adjectives on creative writing

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100 exquisite adjectives.

Adjectives — descriptive words that modify nouns — often come under fire for their cluttering quality, but often it’s quality, not quantity, that is the issue. Plenty of tired adjectives are available to spoil a good sentence, but when you find just the right word for the job, enrichment ensues. Practice precision when you select words. Here’s a list of adjectives:

Adamant : unyielding; a very hard substance Adroit : clever, resourceful Amatory : sexual Animistic : quality of recurrence or reversion to earlier form Antic : clownish, frolicsome Arcadian : serene Baleful : deadly, foreboding Bellicose : quarrelsome (its synonym belligerent can also be a noun) Bilious : unpleasant, peevish Boorish : crude, insensitive Calamitous : disastrous Caustic : corrosive, sarcastic; a corrosive substance Cerulean : sky blue Comely : attractive Concomitant : accompanying Contumacious : rebellious Corpulent : obese Crapulous : immoderate in appetite Defamatory : maliciously misrepresenting Didactic : conveying information or moral instruction Dilatory : causing delay, tardy Dowdy : shabby, old-fashioned; an unkempt woman Efficacious : producing a desired effect Effulgent : brilliantly radiant Egregious : conspicuous, flagrant Endemic : prevalent, native, peculiar to an area Equanimous : even, balanced Execrable : wretched, detestable Fastidious : meticulous, overly delicate Feckless : weak, irresponsible Fecund : prolific, inventive Friable : brittle Fulsome : abundant, overdone, effusive Garrulous : wordy, talkative Guileless : naive Gustatory : having to do with taste or eating Heuristic : learning through trial-and-error or problem solving Histrionic : affected, theatrical Hubristic : proud, excessively self-confident Incendiary : inflammatory, spontaneously combustible, hot Insidious : subtle, seductive, treacherous Insolent : impudent, contemptuous Intransigent : uncompromising Inveterate : habitual, persistent Invidious : resentful, envious, obnoxious Irksome : annoying Jejune : dull, puerile Jocular : jesting, playful Judicious : discreet Lachrymose : tearful Limpid : simple, transparent, serene Loquacious : talkative Luminous : clear, shining Mannered : artificial, stilted Mendacious : deceptive Meretricious : whorish, superficially appealing, pretentious Minatory : menacing Mordant : biting, incisive, pungent Munificent : lavish, generous Nefarious : wicked Noxious : harmful, corrupting Obtuse : blunt, stupid Parsimonious : frugal, restrained Pendulous : suspended, indecisive Pernicious : injurious, deadly Pervasive : widespread Petulant : rude, ill humored Platitudinous : resembling or full of dull or banal comments Precipitate : steep, speedy Propitious : auspicious, advantageous, benevolent Puckish : impish Querulous : cranky, whining Quiescent : inactive, untroublesome Rebarbative : irritating, repellent Recalcitrant : resistant, obstinate Redolent : aromatic, evocative Rhadamanthine : harshly strict Risible : laughable Ruminative : contemplative Sagacious : wise, discerning Salubrious : healthful Sartorial : relating to attire, especially tailored fashions Sclerotic : hardening Serpentine : snake-like, winding, tempting or wily Spasmodic : having to do with or resembling a spasm, excitable, intermittent Strident : harsh, discordant; obtrusively loud Taciturn : closemouthed, reticent Tenacious : persistent, cohesive, Tremulous : nervous, trembling, timid, sensitive Trenchant : sharp, penetrating, distinct Turbulent : restless, tempestuous Turgid : swollen, pompous Ubiquitous : pervasive, widespread Uxorious : inordinately affectionate or compliant with a wife Verdant : green, unripe Voluble : glib, given to speaking Voracious : ravenous, insatiable Wheedling : flattering Withering : devastating Zealous : eager, devoted

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32 thoughts on “100 Exquisite Adjectives”

Fantastic list! Thank you for sharing it with us.

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Interesting list. However, for some of the words, I see the following definitions as more accurate: adroit-skillful judicious-prudent, discerningly precipitate – should say precipitous to describe as steep. Precipitate as an adj means falling.

Thanks for sharing these. I can’t imagine writing without adjectives. It always pains me to have to cut them. As a writer for children, it is a challenge to find adjectives that are new words for kids, but simple enough for them to understand. Obviously, I cannot use “salubrious”, but “luminous,” “limpid,” “verdant,”and “withering” are delightful.

How about a list especially for young readers?

Thanks for this! Especially for “jejune”. I heard that one spoken aloud years ago, but didn’t know how to spell it (and no one I asked had ever heard of it), so I couldn’t look it up. Now I can finally use it!

I think you meant “Recalcitrant” and not “Recalcitant”? Just a small elision, however.

Thanks for a great list.

An exquisite list, in deed.

I would also say that “fecund” also means fertile. Great list!

A very good list. A lot of words here that I had never heard before and several others for which I didn’t know the definitions.

You might like to clarify your point about ‘belligerent’, though. A belligerent is an entity participating in war. The noun form of the adjective ‘belligerent’ is ‘belligerence’.

Oh, publishers, beware! Coming your way are manuscripts populated with fecund protagonists, mendacious antagonists, didactically sagacious guardians, and platitudinous sidekicks.

Actually, that could be fun.

really useful list. much needed 🙂 thanks

This a the PERFECT list for expanding your vocabulary, but also great for speaking professionals as well. Sometimes I find myself using the same words over and over as I facilitate workshops, so this will come in handy…bookmark worthy!

@Lahesha – Is that the correct word? To “facilitate” a workshop? Facilitate means to make something easier, less difficult, or free from impediment. You could conduct a workshop, moderate a worshop, direct, guide, chair, etc.. However, just now checking “Business Speak” in Wikipedia, I see it as one of those terms. So, check out the “Beware of Buzz Word Bingo” column (Feb 2011). “Facilitate” could be added to that list since workshops tend to spew buzz words in abundance.

