English Grammar - Adjectives

English Grammar - Adjectives

This page contains a table with a List of Adjectives in English as well as 3 other languages (Spanish, French and Japanese), so that if English is not your first language you can still understand the meaning of those prepositions. Try to memorize them because they're very important in communication, and might be very helpful to convey your most important expressions. If this page is not what you're looking for then here is a more detailed English Adjectives. Make sure to check our Learn English page, which contains several lessons that might help you in your learning process.

In English, an adjective is a word whose main role is to modify a noun or pronoun, giving more information about the noun or pronoun's definition. Some examples are:

That is a green tree

That is a tall building

I met a very old man

The old red building is here

That's a very nice dress

List of Adjectives	Spanish	French	Japanese
Colors	Colores	Couleurs	色
Black	Negro	Noir	黒
Blue	Azul	Bleu	青
Brown	Marrón	Marron	茶色
Gray	Gris	Gray	灰色
Green	Verde	Vert	緑
Orange	Naranja	Orange	オレンジ
Purple	Púrpura	Purple	紫色
Red	Rojo	Rouge	赤
White	Blanco	Blanc	白
Yellow	Amarillo	Jaune	黄色
Sizes	Tallas	Tailles	サイズ
Big	Grande	Grand	大きい
Deep	Profundo	Profond	深い
Long	Largo	Long	長い
Narrow	Estrecho	Étroit	絞る
Short (in height)	Corto (de altura)	Short (en hauteur)	短期の高さ（ ）
Short (in length)	Corto (de longitud)	Court (de longueur)	短い長さ（ ）
Small, little	Pequeño, poco	Petit, petit	小さな、小さな
Tall	Alto	Grand	背が高い
Thick	Denso	Épais	厚い
Thin	Delgado	Fin	薄い
Wide	Ancho	Large	幅広い
Shapes	Formas	Shapes	図形
Round	Ronda	Round	ラウンド
Straight	Recto	Droit	真っ直ぐな
Square	Cuadrado	Carré	広場
Triangle	Triángulo	Triangle	三角
Tastes	Sabores	Saveurs	味
Bitter	Amargo	Bitter	苦い
Fresh	Fresco	Fresh	新鮮な
Salty	Salado	Salty	塩辛い
Sour	Sour	Sour	酸っぱい
Spicy	Picante	Spicy	スパイシー
Sweet	Dulce	Sucré	甘い
Qualities	Calidades	Qualités	資質
Bad	Malo	Mauvais	悪い
Clean	Limpio	Propre	汚れのない
Dark	Oscuro	Sombre	暗い
Difficult	Difícil	Difficile	困難
Dirty	Sucio	Sale	汚い
Dry	Seco	Sécher	乾く
Easy	Fácil	Simple	簡単な
Empty	Vacío	Vide	空の
Expensive	Caro	Cher	高価な
Fast	Rápido	Rapidement	速い
Foreign	Relaciones Exteriores	Étrangères	外国人
Full	Lleno	Complet	満腹
Good	Bueno	Bien	良い
Hard (firm)	Duro (firme)	Hard (entreprise)	ハード（会社）
Heavy	Pesado	Lourd	重い
Inexpensive	Barato	Economique	安価な
Light (weight)	La luz (el peso)	Light (poids)	光（重量）
Local	Local	Local	ローカル
New	Nuevo	Nouveau	新しい
Noisy	Ruidoso	Noisy	ノアジー
Old (about things)	De edad (las cosas)	Ancien (de choses)	昔（のこと）について
Old (about people)	De edad (las personas)	Vieux (à propos de personnes)	昔の人（ ）について
Powerful	Potente	Puissant	強力な
Quiet (person)	Silencio (personas)	Quiet (personne)	静かな（人）
Right / Correct	Derecha / Correcto	Droit / Corriger	右/修正
Slow	Lento	Lent	ゆっくりした
Soft	Suave	Soft	ソフト
Very	Muy	Très	とても
Weak	Débil	Faible	弱い
Wet	Húmedo	Mouillé	湿った
Wrong / Incorrect	Equivocado / incorrecto	Wrong / Incorrect	間違った/間違い
Young	Joven	Jeune	若い
Quantities	Cantidades	Quantités	数量
Few / Little	Pocos / Pequeña	Peu / Little	数/リトル
Many / Much	Muchos / Mucho	Beaucoup / Beaucoup	多く/多く
Part	Parte	Partie	一部
Some / A few	Algunos / A pocos	Certains / A quelques	いくつかの/数
Whole	Entero	L'ensemble	全体

More Examples

I am so excited about my trip to Italy in March.

The floor feels rigid and sturdy. I know we won’t fall through!

My friend is so tan, but I am pale!

The atmosphere in the room felt tense because nobody was talking.

I had a terrific day!

Modern art is as wonderful as classic art, but there are many differences between them.

This house feels natural because it has so much wood in it.

I hope that car will be cheap because I don’t have a lot of money.

The weatherman said tomorrow will be cloudy, so we shouldn’t go to the beach.

The man in his suit was charming as he helped the girl out of the car.

