Adjectives for describing people:
Adjective | Spanish | Antonym | Noun | Adverb |
absent-minded | despistado | attentive | absent-mindedness | absentmindedly |
affable | afable | unfriendly | affability | affably |
agreeable | agradable | disagreeable | agreeability | agreeably |
ambitious | ambicioso | lazy, unambitious | ambition | ambitiously |
approachable | accesible | unapproachable | approachability |
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annoying | irritante | pleasant | annoying | annoyingly |
articulate | elocuente | inarticulate | articulate | articulately |
artistic | artístico | unartistic, untalented | art | artistically |
attractive | atractivo | unattractive | attractiveness | attractively |
biased | parcial | unbiased |
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bonhomous | cordial |
| bonhomie |
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boring | aburrido | exciting, engaging | boredom | boringly |
brave | valiente | cowardly | bravery | bravely |
cautious, careful | cuidadoso | careless, reckless, incautious | caution, care | cautiously, carefully |
careless | descuidado | cautious, careful | carelessness | carelessly |
cheerful | alegre | sad | cheerfulness | cheerfully |
clever | listo | dumb, stupid, foolish, unclever | cleverness | cleverly |
competent | competente | incompetent | competence | competently |
conceited | engreído | humble, modest | conceit | conceitedly |
considerate | considerado | inconsiderate | consideration | considerately |
contented | satisfecho | discontented | contentment |
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crazy | loco | sane | craziness | crazily |
corrupt, corruptive | corrupto | incorrupt | corruption | corruptly |
cowardly | cobarde | brave | cowardliness | cowardly |
cultured | culto | uncultured |
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cunning | astuto | maladroit | cunningness | cunningly |
crafty | hábil | naive | craftiness | craftily |
cruel | cruel | kind | cruelty | cruelly |
cynical | cínico | trusting, optimistic | cynicism, cynic | cynically |
decisive | decisivo | indecisive | decisiveness | decisively |
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| degenerate |
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detestable | detestable | lovable | detestability | detestably |
demanding | exigente | undemanding | demander | demandingly |
dependable | formal | undependable | dependability | dependably |
direct | directo | reserved |
| directly |
disagreeable | desgradable | agreeable | disagreeableness | disagreeably |
discreet | discreto | indiscreet | discretion | discretely |
discontented | descontento | contented | discontentedness | discontentedly |
dishonest | deshonesto | honest | dishonesty | dishonestly |
disloyal | desleal | loyal | disloyalty | disloyally |
disobedient | desobediente | obedient | disobedience | disobediently |
disorganized | desorganizado | organized | disorganization |
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disrespectful | irrespetuoso | respectful | disrespect | disrespectfully |
dumb | tonto | smart | dumbness | dumbly |
earnest | concienzudo | half-hearted | earnestness | earnestly |
easy-going | tranquilo | tense, excitable |
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efficient | eficiente | inefficient | efficiency | efficiently |
enthusiastic | entusiasta | unenthusiastic, spiritless, passionless | enthusiasm | enthusiastically |
even-handed | imparcial | unfair | even-handedness | even-handedly |
eccentric | excéntrico | normal | eccentric | eccentrically |
excitable | excitable | relaxed, easy-going | excitability | excitably |
extroverted | extrovertido | introverted | extrovert, extroversion | extroversive |
faithful | fiel | unfaithful | faithfulness | faithfully |
fair | justo | unjust, unfair | fairness | fairly |
fearful | miedoso | fearless | fearfulness | fearfully |
fearless | audaz | fearful | fearlessness | fearlessly |
flexible | flexible | inflexible | flexibility | flexibly |
forgetful | olvidadizo | attentive | forgetfullness | forgetfully |
frank | franco | reserved | frankness | frankly |
friendly | amistoso | unfriendly | freindliness |
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frivolous | frívolo | serious, important | frivolity | frivolously |
funny | gracioso | boring | funniness | funnily |
generous | generoso | stingy, miserly, ungenerous | generosity | generously |
glum | apesadumbrado | happy | glumness | glumly |
good-natured | bondadoso | unkind | good-naturedness | good-naturedly |
gregarious | sociable | unsociable | gregariousness | gregariously |
grumpy | gruñon | easy-going |
| grumpily |
happy | feliz | unhappy | happiness | happily |