Insidious is one of my favorites — such a pithy word. Pithy is pretty good as well. Maybe it could be tacked on. I’m retweeting this now…

Stephen: But “belligerent” is an adjective, as well as a noun…has the list been modified?

Katie: Don’t forget “jemay”– almost or becoming dull or puerile, and “jedecember”– exciting, witty, and mature, but colder. And “irksall” which meand even more annoying– to everybody.

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I love words, and particularly adjectives. This list is wondrous fair indeed. However, many of these words are going to come across as being self-conscious, vainglorious or simply twee. While I will always choose the word that comes closest to the meaning I wish to convey (reticent over reluctant when I’m speaking or writing of being hesitant to speak) I also am aware that using a highly decorative word (rhadamanthine, for instance) can be the literary equivalent of wearing too much perfume.

Yes indeed Stephen, agreed. Bellicose and Belligerent are not synonymous but are often used that way. Belligerency is an instrument of the state, not just a singular person’s aggressiveness. Check out Article 9 of Japan’s Constitution for fun.

Also Corpulent, is bodily. It’s broader than the definition given.

Still, great to see such a list.

What about a list of collective nouns? Especially birds. Ie: a Parliament of owls, a murder of crows…fun!

To the 4 writers and the editor! Great Job! When coming up with content that just looks and reads the same you kinda get that same feeling about it as you do others to some degree. You’re book marked for some exciting adjectives in my writing. Thanks don

Superb stuff, absolutely top notch.

In searching for lists of adjectives to aid in the enrichment of my middle school students’ writing, I happened across this list on stumpbleupon.com. I thought this might be the perfect resource until I reached the word “dowdy”. What a great disappointment from dailytwritingtips.com, especially in light of their own “About the blog”, which states, “Whether you are an attorney, manager or student, writing skills are essential to your success. The rise of the information age – with the proliferation of emails, blogs and social networks – makes the ability to write clear, correct English more important than ever. Daily Writing Tips is about that.”

“Dowdy”? Seriously, M. Nichol, in 2015? Because I respect all of my students, but in this case especially my female students, that one word is a deal breaker, for more reasons than I’ll even entertain here.

Fabulous list of adjectives..all are pretty helpful.

Some good choices here. Love arcadian and cerulean. 🙂

I am a french student. Needless to say that this fantastic list will help me a lot. I was definitely smitten with these harmonious and suggestive words. Now come my challenge: be able to use all of them in my english essays ! 😀 Thanks for sharing

A good, stimulating list.

95% of the adjectives have a negative connotation. Some positive please?

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No, they used facilitate correctly 🙂

Now these are helpful, I know how useful these can be even people that aren’t me. You will be in my book you have helped a lot.

Wow, thank you for sharing and I’m really learning.

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64 Describing Words To Help You Show (Not Tell) Your Story

Effective character description is key for drawing your readers into your story; use our list of describing words to help paint a clear picture for your audience. 

Captivate your readers with extraordinary descriptive words to leave a lasting impression on your readers. Don’t fall into the trap of using the same boring words in your writing, where fear of creativity  can stifle your success. Embrace vivid and exciting words to create enchanting imagery and watch your work come to life.

What Are Describing Words?

Positive describing words, neutral describing words, negative describing words.

Describing words (also known as adjectives) are used to convey information or provide a description of a person, place, thing, or situation. Often, adjectives are used to differentiate one character or setting from another. While it can be tempting to load up on adjectives, using one perfectly fitting word is far more powerful. There are thousands of describing words in English- we’ve compiled a few of our favorites here.

Whether you want your readers to root for your protagonist or begin to see the underdog in a new light, these positive describing words can shine on the object with which they’re paired. Sprinkling these adjectives into the character development process can help your audience get on your character’s side.

1. Adventurous

Joel loved his son’s  adventurous  spirit, as it allowed him to enjoy hiking, mountain biking, and other pursuits he loved when he was his son’s age.

2. Ambitious

“Being  ambitious  can help you in your career,” Bethany said, “But you’ll want to be careful that you don’t knock people down on your way to the top.”

3. Beneficial

Connie and Amber realized that being neighbors was mutually  beneficial , as Amber was around to let Connie’s dog out.

4. Confident

The first thing she noticed upon meeting him was his  confidence , and she was impressed with how clear it was that he believed in himself.

5. Courageous

“You were so courageous ,” the pediatrician told Mae after she received her final vaccination in the series.

6. Dazzling

As she drove over the George Washington Bridge , she had to remind herself to focus on the road instead of the  dazzling  New York City skyline.

7. Dedicated

Kim was grateful to have such a  dedicated  team of teachers on her side because managing 140 sixth graders on a field trip was no simple feat.

The staff members at the museum were excited to get to know their  dynamic  new director.

9. Harmonious

Erica couldn’t believe how  harmoniously  her parents were getting along at her wedding, even though they had divorced just a few years prior.

10. Heavenly

The quiche Patricia baked for the potluck brunch was  heavenly , and it was no surprise that it disappeared quickly.

11. Industrious

Steve’s parents were impressed with the  industrious  attitude he took toward the SATs, spending at least an hour studying every day after school. 

12. Kindred

The two best friends had been  kindred  spirits since middle school, and it only made sense that they started a business together. 

Pudge was a  mellow  cat, often preferring napping in the sunlight that shone through the window to chasing birds. 

14. Mysterious

Katie had run on the trail hundreds of times, but the  mysterious  look of the dew steaming off the ground made her choose another route.

