List of Characteristics and Definitions (200+)
Find here a definition of 277 Characteristics with definition. Theses characteristics must be memorized if you learn english.
| Active - | Tending to move around often; full of energy |
| Adventurous - | Willing to take risks; likes new adventures & experiences |
| Affable - | Easy to talk to; friendly; pleasant |
| Affectionate - | Showing affection; tender; loving |
| Afraid - | Filled with fear; fearful |
| Ambitious - | Eager to succeed; full of desire |
| Amiable - | Friendly; good natured |
| Angry - | Feeling or showing anger |
| Animated - | Lively; moving in a energetic, lifelike way |
| Annoying - | Troublesome or irritating |
| Anxious - | Uneasy, worried |
| Argumentative - | Tends to argue or likes to argue |
| Arrogant - | Having or showing lots of pride in oneself |
| Astonished - | Filled with wonder or a feeling of amazement |
| Attentive - | Alert and shows careful attention to others |
| Babyish - | Like a child or baby |
| Bewildered - | To be surprised or confused |
| Blasé - | Uninterested or unexcited |
| Boorish - | Crude, rude and offensive |
| Bore - | To be an uninteresting person or thing |
| Bossy - | Likes to boss or order others around |
| Brave - | Having or showing courage |
| Brilliant - | Full of light, shining brightly, extremely intelligent |
| Busy - | Always working or active |
| Calm - | Peaceful, quiet and doesn't get excited often |
| Candid - | Direct and frank, straightforward – will openly say ones opinion |
| Capable - | Having ability or capability to do something well |
| Careful - | Pays attention to possible danger |
| Caustic - | Very sarcastic personality |
| Cautious - | Watchful or careful of possible danger |
| Charismatic - | Showing a special ability to lead people, win people's devotion |
| Charming - | Delightful, attractive, pleasing person |
| Cheerful - | In good spirits; happy; bright |
| Childish - | Immature, foolish or silly |
| Clever - | Able to learn and think quickly |
| Clumsy - | Awkward; not able to move gracefully, carefully |
| Coarse - | Rude, often using vulgar or offensive language |
| Cold-Hearted - | Lacking or not having sympathy for others |
| Compassionate - | Showing compassion or caring towards others |
| Complacent - | Satisfied with ones own success, not ready for trouble or danger |
| Conceited - | Having or showing a high opinion about oneself (a bragger) |
| Concerned - | Worried; anxious; troubled |
| Confident - | Feeling confidence |
| Confused - | Bewildered, perplexed, mixed up |
| Conscientious - | Careful and thinks about what is right or proper |
| Considerate - | Thinks about other people's feelings |
| Cooperative - | Willing to help or work with others |
| Courageous - | Showing courage or bravery |
| Cowardly - | Lacking or not having courage |
| Crafty - | Cunning, deceitful, good at lying |
| Critical - | Tends to judge severely and find faults or problems often |
| Cross - | Showing anger or irritation |
| Cruel - | Likes to cause pain or suffering |
| Cultured - | Well-educated |
| Curious - | Eager to learn more, asks lots of questions |
| Dangerous - | Able or likely to cause harm |
| Daring - | Willing to take risks |
| Dauntless - | Brave and without fear |
| Decisive - | Able to make firm decisions and settle things quickly |
| Dependable - | Trustworthy |
| Determined - | Showing determination (focus on a purpose or goal) |
| Diligent - | Regular, constant effort towards a goal |
| Discouraged - | Less hopeful, less confident |
| Discreet - | Able to control & be careful about what one says or behaves |
| Dishonest - | Tends to lie, lacks honesty or integrity |
| Dismayed - | Filled with anxiety, fear or dread. |
| Disparaging - | Speaks in an insulting or disrespectful way to others |
| Disrespectful - | Rude, showing lack of respect of courtesy to others |
| Dissatisfied - | Feeling lack of satisfaction or being displeased |
| Distressed - | To feel or having pain or suffering of the mind or body |
| Domineering - | Often controls or rules over others in an arrogant way |
