Describing People

Describing People

 

 

English words that describe behaviour

An A-Z of English words and phrases that describe behaviour.

A

active = always doing something: "She's an active person and never wants to stay in."
aggressive = being angry or threatening: "He's aggressive and starts arguments."
ambitious = wanting to succeed: "He's ambitious and wants to lead the company."
argumentative = always arguing with people: "He won't accept what you say – he's argumentative and loves to disagree!"
arrogant = thinking you are better than anyone else: "He always behaves as if nobody else's opinion is important – "I find him very arrogant."
assertive = being confident, so people can't force you to do things you don't want to do: "It's important to be assertive at work."

B

bad-tempered = in a bad mood: "What's got into him lately? He's so bad-tempered."
big-headed = thinking you're very important or clever: "I've never met anyone so big-headed!"
bossy = telling people what to do all the time: "He's so bossy - he never lets me do things the way I want to do them."

C

careless = not taking care: "He's a careless driver – "I'm sure he'll have an accident."
caring = wanting to help people: "My boss is caring and often asks me how things are going."
catty = saying nasty or spiteful things about other people: "I know you don't like her, but calling her names is a bit catty."
cautious = being careful, so that you avoid mistakes: "He's cautious about investing money in the stock market."
charming = pleasant and likeable: "What a charming man!"
cheeky = being rude or disrespectful: "It was a bit cheeky of him to ask for more money."
clever = intelligent: "She's a clever student and picks things up quickly."
conceited = thinking you're very clever, or better than others: "He's so conceited – he thinks everyone should admire him."
conscientious = doing something carefully, because you want to do it well: "She's a conscientious student and always does her homework."
considerate = thinking and caring about others: "My neighbour brought me flowers when I was in hospital – he's very considerate." ("That was considerate of him.")
coy = pretending to be shy so that you don't have to give information: "He's very coy about his qualifications – maybe he doesn't have any."
creative = someone who can make or design things, or can think of solutions to a problem: "She's creative and artistic."
curious = wanting to know things: "I'm curious to find out what you think of the situation."

D

deceitful = trying to make people think something, so that you get what you want: "He lied to get this job – he's so deceitful."
docile = quiet and submissive: "She's a docile child and always does what she's told."
dogmatic = wanting others to accept your ideas without discussion: "He's a dogmatic politician and always thinks he's right."
domineering = trying to control other people: "He's loud and domineering in the office – it's difficult to get him to listen to us."

E

enthusiastic = having a lot of interest in something: "He's an enthusiastic supporter of equal rights."
excitable = someone who easily gets excited: "He gets very excitable about politics – it's one of his passions in life."
extroverted = outgoing and lively: "She's extroverted and loves going out with people."

F

faithful = being loyal to someone or something: "She's a faithful friend."
fickle = changing your mind and being unpredictable: "Politicians can be fickle when it suits them!"
flaky = slightly unstable and unreliable: "She's a little flaky at times, but otherwise she's a good worker."
full of himself = acting proud of yourself: "He was full of himself after he got the promotion – it got annoying after a while."
funny = making other people laugh: "He can be extremely funny when he's in the mood."
fussy = only liking certain things: "She's fussy about what she wears."

G

good-natured = kind and thoughtful: "She's good-natured and always tries to help."
grumpy = someone who tends to be in a bad mood: "He's always grumpy in the morning and never says 'hello'."

H

happy-go-lucky = not worrying about what might happen in the future: "He's a bit happy-go-lucky and doesn't think about the future."

I

impulsive = doing things without thinking first: "If he sees something he likes, he just buys it – he can be so impulsive at times!"
inconsiderate = not considering other people or their feelings: "It was a little inconsiderate of him not to give you a get-well card."
introverted = opposite of extroverted: "He was introverted as a teenager, but became more confident as he got older."
inventive = able to think up new ideas: "As head of Marketing, he can often think of inventive ways to keep his customers happy."
irritating = annoying others: "He can be very irritating to work with."

J

jokey = making jokes: "You're in a jokey mood today, but we've got work to do!"
jolly = happy and cheerful: "It was the weekend and everyone was in a jolly mood."

K

kind = thoughtful and caring: "My neighbour is kind – she looked after my cat when I was on holiday."

L

loud-mouthed = someone who talks a lot and often says offensive things: "Don't worry about what he said – he's loud-mouthed at times."
loyal = someone who is faithful and stands by you: "His colleagues were loyal to him when he was having problems with his boss."