15. Noteworthy

His performance in the play was  noteworthy , and several local news outlets marked him as an up-and-coming star.

Lindsay was  proud  of her daughter for sticking with her commitment to the softball team.

17. Radiant

Molly looked  radiant  as she stepped out her front door to meet her date.

18. Reliable

Watching his favorite comedy sketch show at the end of the week was a  reliable , tried-and-tested way to unwind from work stress.

19. Stunning

Even the paparazzi photographers were shocked at how  stunning  Julia looked as she waltzed across the red carpet.

20. Successful

To run a  successful  campaign, Tyler knew he’d have to start fundraising at least a year before the election.

21. Valuable

She knew she was giving up billable hours, but she didn’t mind; nothing was more  valuable  than having lunch with her daughter.

22. Wondrous

“This is even more  wondrous  than I could have imagined,” said Annabelle as she gazed over the Grand Canyon.

23. Wholesome

Matt marveled at how  wholesome  his daughters were as he watched them work together to create the perfect bouquet for Mother’s Day. 

Want to fully describe a noun in your story while remaining impartial? These neutral describing words allow your reader to remain emotionally detached while still fully seeing the picture you’re painting with your words.

Miranda was relieved she had  ample  supplies to bake the five dozen cookies she’d promised for the school bake sale. 

25. Ancient

The tour guide loved seeing the awe on the faces of the people in his tour group as they saw the  ancient  pyramids for the first time. 

26. Classic

He knew the office was modern and informal, but he still felt like it was a smart move to wear a  classic  three-piece suit for his interview.

The accommodations weren’t fancy, but they were  decent  enough for Anne to get a good night’s rest.

28. Demanding

The coach worked hard to strike the right balance between being encouraging and  demanding  with her players.

29. Diligent

Bill knew he had to be  diligent  when auditing the school’s business office, as missing a single detail could cause major tax problems. 

30. Gargantuan

To Alex, the mountain appeared  gargantuan , even though it seemed small last year when he reached the summit on his annual hike.

31. Historical

Erin couldn’t believe how the miles ticked by as she ran the streets of Washington, D.C., amazed by the  historical  buildings. 

32. Inevitable

Robin was sad to leave, though she knew relocation was  inevitable  in her job.

33. Interesting

Mrs. Darcy did a great job of making her Sunday school lessons informative and  interesting  for her second-grade students.

34. Mischievous

“Are you two being  mischievous ?” the pet sitter asked the kittens after seeing a dismantled ball of yarn in the middle of the floor. 

35. Nonchalant

Jessica worked to look  nonchalant  as she walked into the party, even though she knew her ex-boyfriend was likely in the crowd.

36. Obvious

Gloria tried to act like she liked the dessert, but the look on her face made it  obvious  that it wasn’t her favorite.

37. Observant

Kent was  observant  as he met his new coworkers for the first time, looking for how their personalities would mesh.

38. Practical

It wasn’t  practical  to drive past her childhood home, but she couldn’t head back to the city without at least catching a glimpse. 

When they arrived at the lake house, they were pleasantly surprised; it was  quaint  yet sophisticated.

40. Questionable

While his explanation was  questionable , she decided to believe him, even though history had proven this wasn’t a good idea.

The event venue was the perfect balance of  rustic  and sophisticated. 

42. Thrifty

Being  thrifty  was essential for a family of seven, but somehow, they always seemed to find a way to afford everything they needed. 

43. Tolerant

It wasn’t easy, but Martha tried to be  tolerant  of her baby cousin’s constant squealing as she watched the movie.

44. Unbelievable

“This is  unbelievable ,” Andy said when the hostess couldn’t find his name on the list, “I swear, I made a reservation days ago.”

45. Universal

Writing about  universal  truths, like love and loss, can help writers connect with any audience.

She was purposely  vague  when giving Theo directions to his surprise party, as she wanted him to take his time getting there.

Pull up this list when you’re working to convey something  less-than-flattering about a person, place, thing, or situation  in your writing. 

47. Awkward

As hard as she tried, there was no way for Jada to let go of her  awkward feelings on her first day at her new school. 

He knew he’d regret being  cheap , as buying less expensive shoes meant replacing them sooner.

49. Defiant

Nelly stomped her feet in an attempt to be  defiant .

There was no way around it; Skip was becoming a  grumpy  old man.

51. Immoral

Tanya knew to cheat on her math test was  immoral , but she didn’t see any other way to make it through the class and graduate on time.

It wasn’t Jasmine’s fault that she’d become  jaded ;   social work was a tough career.

53. Judgmental

Christie worked hard not to be  judgmental  of her sister but had trouble accepting that she wouldn’t attend their mother’s birthday dinner.

54. Jumbled

Janet struggled to make sense of the words on the page, as they seemed  jumbled , and her teacher began to suspect that Janet may be experiencing dyslexia.

55. Offensive

“It’s not just mean; it’s  offensive ,” Gloria told her professor about his implication that men would have an easier time in his class than women. 

56. Overwhelming

Working full-time, caring for an aging dog, and managing two kids felt  overwhelming  for Trisha.

57. Quarrelsome

The sisters were  quarrelsome , but they always remembered that they loved each other after fighting for a while. 

The teacup ride left Oliver feeling  queasy , even though he had begged his parents to let him go on it for the third time.

59. Reckless

I deserved the  reckless  driving charge, as I was driving far too fast.

60. Terrifying

The movie was  terrifying  to Elizabeth, and she knew that she’d need to watch something funny if she wanted any chance against having nightmares later.

61. Vengeful

Josh felt  vengeful  toward Veronica’s new boyfriend, Tom, as he didn’t treat Veronica well.

62. Villainous

It was easy to start the  villainous  character in the movie, as he had a sinister look from the first scene.