| Doubtful - | Suspicious or causing doubt |
| Dutiful - | Obedient; very careful to finish one's job, tasks or duty |
| Eager - | Showing keen interest or desire |
| Easygoing - | Relaxed, not hurried, carefree |
| Effervescent - | Lively, in high spirits, bubbly |
| Efficient - | Able to do things using the least amount of effort or materials |
| Eloquent - | Skillful in speech and ability to persuade people |
| Embarrassed - | Self conscious or insecure |
| Encouraging - | Giving hope, confidence and courage |
| Energetic - | Having or showing lots of energy |
| Enthusiastic - | Having or showing lots of interest or excitement for a cause |
| Exacting - | Making lots of demands, asking for lots of attention or effort |
| Excited - | Showing lots of emotion |
| Expert - | Having a lot of knowledge, skill or experience with a field or activity |
| Exuberant - | Full of happiness and vitality |
| Facetious - | Humorous but often silly or inappropriate |
| Fair - | Acting according to the rules |
| Faithful - | Trustworthy and loyal to a person, a promise or a duty |
| Fanciful - | Led by imagination rather than reality |
| Fearless - | Courageous in the face of challenges or fear |
| Fidgety - | Restless; moving around often; feeling ill at ease |
| Fierce - | Showing violence, aggression, or anger or intensity |
| Finicky - | Tends to concentrate on small, unimportant little details |
| Foolish - | Feeling or looking ridiculous because of one's actions or speech |
| Formal - | Doing things in an organized way based on the rules |
| Fortunate - | Enjoying or having good luck |
| Frank - | Open, honest & strongly showing true feelings and opinions to others |
| Frustrated - | Feeling unsatisfied or irritated |
| Funny - | Causing people to laugh |
| Garrulous - | Talking too much; pointlessly talking; using too many words |
| Generous - | Willing to give money, help or time freely |
| Gentle - | Kind, using very little violence |
| Giddy - | Acting without thinking, behaving foolishly |
| Giving - | Generous to people in need |
| Glamorous - | Dressed with high fashion and in a stylish way |
| Gloomy - | Dark, sad and hopeless |
| Glum - | Sad, melancholic and miserable in a quiet way |
| Grateful - | Feeling or having a desire or reason to thank somebody |
| Greedy - | Having a strong desire to have more of something: money, food, etc. |
| Gregarious - | Very friendly and likes to be with many groups of people |
| Grouchy - | Bad-tempered |
| Grumpy - | Easy to make irritated and cranky |
| Gullible - | Tends to trust and believe people too easily and so gets easily tricked |
| Happy - | Feeling or showing pleasure, joy |
| Hardy - | Strong and able to endure or stand difficult situations |
| Harried - | Bothered or agitated |
| Harsh - | Cruel or unkind |
| Hateful - | Horrible and detestable |
| Haughty - | Proud |
| Helpful - | Ready to lend a hand to people |
| Honest - | Never cheating, lying or breaking the law – always telling the truth |
| Hopeful - | Feeling sure and confident that something good will happen |
| Hopeless - | Feeling or showing no hope OR unable to succeed or improve |
| Hospitable - | Friendly, welcoming and kind to guests or strangers |
| Humble - | Not showing a high opinion about ones achievements or abilities |
| Humorous - | Able to make people laugh |
| Ignorant - | Not having knowledge or education about a subject |
| Ill-bred - | Rude or impolite; not having good manners because of family |
| Imaginative - | Good at thinking of new ideas and seeing things that haven't been seen |
| Immaculate - | Showing perfection without any mistakes or faults |
| Immature - | Young and lacking wisdom |
| Impartial - | Having no interest – not favoring one side or person more than another |
| Impatient - | Eager to something right away or immediately |
| Impolite - | Not showing proper manners or respect |
| Impudent - | Showing lack of respect, rude |
| Impulsive - | Acting on sudden desires or urges without thinking about it first |
| Inactive - | Taking no action, not being involved in an activity |
