn adjectives and structures for describing people’s personality. There are vocabulary exercises, writing and speaking activities. At the end of the worksheet there is a writing activity in which students put the target language into practice. List of 100 common personality adjectives that describe people positively You may use them for inspiration or to enhance your resume. In reply to Important Infrequently Used Words To Know Rochelle commented that she would like to to see a list of joyful words she should learn as well. Finding just the right words to describe your personality, or someone else's, can be hard. Don't worry, use our list of personality adjectives to create the perfect description of a person.

She is really nice
They are really cool friends
We are very friendly people

You can describe a person’s physical appearance by saying things like:

She is really tall
She has brown eyes
She has black curly hair.

Something that you have to keep in mind is that there are positive and negative things that you can say about someone’s personality and appearance so I strongly advise to be cautious when using some of the words presented here.

Table of Contents

2 Personality in English
3 Personality Conversation Questions

Vocabulary to Describe Physical Appearance

Height

Build

Hair

Eyes

Type of Hair

Personality in English

Personality refers to individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving.

The study of personality focuses on two broad areas: One is understanding individual differences in particular personality characteristics, such as sociability or irritability.

The other is understanding how the various parts of a person come together as a whole.

Positive Adjectives to Describe Personality

These are some examples of positive adjectives to describe personality:

Negative Adjectives to Describe Personality in English

These are some examples of negative adjectives to describe personality in English

Quantifiers about Personality in English

These are some quantifiers to use when talking about personality in English

How to Talk about Personality in English

These are some phrases to describe your personality in English

These are examples that include some of the positive and adjectives to describe personality in English

He is shy, he never talks to anybody
She is talkative, she never stops talking
I consider myself lazy, I don’t like to work hard
He is always kind with new students
My dad is optimistic, he thinks everything is going to be alright
We are very bright students
They are very funny, they always make friends laugh.
She is quiet, She never says much
He is a very honest man, he will tell you the truth
She is jealous, she doesn’t want others to win.
I am very brave, I face dangerous and difficult situations.
Mike is clever, he is good at learning things.
He is an easy-going guy, definitely a guy who is easy to get a long with.
James is so lucky, he bought a lottery and he won.
Lucas is tidy, his desk is well organized.
Maria is very irresponsible, she never does her homework.

Personality Conversation Questions

These are conversation questions that can help you talk about personality.

First Set – Personality Conversation Questions

What makes you happy?
What makes you angry?
Are you happy with your personality?
Are you shy? Do you make friends easily?
Are you an outgoing person?
How do you organize files in your computers?
What kinds of people do you get along well with?
can you think of ten verbs to describe personality?
having a great personality makes you attractive?
What characteristics does a leader need to have?
How would you describe a brave person?

Second Set – Personality Conversation Questions

How are male and female personalities different?
How has your personality changed over the years?
What personality types are you attracted to?
How would you describe your best friend?
How would you describe your husband or wife?
How would you describe your favorite teacher?
Do you consider yourself an optimistic person?
Do you consider yourself a negative person?
Do you consider yourself a hardworking person?
Do you consider yourself a confident person?
How would you describe an easy-going person?

Third Set – Personality Conversation Questions

Can you describe your personality?
Do you consider yourself a lazy person?
Are you a patient or your impatient person?
How would you describe an introvert person?
How would you describe an extrovert person?
Do you consider yourself a jealous person?
Would you like to be different?
Are you happy with your personality?
Do you think that you are selfish person?
Are you a determined person? Are you a stubborn person?
How would you describe a courageous person?

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List of 100 common personality adjectives that describe people positively

Most people would consider the character traits described by the personality adjectives below to be 'good' or positive. This is generally true, but remember that words are often used subjectively. For example, 'determined' is shown here as a positive personality adjective, while 'stubborn' is listed on the negative personality adjectives page, yet the meaning of both can be very similar. The choice of word sometimes says as much about the author as about the person being described.

adaptable
adventurous
affable
affectionate
agreeable
ambitious
amiable
amicable
amusing

brave
bright
broad-minded

calm
careful
charming
communicative
compassionate
conscientious
considerate
convivial
courageous
courteous
creative

decisive
determined
diligent
diplomatic
discreet
dynamic

easygoing
emotional
energetic
enthusiastic
exuberant

Nice Words To Describe Someone

fair-minded
faithful
fearless
forceful
frank
friendly
funny

generous
gentle
good
gregarious

hard-working
helpful
honest
humorous

imaginative
impartial
independent
intellectual
intelligent
intuitive

inventive
kind

loving
loyal

modest

neat
nice