63. Volatile

The weather outside was especially  volatile , and Tana wondered whether she could hold her party that weekend. 

Stephen was glad that his friend had apologized, but he was  wary  of whether his intentions were pure.

Looking for more? Check out our guide on how to use adjectives correctly !

Creative Writing Words

Words are the building blocks of stories, the tools that paint vivid pictures and stir emotions in our readers. But for aspiring writers, the vast ocean of vocabulary can feel daunting. Fear not, wordsmiths! This guide delves into the treasure trove of creative writing words , helping you unearth gems that will elevate your craft.

List of Creative Writing Words

Astonishing

Captivating

Charismatic

Conspicuous

Contemplate

Effervescent

Enthralling

Fantastical

Illuminating

Incandescent

Indomitable

Inquisitive

Mesmerizing

Paradoxical

Rambunctious

Resplendent

Scintillating

Spectacular

Spellbinding

Spontaneous

Transcendent

Clandestine

Quintessential

Serendipitous

Superfluous

Unfathomable

Creative Writing Words with meaning and examples

Here is the table of Creative Writing words with their meanings and examples:

• Meaning: Existing or available in large quantities; plentiful.
• Example: The garden was abundant with flowers, creating a vibrant display of colors.
• Meaning: To make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.
• Example: The new medication helped alleviate her chronic pain.
• Meaning: Open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.
• Example: The ending of the movie was ambiguous, leaving the audience to speculate.
• Meaning: Enough or more than enough; plentiful.
• Example: They had ample time to prepare for the exam.
• Meaning: Extremely surprising or impressive; amazing.
• Example: Her performance was astonishing, earning her a standing ovation.
• Meaning: To cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused.
• Example: The complex instructions bewildered everyone in the room.
• Meaning: Burning brightly and strongly.
• Example: The blazing sun made it a perfect day for the beach.
• Meaning: Extremely happy; full of joy.
• Example: They spent a blissful afternoon in the park, enjoying the sunshine and each other’s company.
• Meaning: Noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy.
• Example: The children were boisterous as they played in the yard.
• Meaning: Unlimited or immense.
• Example: She had a boundless enthusiasm for learning new things.
• Meaning: Active, fast, and energetic.
• Example: They went for a brisk walk in the crisp autumn air.
• Meaning: Showing deep unhappiness of thought.
• Example: He sat by the window, brooding over his recent breakup.
• Meaning: Capable of attracting and holding interest; charming.
• Example: The story was so captivating that she couldn’t put the book down.
• Meaning: In a state of complete confusion and disorder.
• Example: The airport was chaotic with travelers rushing to make their flights.
• Meaning: Exercising a compelling charm which inspires devotion in others.
• Example: The charismatic leader easily won the support of the crowd.
• Meaning: Delighted greatly; enchanted.
• Example: She felt charmed by the quaint little village and its friendly residents.
• Meaning: The quality of being clear, in particular.
• Example: The clarity of the lake water was remarkable, allowing them to see the bottom.
• Meaning: Extremely large or great.
• Example: The ancient ruins were a colossal testament to the civilization’s grandeur.
• Meaning: Evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way.
• Example: Her argument was compelling and convinced everyone in the room.
• Meaning: To cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by acting against their expectations.
• Example: The unexpected turn of events confounded everyone involved.
• Meaning: Standing out so as to be clearly visible.
• Example: Her red coat made her conspicuous in the crowd.
• Meaning: To look thoughtfully for a long time at.
• Example: He sat on the bench, contemplating the beauty of the sunset.
• Meaning: A confusing and difficult problem or question.
• Example: Solving this conundrum required a lot of creative thinking.
• Meaning: Giving a feeling of comfort, warmth, and relaxation.
• Example: They spent the evening in a cozy cabin by the fire.
• Meaning: (of a substance) firm, dry, and brittle, especially in a way considered pleasing or attractive.
• Example: The crisp autumn leaves crunched under their feet as they walked.
• Meaning: Having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure.
• Example: He left a cryptic message that no one could understand.
• Meaning: Extremely bright, especially so as to blind the eyes temporarily.
• Example: The fireworks display was dazzling, lighting up the night sky.
• Meaning: In an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication and characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence.
• Example: He was delirious with fever and needed immediate medical attention.
• Meaning: Having or showing care and conscientiousness in one’s work or duties.
• Example: She was diligent in her studies and always turned in her assignments on time.
• Meaning: Careful and circumspect in one’s speech or actions, especially in order to avoid causing offense or to gain an advantage.
• Example: He was discreet in handling the sensitive information.
• Meaning: Depressing; dreary.
• Example: The weather was dismal, with constant rain and grey skies.
• Meaning: Far away in space or time.
• Example: The distant mountains were barely visible through the haze.
• Meaning: (of a person or their behavior) unconventional and slightly strange.
• Example: His eccentric behavior made him the talk of the town.
• Meaning: (of a liquid) giving off bubbles; fizzy.
• Example: Her effervescent personality made her the life of the party.
• Meaning: Ecstatically happy.
• Example: She was elated when she received the job offer.
• Meaning: Filled with delight; charmed.
• Example: The enchanted forest was like something out of a fairy tale.
• Meaning: An attempt to achieve a goal.
• Example: Their endeavor to climb the mountain was fraught with challenges.
• Meaning: Difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.
• Example: Her smile was enigmatic, leaving him wondering what she was thinking.
• Meaning: Capturing and holding one’s attention; fascinating.
• Example: The magician’s performance was enthralling, leaving the audience in awe.
• Meaning: Lasting for a very short time.
• Example: The beauty of the sunset was ephemeral, fading quickly into the night.
• Meaning: Extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate.
• Example: The artist’s work was exquisite, with fine details that took your breath away.
• Meaning: Extraordinary, especially extraordinarily large.
• Example: They lived in a fabulous mansion with stunning views of the ocean.
• Meaning: Imaginative and fanciful; unrealistic.
• Example: The story was filled with fantastical creatures and magical adventures.
• Meaning: Lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness.
• Example: The old man’s voice was feeble, barely audible over the noise.
• Meaning: Having or displaying an intense or ferocious aggressiveness.
• Example: The fierce competition kept everyone on their toes.
• Example: They shared a fleeting glance before going their separate ways.
• Meaning: To grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way.
• Example: The small business began to flourish after the new marketing strategy was implemented.
• Meaning: (of an object) easily broken or damaged.
