Personality Adjectives Flashcards
Intelligent and quick to learn.
“My nieces are both really ____. They get very good marks at school in all their subjects”
Bright
Putting a lot of effort into your work in a careful way / Feeling a moral responsability to do your work carefully and to be fair to others.
“She is so _____! She worked all weekend to make sure she got everything done”
Conscientious
Wanting to do something very much and not allowing anyone or any difficulties to stop you / Showing the strong desire to follow a particular plan.
“She’s very _____. Once she’s decided to do something, nothing will stop her”
Determined
Calm, kind or soft.
“My sister’s a very _____ person. She’s calm and kind and she never gets angry”.
Gentle
Skilled at solving problems and making decisions in your own / able to find and use different ways to help and achieve your goals.
“He’s quite _____. He can usually work out how to solve a problem”
Resourceful
Using remarks that clearly mean the opposite of what you say, in order to hurt someone’s feelings or to humorously criticize something.
“Out maths teacher used to be so _____. She loved making comments that made us feel small”
Sarcastic
Able to provide everything you need, especially food, for yourself without the help of other people.
“He’s very ______. He never needs anyone else’s help”
Self-sufficient
Coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned.
“His jokes seemed ________, but were in fact carefully prepared beforehand”
Spontaneous
Used to describe someone who can be trusted to show good judgment and act in a reasonable way.
“Her boyfriend is a ________ guy. He’s sensible and she can really rely on him”
Steady
(Of a person) honest and not likely to hide their opinions / honest and without unnecessary politeness.
“She’s such a ________ person. She’s honest and open and says just what she thinks”
Straightforward
Used to describe someone who shows, especially by what they say, that they understand and care about someone else’s suffering.
“He suffers from back trouble too, so he was very _________ about my problem”
Sympathetic
Extremely attentive to accuracy and detail.
“Adam is always _______; he checks his work very carefully”
Thorough