| Independent - | Able to stand on their own; not controlled by anyone else |
| Inimitable - | Impossible to imitate, unique |
| Innocent - | Pure; more trusting or naïve than most people |
| Insipid - | Dull and without flavor; Not very lively |
| Insistent - | Constantly asking for something or for attention |
| Insolent - | Showing violence or lack of respect in speech or behavior |
| Intelligent - | Having intelligence, very smart, gifted |
| Intrepid - | Fearless and constant when pursuing or aiming for something |
| Jealous - | Feeling unhappy or bitter about someone else's luck or success |
| Jovial - | Cheerful and good humored |
| Keen - | Sharp; quick to understand things |
| Lackadaisical - | Careless, not having much energy, not giving much effort |
| Languid - | Lifeless; Without energy; slow-moving |
| Lazy - | Not willing to do any work or make any effort |
| Lively - | Full of life and energy |
| Logical - | Able to think and make decisions based on facts and clear thinking |
| Lonely - | Feeling alone and sad; lacking friends or encouragement |
| Loquacious - | Talking a lot |
| Loving - | Showing affection; doing things with care and joy |
| Loyal - | Staying faithful to country, people, friends or a belief |
| Malicious - | Wanting to cause harm or pain to others |
| Mature - | Grown-up; acting, thinking, speaking like a fully adult person |
| Mean - | Unkind, cruel and bad tempered |
| Meticulous - | Very careful and detailed |
| Mischievous - | Acting in a troublesome way but only for fun, not to cause harm |
| Moody - | Hard to predict; changing mood from cheerful to angry unexpectedly |
| Mysterious - | Difficult to understand or explain; Strange |
| Naïve - | Showing a simple and trusting view of the world and human nature |
| Negligent - | Being careless or irresponsible |
| Nervous - | Easily worried, frightened or stressed |
| Noisy - | Making loud sounds often |
| Obedient - | Able to carry out orders from someone in authority without question |
| Obliging - | Willing to help others or do favors for people |
| Obnoxious - | Very unpleasant or offensive to others |
| Obsequious - | Eager to please people and listen/obey all instructions |
| Observant - | Paying careful attention to everything |
| Obstinate - | Stubborn; Unwilling to change; Choosing not to agree with others |
| Opinionated - | Always ready to express opinions, not listening to others opinions |
| Optimistic - | Hopeful about the future |
| Peaceful - | Quiet, calm and nonviolent |
| Pensive - | Thoughtful and serious |
| Persevering - | Adamant – not giving up easily |
| Persistent - | Continuing to try even if there are problems or difficulties |
| Pessimistic - | Feeling negative distrustful |
| Petulant - | Snappy and irritable; having a bad temper |
| Picky - | Hard to please or satisfy |
| Pleasant - | Enjoyable to be around; friendly |
| Polite - | Showing good manners |
| Pompous - | Snobby; thinking that one is very important |
| Popular - | Liked and accepted by many people |
| Positive - | Confident; focused on the good rather than the bad |
| Precise - | Very careful about small details; very accurate |
| Proud - | Feeling pleased and satisfied about doing something well |
| Punctilious - | Very careful and showing correct behavior |
| Puzzled - | Surprised; confused or perplexed |
| Quarrelsome - | Tending or wanting to argue with people |
| Quick - | Moving or doing things fast and sharply |
| Quiet - | Making little or no noise in a calm way |
| Rambunctious - | Very active, noisy and hard to control |
| Rash - | Acting without thinking |
| Rational - | Able to think clearly and based on reason |
| Refined - | Being very polite |
| Reliable - | Able to be trusted; very dependable |
| Religious - | Believing or following the practices of a religion |
| Respectful - | Showing respect; polite |
| Responsible - | Able to be counted on and trusted |
| Responsive - | Reacting quickly to something |
| Restless - | Constantly moving; unable to be still |
| Retiring - | Shy |
