50 Advanced Adjectives to Describe Personality Positive Negative English Vocabulary
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and welcome back to english with lucy
today i have a vocabulary lesson for you
in today’s lesson we are going to
discuss
50 yes 50 but don’t worry it won’t be
too much
50 advanced adjectives that you can use
to describe
personality these words are more
advanced so you can give
really accurate descriptions of people
in this video we will also
focus on pronunciation i have included
the phonetic transcription
for each word plus their meaning and a
little chat about where they can be used
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vocabulary lesson
so i have got 25
positive personality adjectives and 25
negative personality adjectives which
ones do you think we should start with
i think i’m going to start with positive
so we can
raise everyone’s mood and then bring you
back down again
just how i like it number one is
adaptable
adaptable if somebody is an adaptable
person
it means they are someone who is able to
change to successfully deal with new
situations especially difficult ones
you could say she’s a great social
worker because she’s so adaptable she’s
such an adaptable person
we also have number two which is affable
affable this can be used to describe
somebody who is pleasant
polite and easy to talk to it’s a very
positive word
he was incredibly affable with me when i
forgot my ticket
number three ambitious ambitious
this is usually positive but sometimes
depending on tone it can be
slightly negative as well it describes
somebody who is determined to be
rich powerful and successful
he’s very ambitious and i think he’ll do
very well in life
number four this is a lovely one
amicable amicable this is a way of
saying that somebody is polite and
friendly
and can manage situations without
arguments
he seemed very amicable on the telephone
so i was shocked at his rude
email number five is bright
bright and a lot of learners of english
misunderstand this word because it also
means
shining you know a source of light when
we’re using it to describe
people it usually means intelligent or
clever
you’re a bright girl i know you’ll pass
the exam
you’re an intelligent or clever girl
number six
is broad-minded broad-minded
i mentioned a couple of videos back
narrow-minded
this is the opposite narrow-minded
broad-minded
it means that you are willing to
understand and listen to other
people’s opinions even if they’re
different from your own
luckily our boss is quite broad-minded
so i’m sure
he won’t mind you wearing that today i
wonder what that person was wearing
for a boss to have to be broad-minded
we also have number seven conscientious
conscientious this can be used to
describe people who take care to do
things
carefully and correctly his
conscientious manner
makes him a fantastic engineer
number eight convivial convivial
this simply means cheerful and friendly
she was a convivial party host who made
everyone feel welcomed
we also have number nine courteous
courteous i really like that word
courteous
this means polite and respectful if
somebody is
courteous they are a respectful and
polite person
i can’t believe how courteous the school
children were today
i remember it was such an honor to be
called courteous at school
number 10 is decisive decisive
and like many of these it does depend on
context and tone of voice
this is used to describe somebody who is
able to decide quickly and with
confidence
she’s quite decisive so i don’t think
she’ll change her mind
number 11 is determined determined
very similar to ambitious in a way but
in particular this is used to describe
people who are
able to continue trying to do something
even
if it’s difficult her determined nature
made her the perfect olympian
number 12 diplomatic diplomatic
if i can think of anyone who’s
diplomatic it is my father the most
diplomatic man on earth i think
it means that he’s able to deal with
people in difficult situations
if some people are having an argument in
front of him he can say now now everyone
let’s sit down
talk it out let’s find an arrangement
that’s mutually beneficial
with my dad it’s all about compromise my
dad’s
diplomatic nature made him a great boss
number 13 this one is used to describe
my husband-to-be easygoing
easy going also laid back might be
another alternative
this is used to describe people who are
relaxed and happy to accept things
without worrying or stressing or getting
angry
that’s my fiancee in a nutshell we often
say he’s so laid back
that he’s actually horizontal i don’t
think i’ve
ever seen him get really stressed an
example
he’s an easygoing guy with a carefree
attitude
number 14 is exuberant exuberant
this means full of energy happiness and
excitement and you know what today i
think that describes me
i do feel particularly full of energy
happiness and excitement
an example her exuberant nature
exhausted me number 15
this is my mom’s favorite word not
favorite but she uses it a lot
frank frank
it’s sometimes positive and sometimes
negative it’s actually quite neutral
if somebody is frank it means they are
honest and direct
especially in what they say so they say
things
without worrying too much about if it