M

manic = behaving in a slightly crazy way: "We're a bit manic at the moment – we're rushing to finish the work before our deadline."
manipulative = trying to get people to do what you want, by influencing or deceiving them: "She's very manipulative when she wants something."
moody = having unpredictable moods: "Some people think he's moody – you never know if he's happy or grumpy."

N

nervous = uncomfortable with a situation: "I'm always nervous before an exam."

O

old-fashioned = behaving or thinking in a way that isn't modern: "He's a bit old-fashioned and thinks women shouldn't work."
opinionated = having strong opinions: "He's opinionated and dogmatic – the last person you want to negotiate with."

P

passive = not assertive – doing what other people want you to do without arguing: "He's passive at work, but domineering at home."
perfectionist = someone who wants perfection: "Her boss is a perfectionnist – no spelling mistakes are allowed."
persuasive = being able to persuade people to do things or to accept your ideas: "He's a persuasive talker."
picky = only liking certain things or people: "She's picky about her friends."
playful = someone who likes to play and have fun: "You're in a playful mood today!"
pleasant = nice and polite: "The bank manager was pleasant to me today."
polite = showing good manners: "She's polite and never forgets to say 'please' or 'thank you'."
pragmatic = being practical and aware of your limitations: "She's pragmatic at work and only does what she can."

Q

quick-tempered = getting angry quickly: "He was quick-tempered when he was young, but he's more relaxed now."

R

reserved = keeping your ideas and thoughts to yourself: "He's reserved, but polite."
rude = impolite: "He's very rude and never says 'please' or 'thank you'."

S

scatter-brained / scatty = someone who often forgets things: "Don't you remember where you put your wallet? You're so scatter-brained!"
serious = not light-hearted: "He's a serious student and always does his homework."
shy = quiet, because you are not very confident: "He's so shy and hates saying anything to people he doesn't know."
sincere = saying what you believe (opposite of insincere): "He's sincere in his beliefs."
slapdash = doing your work quickly and carelessly: "He's got a very slapdash attitude – I doubt he'll ever become a lawyer."
slimy = trying to get what you want by being over-friendly: "That man is so slimy – he makes me feel sick!"
sly = doing things in a secretive way: "You never know what he's up to – he's sly and manipulative."
spiteful = trying to hurt other people because you didn't get what you wanted: "If she doesn't get what she wants, she can be quite spiteful."

T

thoughtful = someone who thinks a lot: "He's a thoughtful person and won't do anything unless he has considered the consequences."
thoughtless = not thinking about people or the consequences of your actions: "I'm sure he didn't mean to be rude – he can be thoughtless at times."
trustworthy = someone you can trust: "My accountant is really trustworthy."

V

volatile quickly changing moods: "He's easily excitable and pretty volatile."

W

witty = being able to make other people laugh by what you say: "He's witty and charming – the perfect person to invite to a party."

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Personality and Appearance 1.Tell me about your father.    What kind of person is he? 2. What does he look like? 3. What does your mother look like? 4. How about your little sister? Clothing 5. What is your brother wearing? 6. What kind of shoes does he have    (on)? 7. Is Susan wearing a dress? 8. Anything else?

Description Well, he's very friendly, smart and funny. He's young, short and handsome. He has straight black hair and green eyes. She's tall, thin and beautiful. She has blonde hair and wears glasses. She has curly red hair and a cute smile. Everybody likes her. He's wearing light brown pants and an orange t-shirt. Sneakers, and he's wearing white socks. No. She's wearing a blue skirt and a yellow blouse. Yes. She's wearing boots and carrying a purse.

 

 

 

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Positive Personality AdjectivesThe following positive Personality Adjectives are in common use in the English language. Negative personality adjectives are listed in a separate table below:

