Personality - Adjectives

lovestruck
He was lovestruck that he started to write poems

сильно влюбленный

silly
He was a silly little boy

глупенький

bright
Tom is a bright student

блестящий/подающий надежды

dim
She is so dim that I can't speak to her

недалекий

brainy
My cousin is quite brainy, he reads a lot

мозговитый/умный

intelligent
My little brother is very intelligent, he already knows the ABCs

умный/смышленный

thick
Homer is a nice guy, but he's a bit thick

глупый/тупой

quick
He's suck a quick learner

сообразительный

slow
My granny is a bit slow; it takes her time to learn new things

несообразительный

sharp
He's very sharp and has an excellent sense of humor

проницательный

dumb
What a dumb question!

глупый/дурацкий

talented/gifted
My sister is a very talented musician

талантливый

(in) dependent
He's so independent; he likes to do everything on his own

(не) зависимый

(un) able
I think she's unable to understand me

(не) в состоянии

(un) determined
She's young and still undetermined, she doesn't know what she wants

(не) решительный

strong-willed
Ann is strong-willed; if she decides to do something, she'll do it no matter what

целеустремленный

sulky
Ivan is sulky today, he might have some problems

угрюмый

moody
Why are you so moody? - What's wrong?

унылый

bad-tempered
Mrs. Smith is so bad-tempered, that she begins to shout when she doesn't get what she wants

раздражительный

grumpy
He was a grumpy old man

сварливый

cheerful
My mum is an optimist - she's always cheerful

веселый

upset
He got upset after failing the exam

расстроенный

pleased
I'm pleased with my new car

довольный

glad
I'm glad to see you

радостный

(un) reliable
He's very reliable; you can always count on him

(не) надежный

(ir) responsible
Mary is responsible for the decoration of the party

(без) ответственный

trustworthy
He's trustworthy, he never tells lies

заслуживающий уважения

serious
He's very serious, he never goes to parties

серьезный

solemn
She was a solemn middle-egged woman

серьезный/важный

thoughtful
He's thoughtful, he always asks me about my family

заботливый/ внимательный

brave
He's a brave soldier, he's a lot of medals

храбрый

bold
Kevin always takes risks, he's quite bold

смелый

adventurous
Roger has always been an adventurous boy

отважный/рискованный

fearless
Julie is so fearless; she went to New York to become an actress

бесстрашный

timid
He's timid and doesn't like meeting people

робкий

confident
She's very confident; she can always stand for herself

уверенный

self-assured
A leader should be self-assured

уверенный в себе

considerate
My friend is very considerate, he always asks me about my work

внимательный (к другим)

(un) kind
Helen is so kind, she takes care of homeless animals

(не) добрый

angry
He's angry because everything went wrong

сердитый

(dis) honest
Jack is honest, he never tells lies

(не) честный

selfish
Tom is very selfish, he thinks just about himself

эгоистичный

(un) friendly
Spanish people are usually very friendly

(не) дружелюбный

(un) pleasant
Nick seemed very pleasant on the phone

(не) приятный

cunning
She can be very cunning when she needs something

хитрый

sly
He's so sly, you can't trust him

коварный

sneaky
It was very sneaky to hide his wallet!

подлый

nasty
Brain is a nasty boy, he's unkind to his brother

мерзкий

(im) polite
Her children are impolite, they never greet other people

(не) вежливый

funny
This girl always tells funny stories

смешной/забавный

delicate
Michael made a delicate remark

деликатный

horrible
Jack is just horrible, he never listens to other people

ужасный

mean
Sue is mean, she never shares

жадный

cruel
Don't be so cruel!

жестокий

wicked
Naughty and wicked children will be left without desert

злобный

miserable
Ann looked so miserable when she failed her exam

несчастный

violent
This organization issued a petition against violent treatment of pets

жестокий

aggressive
Why are you so aggressive today?