• Example: The fragile vase shattered into pieces when it fell.
• Meaning: Distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion.
• Example: She made a frantic call to the police when she realized her child was missing.
• Meaning: Shining with a sparkling light.
• Example: The morning dew left the grass glistening under the sun.
• Meaning: Characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech.
• Example: The dancer moved in a graceful manner across the stage.
• Meaning: Fond of company; sociable.
• Example: The gregarious student made friends quickly in her new school.
• Meaning: Causing repulsion or horror; grisly.
• Example: The movie was so gruesome that many viewers left the theater.
• Meaning: Lacking any obvious principle of organization.
• Example: The books were stacked in a haphazard fashion on the table.
• Meaning: Forming a pleasing or consistent whole.
• Example: The choir’s harmonious singing captivated the audience.
• Meaning: Poignant and evocative; difficult to ignore or forget.
• Example: The haunting melody lingered in my mind long after the concert ended.
• Meaning: Sincere; deeply and strongly felt.
• Example: She gave a heartfelt apology for her mistakes.
• Meaning: Requiring great strength or effort.
• Example: Moving the heavy furniture was a herculean task.
• Meaning: Tentative, unsure, or slow in acting or speaking.
• Example: She was hesitant to share her opinion in the meeting.
• Meaning: Having a calm and still silence.
• Example: The room was hushed as the judge entered.
• Meaning: Extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque.
• Example: They spent a week in an idyllic cottage by the lake.
• Meaning: Providing insight, clarity, or light.
• Example: The professor’s lecture was illuminating and helped us understand the topic better.
• Meaning: Perfectly clean, neat, or tidy.
• Example: She kept her house in immaculate condition.
• Meaning: Grand and impressive in appearance.
• Example: The castle was an imposing structure on the hill.
• Meaning: Emitting light as a result of being heated; full of strong emotion.
• Example: Her incandescent smile brightened the room.
• Meaning: Impossible to subdue or defeat.
• Example: The indomitable spirit of the athletes inspired everyone.
• Meaning: Having a tendency to be overly generous to or lenient with someone.
• Example: The indulgent parents allowed their children to stay up late.
• Meaning: Curious or inquiring.
• Example: The inquisitive child asked endless questions about the world.
• Meaning: Impossible to satisfy.
• Example: She had an insatiable appetite for knowledge.
• Meaning: Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.
• Example: The insidious disease spread without any obvious symptoms.
• Meaning: Having the effect of inspiring someone.
• Example: The speech was inspiring and motivated everyone to take action.
• Meaning: Fearless; adventurous.
• Example: The intrepid explorer ventured into the unknown wilderness.
• Meaning: Very complicated or detailed.
• Example: The artist created an intricate design on the pottery.
• Meaning: Feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph.
• Example: The team was jubilant after winning the championship.
• Meaning: Displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed.
• Example: The hot, languid afternoon made everyone feel sleepy.
• Meaning: Full of or shedding light; bright or shining, especially in the dark.
• Example: The luminous stars lit up the night sky.
• Meaning: Growing luxuriantly.
• Example: The garden was filled with lush greenery and colorful flowers.
• Meaning: Having or showing impressive beauty or dignity.
• Example: The majestic mountains towered over the landscape.
• Meaning: Causing great wonder; extraordinary.
• Example: The fireworks display was absolutely marvelous.
• Meaning: A feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
• Example: The melancholic tune of the song made me feel nostalgic.
• Meaning: Capturing one’s complete attention as if by magic.
• Example: The dancer’s performance was mesmerizing and held the audience spellbound.
• Meaning: Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.
• Example: He was meticulous in his research, ensuring every detail was accurate.
• Meaning: Full of mirth; merry or amusing.
• Example: The mirthful laughter of the children filled the playground.
• Meaning: Difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify.
• Example: The mysterious disappearance of the keys baffled everyone.
• Meaning: In the form of a cloud or haze; hazy.
• Example: His plans for the future were still nebulous and unclear.
• Meaning: (Typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal.
• Example: The villain’s nefarious scheme was eventually uncovered by the hero.
• Meaning: Feeling, evoking, or characterized by nostalgia.
• Example: Looking at old photos always made her feel nostalgic.
• Meaning: Not discovered or known about; uncertain.
• Example: The meaning of the ancient text was obscure to modern scholars.
• Meaning: Ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish.
• Example: The opulent mansion was filled with priceless artwork and luxurious furniture.
• Meaning: Seemingly absurd or self-contradictory.
• Example: It is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking.
• Meaning: Strange or odd; unusual.
• Example: There was a peculiar smell in the room that no one could identify.
• Meaning: Full of danger or risk.
• Example: The journey through the mountains was perilous due to the steep cliffs and unpredictable weather.
• Meaning: Very remarkable; extraordinary.
• Example: The athlete’s performance was phenomenal, breaking several records.
• Meaning: Not easily upset or excited; calm and peaceful.
• Example: The placid lake was a perfect spot for a relaxing afternoon.
• Meaning: Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.
• Example: The poignant film brought tears to the eyes of many viewers.
• Meaning: In its original condition; unspoiled.
• Example: The pristine beaches of the island attracted tourists from around the world.
• Meaning: Remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.
• Example: The prodigious talent of the young musician amazed everyone.
• Meaning: Very great or intense; having or showing great knowledge or insight.
• Example: The philosopher’s words were profound and thought-provoking.
• Meaning: Sending out light; shining or glowing brightly.
• Example: She looked radiant in her wedding dress.
• Meaning: Uncontrollably exuberant; boisterous.
• Example: The rambunctious children played noisily in the yard.
• Meaning: Delightful; entrancing.
• Example: She looked ravishing in her evening gown.
• Meaning: Able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.
• Example: The resilient community rebuilt their homes after the flood.
• Meaning: Attractive and impressive through being richly colorful or sumptuous.
• Example: The garden was resplendent with a variety of beautiful flowers.
• Meaning: Feeling or showing deep and solemn respect.
• Example: The audience was reverent during the solemn ceremony.
• Meaning: Extravagantly emotional; rapturous.
• Example: The poet’s rhapsodic description of the sunset was captivating.
• Meaning: Strong and healthy; vigorous.
• Example: The robust economy showed no signs of slowing down.
• Meaning: Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
• Example: Despite the setbacks, she remained sanguine about the project’s success.
• Meaning: Sparkling or shining brightly; brilliantly and excitingly clever or skillful.