Positive Personality Adjectives
A - E Personality Adjectivesadaptable adorable agreeable alert alluring ambitious amused boundless brave bright calm capable charming cheerful coherent comfortable confident cooperative courageous credible cultured dashing dazzling debonair decisive decorous delightful detailed determined diligent discreet dynamic eager efficient elated eminent enchanting encouraging endurable energetic entertaining enthusiastic excellent excited exclusiveA - E Personality Adjectives	E - P Personality Adjectivesexuberant fabulous fair faithful fantastic fearless fine frank friendly funny generous gentle glorious good happy harmonious helpful hilarious honorable impartial industrious instinctive jolly joyous kind kind-hearted knowledgeable level likeable lively lovely loving lucky mature modern nice obedient painstaking peaceful perfect placid plausible pleasant pleasant plucky  E - P Personality Adjectives	P - Z Personality Adjectivesproductive protective proud punctual quiet receptive reflective relieved resolute responsible rhetorical righteous romantic sedate seemly selective self-assured sensitive shrewd silly sincere skilful smiling splendid steadfast stimulating successful succinct talented thoughtful thrifty tough trustworthy unbiased unusual upbeat vigorous vivacious warm willing wise witty wonderful zany zealousP - Z Personality Adjectives
Positive Personality Adjectives

Negative Personality AdjectivesThe following positive Personality Adjectives are in common use in the English language. Negative personality adjectives are listed in a separate table below:

Negative Personality Adjectives
A - F Personality Adjectivesabrasive abrupt abusive afraid aloof ambiguous angry annoyed anxious arrogant ashamed awful bad belligerent bewildered boorish bored boring callous careless clumsy combative confused cowardly crazy creepy cruel cynical dangerous deceitful defeated defective defiant demonic depressed deranged disagreeable disillusioned disturbed domineering draconian embarrassed envious erratic evasive evil faded fanaticalA - F Personality	F - R Personality Adjectivesfierce filthy finicky flashy flippant foolish forgetful frantic fretful frightened furtive greedy grieving grouchy gruesome grumpy guarded gullible helpless hesitant homeless horrible hungry hurt ignorant ill irresolute jealous jittery lacking lazy lonely malicious materialistic mean mysterious naive nasty naughty nervous noisy obnoxious outrageous panicky pathetic possessive quarrelsome repulsive F - R Personality	R - W Personality Adjectivesruthless sad scary secretive selfish silly slow sneaky snobbish sore spendthrift squeamish stingy strange sulky tacky tense terrible testy thick-skinned thoughtless threatening tight timid tired tiresome troubled truculent typical undesirable unsuitable unsure upset uptight vague vengeful venomous volatile voracious vulgar wary wasteful weak weary wicked worried worthless wretchedR - W Personality
Negative Personality Adjectives

 

Adjectives to Describe People

Physical Description			Personality Description
Deutsch	Englisch		Deutsch	Englisch
gross / klein	big / small		jung / alt	young / old
dick / dünn	fat / thin		sympathisch	likable
schlank	slender		unsympathisch	unlikable
gut gebaut	well built		nett	nice
kräftig	powerful		freundlich	friendly
muskelgepackt	buff		unfreundlich	unfriendly
muskelös	muscular		amüsant	amusing
schwach	weak		athletisch	athletic
stark	strong		dramatisch	dramatic
schön	beautiful		energisch	energetic
niedlich/hübsch	cute		ernst/seriös	serious
hässlich	ugly		fähig	capable
schlampig	sloppy		organisiert	organized
mittelgross	medium size		faul/fleissig	lazy/diligent
das Haar	the hair		geizig	stingy
lang/kurz	long/short		neidisch	jealous
lockig	curly		glücklich/froh	happy
glatt	straight		unglücklich	unhappy
wellig	wavey		traurig	sad
hat eine Glatze	is bald		grosszügig	generous
(color)-haarig	(color) -haired		höflich	polite
(color)-köpfig	(color)-headed		idealistisch	idealistic
rot	red		interessant	interesting
schwarz	black		langweilig	boring
braun	brown		lustig/witzig	funny
orange	orange		lieblich	adorable
gelb	yellow		nervös	nervous
lila	purple		offen	open
grün	green		optimistisch	optimistic
blau	blue		pessimistisch	pessimistic
grau	gray		populär/beliebt	popular
weiss	white		realistisch	realistic
hell	light		ruhig	quiet
dunkel	dark		arrogant	arrogant
die Augen	the eyes		schüchtern	shy
rund	round		seelig	joyous
halbrund	oval		sensibel	sensible
(color)-äugig	(color)-eyed		geduldig	patient
(color)-farbig	(color)-colored		streng	strict
haselnussfarbig	hazel		unterhaltsam	entertaining
kastanienbaumfarbig	chesnut		launisch	moody
			zärtlich	adorable
			verständnisvoll	understanding
			eigensinnig	willful
			eingebildet	conceited
			frech	rude
			gesellig	sociable