will offend people if anyone
is ever rude to my mum she will then
describe them to me as
frank she’s quite frank
he was very frank with me which means he
was bloody rude to me
she’s very frank but she gets results
that’s a good sentence
number 16 is gregarious gregarious
this simply means sociable i think
you’ll get on well as you’re both
so gregarious number 17 intuitive
intuitive this means you’re able to
understand something or someone
by using feelings rather than using
facts or understanding the facts she’s a
great teacher because she’s so
intuitive she understands what her
students need
without having to ask them number 18
is inventive inventive this means
imaginative or creative able to think of
new ideas new ways of doing things
i’m sure he’ll find a use for your
broken television he’s incredibly
inventive
number 19 is modest modest
this is used to describe somebody who
doesn’t talk about how
great they are they don’t boast or talk
about their abilities
or their possessions if somebody
understates something if somebody says
ugh my english isn’t that good but their
english is very good you can say
i think you’re being a bit modest there
we also use it sarcastically if somebody
does show off we go oh modest
you’re very modest number 20 is
pioneering pioneering this is used to
describe
early adopters people who start to do
something
first and then others follow an example
she had an affair with a pioneering
cryptocurrency investor
number 21 is placid placid
and this is positive leaning towards
neutral it could also be used to
describe
somebody a bit boring but it means not
easily excited very calm don’t worry
about our dog he’s very placid
he won’t jump up number 22 is proactive
proactive this is used to describe
somebody who
makes things happen they don’t wait for
things to happen they make
things happen she’s very proactive when
it comes to her work
life but her personal life is very
different
me 23 is quick-witted
quick-witted and this means very
intelligent very able to think quickly
or very quick to respond with funny
witty comments
i wouldn’t heckle the comedian he is
very quick-witted
tackle is to shout something at a
comedian or a performer
from the audience usually in order to
get a reaction
number 24 is resourceful resourceful
if somebody is resourceful they are good
at finding ways of doing things or
solving problems
we didn’t have much money growing up but
our mother was very resourceful
and number 25 the last positive
adjective
is versatile versatile
this means able to do many things my
personal assistant
is incredibly versatile she’s able to do
all sorts of things
unfortunately all good things come to an
end and now we’ve got to talk about the
negative
adjectives but they are quite fun
they’re good for talking about people
number one is aloof aloof
i could have described my old dog as
aloof
it means not friendly and not interested
in other people we had a sausage dog
a dashand and she came to you on her own
terms she was not friendly
she was aloof number two is
belligerent belligerent what a wonderful
word to say
this means unfriendly and aggressive
his belligerent attitude drove me up the
wall
number three is big headed big headed
this means arrogant overconfident you
think a lot of yourself
he’s very handsome but he’s also very
big-headed and that puts me off
number four is callus callus
if you’re callous it means you don’t
care about other people’s feelings
pain or problems the headmaster
was incredibly callous and disregarded
the feelings
of the students number five prepare
yourself
this is such a fun word cantankerous
cantankerous cantankerous what a great
word
it means often angry or often
complaining
i’m so sick of her she is so
cantankerous
she’s never pleased number six this is a
really useful one
clingy clingy this is used to describe
somebody who is needing
someone else too much it could be used
to describe
a partner a romantic partner or a child
to their parent
stop being so clingy i need some time
alone they don’t want to let you go
they’re clinging on like a baby monkey
number seven is cynical cynical
this can be used to describe people who
are very negative
they don’t believe that the good will
happen why do you always have to be so
cynical
lighten up a bit number eight is
detached detached and this describes
people
who show a lack of feeling if somebody
says detached from reality
it can mean that they’re very privileged
and they don’t understand
reality they don’t understand how the
majority of people live
he’s very detached i wonder if
something’s on his mind
number nine is dogmatic dogmatic
this is used to describe people who
believe that their opinions and their
beliefs
are the only correct way of thinking
they think that everyone else should
accept
what they think and what they see to be
right and they won’t accept the opinions
and thoughts of others
the politician was the most dogmatic
person
i’ve ever met number 10
fussy fussy this means hard to please
or too concerned about having things
exactly as you want them
it’s often used to describe people who
are picky about
food if somebody is a fussy eater
they’re a picky eater they don’t like
lots of different types of foods my new
client is so fussy i just