hard-working | trabajador | negligent | hard-worker |
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highly-strung | muy excitable | relaxed |
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helpful | servicial | unhelpful | helpfulness | helpfully |
honest | honesto | dishonest | honesty | honestly |
hospitable | hospitalario | inhospitable | hospitality |
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humble | humilde | snobbish, conceited | humilty | humbly |
hypocritical | hipócrita | sincere | hypocrite | hypocritically |
literate | culto | illiterate | literateness | literately |
idiotic | idiota | smart | idiot | idiotically |
illiterate | analfabeto | literate | illiterateness | illiterately |
imaginative | imaginativo | unimaginative | imagination | imaginatively |
immoral | inmoral | moral | immorality | inmorally |
immature | inmaduro | mature | immaturity | immaturely |
impatient | impaciente | patient | impatience | impatiently |
impolite | maleducado | polite | impoliteness | impolitely |
inflexible | inflexible | flexible | inflexibility | inflexibly |
inhospitable | poco hospitalario | hospitable | inhospitableness | inhospitably |
insane | loco | sane | insanity | insanely |
insecure | inseguro | self-confident | insecurity | insecurely |
insincere | poco sincero | sincere | insincerity | insincerely |
intelligent | inteligente | unintelligent, stupid | intelligence | intelligently |
interesting | interesante | uninteresting | interest | interestingly |
introverted | introvertido | extroverted | introvert, introversion | introversive |
kind | amable | unkind, mean, cruel | kindness | kindly |
lascivious | lascivo | puritanical, proper, chaste | lasciviousness | lasciviously |
lazy | vago | ambiitious | laziness | lazily |
lecherous | lascivo | puritanical, proper, chaste | lecherousness | lecherously |
likeable | agradable | unlikeable | likeableness |
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logical | logico | illogical | logic | logically |
loud | ruidoso | quiet |
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loveable | adorable | unloveable |
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loving | cariñoso | unloving |
| lovingly |
loyal | leal | disloyal | loyalty | loyally |
lustful | lujurioso | puritanical, proper, chaste |
| lustfully |
mature | maduro | immature | maturity | maturely |
merciful | misericordioso | ruthless, merciless, heartless, unmerciful | mercifulness, mercy | mercifully |
merciless | despiadado | merciful | mercilessness, mercy | mercilessly |
miserable | miserable | happy | misery |
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modest | modesto | immodest, conceited | modesty | modestly |
naive | inocente | sophisticated, street smart | naivety | naively |
narrow-minded | intolerante | open-minded | narrow-mindedness | narrow-mindedly |
nervous | nervioso | calm, relaxed | nervousness | nervously |
obedient | obediente | disobedient | obedience | obediently |
obnoxious | detestable | inoffensive |
| obnoxioulsy |
open-minded | de aptitud abierta | narrow-minded | open-mindedness | open-mindedly |
optimistic | optimista | pessimistic | optimist, optimism | optimistically |
organized | organizado | disorganized | organization |
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out-going | extrovertido | introverted |
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outspoken | directo | reserved | outspokenness | outspokenly |
passionate | apasionado | impassionate, dull | passion | passionately |
pathetic | patetico | cheerful |
| pathetically |
patient | paciente | impatient | patience | patiently |
pessimistic | pesimista | optimistic | pessimism | pessimistically |
petty | mezquino |
| pettiness | pettily |
pleasant | agradable | unpleasant |
| pleasantly |
polite | educado | impolite |
| politely |
practical | practico | impractical | practicality | practically |
prejudiced | lleno de prejuicios | unprejudiced, tolerant | prejudice | prejudicedly |
quiet | silencioso | loud |
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reckless | imprudente | cautious, careful | carelessness | carelessly |
radical | radical | normal |
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relaxed | relajado | unrelaxed, nervous | relaxation |
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reserved | reservado | unreserved | reservation |
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respectful | respetuoso | disrespectful | respect | respectfully |
reliable | fiable | unreliable | reliability | reliably |
remorseful | arrepentido | unremorseful |
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repentant | arrepentido | unrepentant |
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resourceful | con recursos | unresourceful | resourcefulness | resourcefully |