• Example: The scintillating performance by the actor earned him a standing ovation.
• Meaning: Calm, peaceful, and untroubled; tranquil.
• Example: The serene landscape provided a perfect backdrop for meditation.
• Meaning: Giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen.
• Example: The abandoned house had a sinister look about it.
• Meaning: Smooth and glossy; streamlined.
• Example: The sleek design of the new car made it very appealing.
• Meaning: Done or existing alone.
• Example: He enjoyed solitary walks in the park.
• Meaning: Dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy.
• Example: The somber atmosphere at the funeral reflected the deep grief of the family.
• Meaning: Beautiful in a dramatic and eye-catching way.
• Example: The fireworks display was a spectacular end to the evening.
• Meaning: Holding one’s attention completely as though by magic; fascinating.
• Example: The magician’s spellbinding tricks left the audience in awe.
• Meaning: Performed or occurring as a result of a sudden inner impulse or inclination and without premeditation or external stimulus.
• Example: The crowd broke into spontaneous applause.
• Meaning: Of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe.
• Example: The artist’s sublime work left viewers speechless.
• Meaning: Having the qualities of surrealism; bizarre.
• Example: The surreal landscape looked like something out of a dream.
• Meaning: Tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely.
• Example: The tenacious detective refused to give up on the case.
• Meaning: Very weak or slight.
• Example: The tenuous connection between the two events was hard to prove.
• Meaning: Causing excitement and pleasure; exhilarating.
• Example: The roller coaster ride was a thrilling experience.
• Meaning: Free from disturbance; calm.
• Example: The tranquil garden was a perfect place to relax.
• Meaning: Beyond or above the range of normal or merely physical human experience.
• Example: The view from the mountaintop was a transcendent experience.
• Meaning: Shaking or quivering slightly; timid or nervous.
• Example: Her tremulous voice betrayed her fear during the interview.
• Meaning: Not giving way to pressure; hard or solid.
• Example: His unyielding determination helped him achieve his goals.
• Meaning: Possessing or showing courage or determination.
• Example: The valiant soldiers fought bravely in the battle.
• Meaning: Full of energy and enthusiasm.
• Example: The vibrant city life was a stark contrast to the quiet countryside.
• Meaning: Experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person.
• Example: She felt a vicarious thrill watching her friend perform on stage.
• Meaning: Strong, healthy, and full of energy.
• Example: He led a vigorous workout session at the gym.
• Meaning: Attractively lively and animated.
• Example: Her vivacious personality made her the life of the party.
• Meaning: Playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way.
• Example: The whimsical decorations at the party delighted the children.
• Meaning: Attractive or appealing in appearance or character.
• Example: Her winsome smile won over everyone she met.
• Meaning: Having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing.
• Example: He had a wistful look in his eyes as he reminisced about his childhood.
• Meaning: Inspiring a feeling of wonder or delight; marvelous.
• Example: The wondrous sight of the Northern Lights left us speechless.
• Meaning: Having or showing zeal; fervent.
• Example: The zealous advocate worked tirelessly for the cause.
• Meaning: A soft gentle breeze.
• Example: The zephyr from the ocean brought a refreshing coolness to the air.
• Meaning: Characterized by great enthusiasm and energy.
• Example: She approached every challenge with a zestful attitude.
• Meaning: Clever or skillful in using the hands or mind.
• Example: The adroit artist created a masterpiece with just a few brushstrokes.
• Meaning: Brisk and cheerful readiness.
• Example: She accepted the invitation with alacrity, eager to join the event.
• Meaning: Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.
• Example: The scientist noted the anomaly in the data, which indicated a potential discovery.
• Meaning: Understood by few; mysterious or secret.
• Example: The professor’s lecture on arcane topics fascinated the curious students.
• Meaning: Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.
• Example: The audacious explorer ventured into uncharted territory.
• Meaning: Well-meaning and kindly.
• Example: The benevolent philanthropist donated millions to charity.
• Meaning: Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.
• Example: The capricious weather made it difficult to plan the picnic.
• Meaning: Providing psychological relief through the open expression of strong emotions.
• Example: Writing in her journal had a cathartic effect, helping her release pent-up feelings.
• Meaning: Kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.
• Example: The clandestine meeting was held at midnight to avoid detection.
• Meaning: Come together to form one mass or whole.
• Example: The different factions coalesced to form a united front.
• Meaning: Confident, stylish, and charming.
• Example: The debonair gentleman captivated everyone at the party with his charm.
• Meaning: Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.
• Example: Her eloquent speech moved the audience to tears.
• Meaning: Showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly.
• Example: He was emphatic in his refusal to participate in the scheme.
• Meaning: Filled with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement.
• Example: The children were exuberant as they ran around the playground.
• Meaning: Well-chosen or suited to the circumstances.
• Example: Her felicitous remarks during the meeting impressed her colleagues.
• Meaning: Intelligently analytical and clear-thinking.
• Example: His incisive analysis of the situation revealed the root of the problem.
• Meaning: Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words.
• Example: The beauty of the sunset was ineffable, leaving them speechless.
• Meaning: Thin, supple, and graceful.
• Example: The lithe dancer moved with effortless grace across the stage.
• Meaning: Knowing everything.
• Example: The novel was narrated by an omniscient narrator who knew the thoughts and feelings of all the characters.
• Meaning: Having or showing sensitive insight.
• Example: Her perceptive comments during the discussion showed her deep understanding of the topic.
• Meaning: Representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.
• Example: The painting is the quintessential example of the artist’s early work.
• Meaning: Having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; wise or shrewd.
• Example: The sagacious leader was admired for his wise decisions and strategic thinking.
• Meaning: Occurring or discovered by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
• Example: Their meeting was serendipitous, leading to a long-lasting friendship.
• Meaning: Loyal, reliable, and hardworking.
• Example: The stalwart soldiers stood firm in the face of danger.
• Meaning: Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.
• Example: The report was filled with superfluous details that did not contribute to the main argument.
• Meaning: Vigorous or incisive in expression or style.
• Example: Her trenchant commentary on social issues made her a respected columnist.
• Meaning: Incapable of being fully explored or understood.
• Example: The depth of the ocean seemed unfathomable to the sailors.