People in poor countries often feel helpless because they cannot change their lives.

The most important detail about buying a house is that you are comfortable in it.

You shouldn’t be selfish and only think about your own needs and desires.

My friend is flaky: she always cancels our plans five minutes before we are supposed to meet.

Be courageous and don’t back away from challenges.

The little boy was fearful when he saw the monster at the theme park.

Adjectives A-Z Table

Below is a table featuring a large selection of adjectives in English. To hear how they are pronounced, to help you with learning spoken English, please click on the audio controls underneath the table:

Adjectives	English	Adjectives	English	Adjectives	English	Adjectives
A	crooked	flat	J	O	shaky	tiny
able	crowded	flimsy	jealous	obedient	sharp	tired
adorable	cuddly	fluffy	jittery	obese	shiny	tough
adventurous	cumbersome	foolish	jolly	odd	short	tremendous
acidic	curly	frail	joyous	old	shrill	tricky
afraid	curvy	free	juicy	old-fashioned	shy	troubled
aggressive	cute	fresh	jumpy	open	sick	truthful
agreeable		friendly		orange	silent
alert	D	frightened	K	ordinary	silky	U
alive	damaged	frightening	keen	outgoing	silly	ugly
amazing	dangerous	full	kind	outrageous	simple	unequal
amused	dark	fumbling	kindly	outstanding	simplistic	uneven
amusing	dazzling	funny			skinny	unhealthy
ancient	dead	fuzzy	L	P	sleepy	unique
ashamed	deep		lame	pale	slim	unkempt
attractive	defiant	G	large	paltry	slimy	unknown
average	delicious	giant	last	perfect	slippery	unnatural
awesome	delightful	gigantic	late	plain	slow	unruly
awful	delirious	gifted	lazy	plastic	small	unsightly
	descriptive	glamorous	lean	pleasant	smart	untidy
B	deserted	gleaming	light	polite	smoggy	unused
bad	disastrous	glistening	limping	poised	smooth	unusual
beautiful	disgusting	glorious	little	poor	soft	unwieldy
beneficial	different	good	long	powerful	solid	unwritten
better	difficult	gorgeous	long-term	precocious	sophisticated	upset
best	dirty	graceful	loose	pretty	sore	used
big	distinct	grateful	loud	precious	sour	useful
bite-sized	dizzy	gray	lovely	previous	sparkling	useless
bitter	drab	great	loving	pricey	spicy
black	dry	greedy	low	prickly	spiffy	V
black-and-white	dull	green	lucky	proud	spiteful	valuable
blushing		grotesque	lumpy	puny	spotless	vast
boiling	E	gruesome		purple	spotted	victorious
bouncy	eager	grumpy	M	pushy	square	violet
brave	early	gullible	magnificent	puzzled	stale	vivacious
breakable	easy		marvelous	puzzling	steep
brief	elated	H	mammoth		sticky	W
bright	elderly	handy	massive	Q	stingy	warm
broken	elegant	happy	meaty	quaint	stormy	watery
brown	embarrassed	hard	meek	quick	strange	wealthy
bumpy	empty	hard-to-find	mellow	quiet	straight	weak
bustling	enchanted	hateful	melodic	quirky	striped	weary
busy	enchanting	healthy	messy		strong	well-groomed
	energetic	heavenly	milky	R	stupendous	well-made
C	envious	heavy	miniature	rapid	stupid	well-off
calculating	equal	helpful	misty	rare	sturdy	well-to-do
calm	even	helpless	modern	real	substantial	wet
careful	evil	hideous	motionless	red	super	white
careless	excellent	high	mountainous	remarkable	superb	whole
caring	excited	homely	muddy	rich	superficial	wicked
charming	exciting	horrible	mundane	rigid	sweet	wide
chubby	expensive	hot	murky	right		wide-eyed
cheap	extra-large	hungry	mushy	ripe	T	wiggly
cheerful	extra-small	husky	mysterious	roasted	tall	wild
clean				robust	tame	windy
clear	F	I	N	rotten	tan	witty
closed	fair	icky	narrow	rough	tart	wonderful
cloudy	familiar	icy	natural	round	tasty	wooden
clumsy	famous	ignorant	naughty	rude	tedious	worried
cluttered	fancy	ill-fated	near		tender	wrong
cold	far	ill-informed	neat	S	tense
colorful	far-flung	impolite	new	sad	terrific	Y
comfortable	fast	important	next	safe	testy	yellow
concerned	fat	incredible	nice	scared	thankful	young
cool	fearful	infamous	nimble	scary	thin	yummy
cooperative	fearless	insidious	nippy	scrawny	third
coordinated	filthy	intelligent	noisy	second	thirsty	Z
courageous	fine	interesting	normal	second-hand	thoughtful	zany
crazy	first	irritating	nutritious	selfish	tidy	zealous
creepy	flaky	itchy	nutty	serious	tight	zesty

I hope the content of this page was useful to you, and that you learned some English adjectives. Try to memorize them to be able to use them in your daily conversation. Make sure to check our Learn English page, which contains several lessons that might help you in your learning process.