| Risk-taking - | Adventurous; daring |
| Rowdy - | Noisy and disorderly |
| Rude - | Impolite with bad manners |
| Safe - | Able to trust or rely on |
| Sarcastic - | Mocking or making fun of something or somebody |
| Satisfied - | Happy and pleased with what has happened or how things are |
| Saucy - | Showing a lack of respect; cheerful |
| Stingy - | Not generous; not wanting to give or spend money |
| Scared - | Full of worry or fear |
| Scornful - | Feeling great anger for somebody or something |
| Secretive - | Tending to keep information secret |
| Secure - | Safe; Not feeling fear or doubt |
| Sedate - | Lacking any sense of hurry or urgency |
| Self-centered - | Selfish and only caring about oneself |
| Selfish - | Self-centered, thinking only about personal needs or wishes |
| Self-reliant - | Independent and not needing the help of others |
| Sensitive - | Easily hurt or irritated physically or emotionally |
| Shrewd - | Able to make decisions about business or politics |
| Silly - | Stupid, lacking any common sense |
| Sincere - | Honest and acting based on what is really deeply felt, genuine |
| Skillful - | Clever and having a special ability |
| Slovenly - | Sloppy, careless, not concerned about personal cleanliness |
| Sly - | Crafty; not honest |
| Smart - | Showing intelligence and mental alertness |
| Snobbish - | Arrogant; acting superior to others |
| Sociable - | Friendly, likes to be around the company of other people |
| Stolid - | Showing little or no emotion |
| Strange - | Odd, out of the ordinary |
| Strict - | Maintains discipline and makes sure rules are followed |
| Stubborn - | Difficult to deal with, talk to or reason with |
| Studious - | Careful, serious, likes to study |
| Suave - | Charming; smooth; polite to people in a dishonest way |
| Sullen - | Showing bad temper; refusing to talk |
| Supercilious - | Full of arrogance, pride and disrespect for others |
| Superstitious - | Believing in good or bad luck, the supernatural |
| Surly - | Unfriendly, rude and a little threatening |
| Suspicious - | Usually believes that something is wrong |
| Sweet - | Lovable and kind |
| Taciturn - | Often silent, doesn't like to communicate often |
| Tactful - | Knowing ways to avoid offending or upsetting people |
| Talented - | Being gifted and able to do something well |
| Talkative - | Talking a lot and for a long time; chatty |
| Tasteful - | Having good taste |
| Tenacious- | Sticking to any decision, plan or opinion without doubt |
| Tense - | Stressed out; not very relaxed |
| Thoughtful - | Treating people in a kind way, thinking about their needs |
| Thoughtless - | Showing lack of consideration for people; careless |
| Thrifty - | Uses as little money as possible, wastes very little |
| Timid - | Shows lack of courage or confidence; a nervous person |
| Tolerant - | Able to put up with difficult situations; open-minded |
| Touchy - | Easy to become angry or upset |
| Trusting - | Gullible; Tending to trust people easily |
| Trustworthy - | Able to trust; dependable; responsible |
| Uncontrolled - | Wild |
| Uncouth - | Clumsy; behaving in an ungraceful way |
| Unfriendly - | Acting cold or mean towards people |
| Unruly - | Rowdy, hard to control or discipline |
| Unscrupulous | Dishonest |
| Unselfish - | Puts the good or needs or interests of others first |
| Upset - | Unhappy; emotionally stressed because of something |
| Useful - | Able to help or be a benefit to something or someone |
| Versatile - | Able to learn quickly or get used to change easily |
| Vivacious - | Lively, showing high spirits |
| Vulgar - | Having no manners, acting in a rude or offensive way |
| Warm - | Showing kindness and friendliness |
| Weak - | Not physically, mentally or emotionally strong |
| Whimsical - | Having a great imagination; acting in hard to predict ways |
| Wise - | Showing good sense based on knowledge & experience |
| Witty - | Able to use words in a clever and amusing way |
| Zany - | Acting in an entertaining or unusual way |
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