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A list of more than 300 alluring adjectives to enhance both your writing skills and comprehension. While the words progress from simple to sophisticated, always remember that any and all adjectives offer value in a piece of writing!

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• minute infinitely or immeasurably small
• galvanizing affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling An extremely inspiring book or movie may be described as being simply "galvanizing".
• opportune suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose That was the opportune time to take advantage of the offer.
• engaging attracting or delighting English class :)
• solemn dignified and somber in manner or character
• intrinsic belonging to a thing by its very nature
• tacit implied by or inferred from actions or statements
• distinguished standing above others in character or attainment
• potent having or wielding force or authority
• sincere open and genuine; not deceitful
• indifferent marked by a lack of interest
• precise sharply exact or accurate or delimited
• sovereign a nation's ruler usually by hereditary right
• diffident showing modest reserve
• lucrative producing a sizeable profit X didn't prove to be a very lucrative stock.
• amenable disposed or willing to comply He said he was amenable to making the changes we requested.
• melancholy a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
• eloquent expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
• subservient compliant and obedient to authority
• denigrating harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign Defamatory
• subtle difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
• inferior of or characteristic of low rank or importance
• exquisite delicately beautiful
• perpetual continuing forever or indefinitely
• tense taut or rigid; stretched tight
• effervescent marked by high spirits or excitement
• obstinate marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
• coarse rough to the touch
• impoverished poor enough to need help from others
• vulgar of or associated with the great masses of people
• bodacious unrestrained by convention or propriety
• triumphant experiencing victory
• tranquil free from disturbance by heavy waves
• dainty something considered choice to eat
• ardent characterized by intense emotion
• venerable profoundly honored SAT word!
• amiable diffusing warmth and friendliness
• benevolent showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
• haughty having or showing arrogant superiority
• vehement marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions
• vile morally reprehensible
• meek humble in spirit or manner
• illustrious widely known and esteemed
• animated having life or vigor or spirit
• refined cultivated and genteel
• integral existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
• convoluted highly complex or intricate Washington is often accused of comprising convoluted politicians in office.
• exalted of high moral or intellectual value
• disparaging expressive of low opinion
• trifling not worth considering
• scrupulous characterized by extreme care and great effort
• nebulous lacking definition or definite content Vague or unclear intentions may be described as "nebulous"
• spontaneous said or done without having been planned in advance
• eccentric conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
• devout deeply religious
• vexed troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
• austere of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
• orthodox adhering to what is commonly accepted
• trivial (informal) small and of little importance
• contingent determined by conditions or circumstances that follow The agreement is contingent upon your continuing to get good grades.
• barbarous able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
• zealous marked by active interest and enthusiasm
• forlorn marked by or showing hopelessness
• impartial free from undue bias or preconceived opinions
• wanton indulgent in immoral or improper behavior He slept with her, too? How wanton is he?
• monotonous sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch Dragging on
• intricate having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate
• candid openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness
• luminous softly bright or radiant
• homely cozy and comfortable
• incredulous not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
• conclusive forming a decisive end or resolution
• suggestive tending to hint at something improper or indecent Look at that suggestive dress she's wearing!
• aloof distant, cold, or detached in manner
• intermediate around the middle of a scale of evaluation
• shady sheltered from the sun's rays
• turbulent characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
• congenial suitable to your needs
• erroneous containing or characterized by mistakes
• palpable capable of being perceived
• magnanimous noble and generous in spirit
• rancid having an offensive smell or taste
• prudent marked by sound judgment
• malignant dangerous to health
• disinterested unaffected by concern for one's own welfare
• staid characterized by dignity and propriety
• indulgent given to yielding to the wishes of someone
• whimsical determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
• brazen unrestrained by convention or propriety
• authoritative of recognized power or excellence
• reflective deeply or seriously thoughtful
• pragmatic concerned with practical matters
• economical using the minimum of time or resources for effectiveness
• invaluable having incalculable monetary or intellectual worth
• audacious disposed to venture or take risks
• compassionate showing or having sympathy for another's suffering
• deplorable of very poor quality or condition
• tumultuous characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
• affable diffusing warmth and friendliness
• unintelligible not clearly understood or expressed Often used as a synonym of unintelligent
• stolid having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
• ostensible appearing as such but not necessarily so
• antecedent preceding in time or order
• astounding bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
• affluent having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
• fastidious giving careful attention to detail
• arid lacking sufficient water or rainfall
• lamentable bad; unfortunate
• uncanny surpassing the ordinary or normal
• quotidian found in the ordinary course of events
• reputable held in high esteem and honor