агрессивный

fed up
I'm fed up with your rudeness

сытый по горло

heartbroken
When her parents split up she was heartbroken

убитый горем

guilty
He was found guilty of robbery

виновный

quiet
Polly is very quiet today, she might not be well

тихий

noisy
These children are very noisy

шумный

reserved
Her husband is reserved, he hardly shows any emotions

сдержанный

shy
Alice is so shy that she can't talk to strangers

застенчивый

naughty
Her son is so naughty, he listens only to his father

непослушный

(dis) obedient
This boy is obedient; he always does what his parents tell him

(не) послушный

lively
Kate and Julia are so lively; they sing and dance all day long

энергичный

active
Jack is very active, he's fond of sports

активный

passive
Why are you so passive? You never play with us

пассивный

busy
My mother is very busy, she comes home late

занятой

(dis) respectful
Stop making such disrespectful remarks!

(не) вежливый

graceful
A ballet dancer should be graceful

грациозный

nervous
Kate was very nervous when she came here for the first time

нервный

calm
Tom is very calm, he never gets angry

спокойный

playful
My cat is very playful

игривый

rude
He's very rude; he says bad things to other people

грубый/оскорбительный

crazy
This woman is crazy, she's shouting from her window

сумасшедший

poor
His family was so poor that he had to start working right after school

бедный

rich
They're very rich, they've five houses in different countries

богатый

(in) sane
Your idea seems insane to me

(не) нормальный

tired
Tom came home tired after a long working day

уставший

energetic
She becomes energetic after her morning exercises

энергичный

sleepy
I'm so sleepy, I need some coffee

сонный

tough/strong
He's a strong guy, he works out a lot

крепкий/сильный

weak/exhausted
She felt weak after working so hard

слабый/измотанный

furious
He was furious when he saw his car had been scratched

яростный

wise
She's wise, and everyone asks for her advice

мудрый

confused
I was so confused when they made a mistake in my surname

смущенный

prudent
Susan is very prudent; she never tells strangers her address

благоразумный

humble
My brother is very humble; he doesn't like to talk about himself

скромный

suspicious
This man in a black coat looks suspicious

подозрительный

frustrated
I got frustrated when I lost my keys

расстроенный

hysterical
Please, don't get hysterical, pull yourself together

истеричный

ashamed
I was so ashamed because I didn't bring her any birthday present

пристыженный

proud
My mum is very proud of my success

гордый

cautious
You've to be cautious when you leave your telephone number

осмотрительный/осторожный

smug
Sally is very smug, she's too proud of herself

самодовольный

lonely
He felt lonely at the party because he didn't know anyone

одинокий

jealous
Why are you so jealous of his happiness?

завистливый/ревнивый

boring
The novel was so boring that I fell asleep

скучный

wrong
Your answer is wrong, try again

неверный

right
I think you're right

правый/правильный

talkative
My sister is so talkative that it's better not to ask her any questions

разговорчивый

important
He's a very important person in this company

важный

foolish
I was young and foolish at that time

глупый

passionate
She's very passionate about her hobbies

страстный

cross
You should have seen her! She was cross!

разозленный/серьезный

strict
Her parents were very strict

строгий

demanding
She can be so demanding!

требовательный

supportive
He's very supportive to his grandparents

оказывающий поддержку/верный

idle
She's so idle, she never tidies her flat

бесполезный/ленивый

profound
He's a profound person with a rich inner world

глубокий

powerful
Mr. Carleone used to be very powerful in 80's

могущественный

arrogant
John is very arrogant, he doesn't talk to poor people

надменный/высокомерный

creative
A teacher needs to be creative to arouse interest to his subject

изобретательный

(im) mortal
Only the spirit is immortal

(бес) смертный

outstanding
Pushkin was an outstanding writer

выдающийся

vicious
He's a vicious man, he's no shame

дурной

loyal
A loyal friend will never betray you

верный

vigorous
He's a vigorous man in the prime of life

энергичный