rude (crude) | grosero | courteous | rudeness | rudely |
ruthless | despiadado | merciful | ruthlessness | ruthlessly |
sane | cuerdo | insane | sanity | sanely |
sarcastic | sarcástico | unsarcastic | sarcasm | sarcastically |
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| scoundrel |
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self-confident | seguro de sí mismo | insecure | self-confidence |
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self-destructive | autodestructivo | safe |
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sensible | sensato | impractical, insensible | sensibility | sensibly |
sensitive | sensible | insensitive | sensitivity | sensitively |
serious | serio | silly, umimportant | seriousness | seriously |
shallow | superficial | deep, profound |
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shameless | desvergonzado | shameful | shamelessness | shamelessly |
shy | timido | outgoing, extroverted | shyness | shyly |
silly | tonto | serious | silliness |
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sincere | sincero | insincere | sincerity | sincerely |
smart | listo | dumb |
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sociable | sociable | unsociable | sociability | sociably |
snobbish, snobby | snob | humble, modest | snobbishness | snobbily |
spontaneous | espontáneo | rigid, wooden | spontaneity | spontaneously |
stingy | tacaño | generous | stinginess | stingily |
strong | fuerte | weak | strength | strongly |
stubborn | terco | meek | stubbornness | stubbornly |
stuck-up | creído | humble, modest |
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stupid | estúpido | smart, clever, intelligent | stupidity | stupidly |
surly | hosco | courteous | surliness |
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temperamental | temperamental | unemotional |
| temperamentally |
timid | tímido | outgoing, extroverted | timidity | timidly |
tactful | con tacto | tactless | tact | tactfully |
thoughtful | considerado | thoughtless |
| thoughfully |
tolerant | tolerante | intolerant | tolarance | tolerantly |
trustworthy | digno de confianza | untrustworthy | trustworthiness |
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two-faced | hipócrita | sincere |
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unambitious | sin ambición | ambitious |
| unambitiously |
unapproachable | inaccesible | approachable |
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unartistic |
| artistic |
| unartistically |
unattractive |
| attractive |
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unbiased |
| biased |
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uncultured |
| cultured |
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undemanding |
| demanding |
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undependable |
| dependable |
| undependably |
unenthusiastic |
| enthusiastic |
| unenthusiastically |
unfair |
| fair |
| unfairly |
unfaithful |
| faithful | unfaithfulness | unfaithfully |
unfriendly |
| friendly |
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unhappy |
| happy |
| unhappily |
unhelpful |
| helpful |
| unhelpfully |
unimaginative |
| imaginative |
| unimaginatively |
umimportant |
| serious |
| unimportantly |
unintelligent |
| intelligent |
| unintelligently |
uninteresting |
| interesting | interest | uninterestingly |
unkind |
| kind |
| unkindly |
unloveable |
| loveable |
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unloving |
| loving |
| lovingly |
unmerciful |
| merciful | unmercifulness | unmercifully |
unpleasant |
| pleasant |
| unpleasantly |
unprejudiced |
| prejudiced |
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unprincipled |
| principled |
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unrelaxed |
| relaxed |
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unresourceful |
| resourceful |
| unresourcefully |
unreliable |
| reliable |
| unreliably |
unremorseful |
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unrepentant |
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unreserved |
| reserved |
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unscrupulous |
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| unscrupulously |
unsociable |
| gregarious |
| unsociably |
unsophisticated |
| street smart |
| unsophisticatedly |
untalented |
| talented | talent | untalentedly |
untrustworthy |
| trustworthy | untrustworthiness |
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virtuous | virtuoso | wicked |
| virtuously |
weak | débil | strong | weakness | weakly |
wicked | malvado | virtuous | | wickedly
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