can’t seem to please him number eleven
i love this one gullible
gullible this describes people who are
too willing to believe
what people tell them so they’re easily
tricked in my old flat i had the word
gullible written on the ceiling and i’d
always tell people there’s gullible
written on the ceiling
and they would think i was trying to
trick them and they would never look
but there was actually gullible written
on the ceiling
i didn’t actually have that many
opportunities to try out people
no one ever came to my house number 12
is impulsive
impulsive you can use this to describe
people who act quickly
without thinking things through they act
on impulse
he’s too impulsive he just bought a
lamborghini on finance
number 13 is is it i don’t know if it is
it might be it’s indecisive
okay if you are indecisive then it means
you are not able
to make decisions quickly and
effectively as i just demonstrated
i’m very indecisive when it comes to
picking outfits i can never decide what
i want to wear
number 14 is materialistic materialistic
this describes people who have
possessions and money as their top
priority they care about possessions
and material things more than anything
else
an example barbie is incredibly
materialistic
all she cares about is fashion poor
barbie there’s a lot more to barbie than
that
number 15 is narrow-minded narrow-minded
i know i mentioned
broad-minded before this is the opposite
it means you’re not willing to listen to
the opinions of others
or the ideas or beliefs of others the
misogynist
was incredibly narrow-minded number 16
fun word alert obnoxious obnoxious
obnoxious this means extremely
unpleasant in a way that offends
people he is the most obnoxious person i
have
ever met in my life number 17
is obstinate obstinate this is
often used to describe children it means
very stubborn
it means that you refuse to change your
behavior or your opinions
she’s very cute but she’s also very
obstinate
- shall i tell you what 18 is
do you need to know it’s patronizing
patronizing if you’re patronising
it means you think you’re more
intelligent than people and you make
them
feel that way too you talk to them as if
they’re less than you
if somebody treats you as if you’re
stupid you can say
stop being so patronizing i’m not a
child
i’m not stupid number 19 is
possessive possessive and this actually
has two meanings that i’d like to
discuss with you
if somebody is possessive about someone
it means they demand all of their
attention and love they don’t want to
share them with anyone
it’s very negative if somebody has a
possessive partner
people can also be possessive about
things it can mean that they don’t like
to lend things or share things
so we could have she had a hard time
breaking up with her possessive
boyfriend
or don’t expect to be allowed to drive
his car
he’s incredibly possessive number 20 is
resentful resentful this means that you
hold grudges if somebody has treated you
badly in the past
you feel bitter about it forever her
difficult past has made her very
resentful
number 21 is self-centered self-centered
this means you put yourself first
you don’t think about the needs of
others stop being so self-centered
and think about what’s right for the
children number 22
is stingy stingy okay
focus on that pronunciation it’s got
that j it’s not stingy
something could be stingy if it stings
you a lot stingy means you are tight
with money
you’re not generous at all when it comes
to money i hate going out for drinks
with her because she’s so
stingy i always end up paying 23
is tactless tactless
this is a hard one to pronounce because
it’s
so we’ve got all together tactless
if you don’t have much tact then you are
tactless
this means that you’re likely to say or
do things that will probably annoy
or upset other people you were so
tactless when you commented on her
weight
24 is a great one it’s quite casual it’s
touchy touchy if somebody is touchy
they are easily upset or offended we
often say oh he’s a bit touchy oh
touchy don’t upset her she’s very touchy
and the last one number 25
it’s vain this means conceited it means
you’re obsessed with your appearance
or your own achievements or just
yourself in general
you’re so vain you probably think this
class is about you
because you’re so vain
yeah that can be the example you’re so
vain you probably think this class is
about you
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i’m sure he’ll find a use for your
broken sofa he’s
very inventive
that’s not actually as funny as i
thought it would be i’m sure he’ll find
a use for your broken television antenna
why that so specific that’s so stupid i
couldn’t think of anything else new
to the negative adjectives used to
describe personality
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oh it’s gonna be so depressing no sorry
i’m too excited today
too excited trying to reel myself in why
am i doing that
number six no it’s not number six sorry
number fourteen
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i’ve just replaced full batteries and
they’ve gone
i can’t believe it number 14 is
about to choke me number 29
this is a hard one to pronounce because
we’ve got
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