• paltry contemptibly small in amount or size That's quite a paltry dish you have there for a growing boy.
• ostentatious intended to attract notice and impress others
• auspicious indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
• amorous inclined toward or displaying love
• opulent rich and superior in quality
• bashful self-consciously timid
• pretentious creating an appearance of importance or distinction
• angelic having a sweet nature Innocent and pure
• licentious lacking moral discipline ...Certainly not angelic!
• fictitious formed or conceived by the imagination
• cultured marked by refinement in taste and manners
• alluring highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
• oblivious lacking conscious awareness of
• erratic liable to sudden unpredictable change
• intriguing capable of arousing interest or curiosity
• astute marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
• clairvoyant someone who can perceive things not present to the senses She had a clairvoyant sense of the future...
• resplendent having great beauty
• obstreperous noisily and stubbornly defiant
• incensed angered at something unjust or wrong
• discordant not in agreement or harmony
• naive marked by or showing unaffected simplicity I wouldn't call her crazy, but that decision nevertheless made her seem a bit naive .
• prosaic lacking wit or imagination
• revolting highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
• reminiscent serving to bring to mind
• nimble moving quickly and lightly
• pungent strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell What is that pungent smell?
• diabolical showing cunning or ingenuity or wickedness
• avid marked by active interest and enthusiasm I'm an avid fan of Vocabulary.com. Are you an avid fan of this list?
• adorable lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
• perplexing lacking clarity of meaning
• frigid extremely cold
• resentful full of or marked by indignant ill will
• woeful affected by or full of grief or sadness
• insidious working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
• opaque not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy
• deceptive deliberately designed to mislead
• inordinate beyond normal limits
• sardonic disdainfully or ironically humorous Humorous or satyrical writing is often described as being sardonic.
• balmy mild and pleasant
• jubilant full of high-spirited delight
• rudimentary being in the earliest stages of development
• inestimable beyond calculation or measure
• prior earlier in time Simple alternative to "previous"
• promiscuous casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior No one wants to see your Cleveland!
• facetious cleverly amusing in tone
• contemplative deeply or seriously thoughtful
• provocative serving or tending to excite or stimulate
• conciliatory making or willing to make concessions
• nostalgic unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things We felt rather nostalgic after playing with a Koosh ball from our childhood!
• malevolent wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
• tempestuous characterized by violent emotions or behavior
• taciturn habitually reserved and uncommunicative
• taut pulled or drawn tight
• immutable not subject or susceptible to change or variation
• lustrous reflecting light Not to be confused with "luscious".
• depraved deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper
• obsequious attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
• clandestine conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
• commendable worthy of high praise To commend someone for their work is to praise or appreciate them for what they've done.
• impromptu with little or no preparation or forethought
• aromatic having a strong pleasant odor
• disreputable lacking respectability in character, behavior or appearance
• vivacious vigorous and animated
• meager deficient in amount or quality or extent
• exorbitant greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation You're not being rational if you're being exorbitant.
• antagonistic characterized by feelings of intense dislike or hostility
• unconventional not conforming to standards
• surreptitious marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
• complaisant showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
• incipient only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
• refractory stubbornly resistant to authority or control His refractory demeanor made him an unworthy candidate for the job.
• ubiquitous being present everywhere at once Cell phones have become a ubiquitous aspect of society---nearly everyone has one!
• luscious having strong sexual appeal
• premeditated characterized by deliberate purpose and a degree of planning
• outlandish noticeably or extremely unconventional or unusual
• overt open and observable; not secret or hidden
• fervid characterized by intense emotion
• flamboyant tending to attract attention; marked by ostentatious display
• mundane found in the ordinary course of events
• incorrigible impervious to correction by punishment
• tantalizing arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable
• heinous extremely wicked or deeply criminal Never have I seen a crime quite so heinous .
• indubitable too obvious to be doubted
• smug marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction
• omniscient knowing, seeing, or understanding everything
• imperceptible impossible or difficult to sense
• convivial occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
• voracious devouring or craving food in great quantities I'm so voracious I could eat a horse!
• clarion loud and clear
• inane devoid of intelligence Unintelligible
• torpid in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
• detrimental causing harm or injury
• tawdry tastelessly showy
• trite repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
• colloquial characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
• candescent glowing from great heat
• cogent powerfully persuasive
• ravishing stunningly beautiful Also used to describe extreme hunger. A person voracious enough to eat a horse may describe themselves as "ravishing" for food.
• intrusive tending to enter uninvited
• asperity harshness of manner
• outlandish noticeably or extremely unconventional or unusual Barbara's purple house is somewhat outlandish ; personally, though, I like it.
• effulgent radiating or as if radiating light
• pristine immaculately clean and unused
• torrid characterized by intense emotion Be careful not to conflate this with "torpid"
• reprehensible bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
• fallacious containing or based on incorrect reasoning
• forthright characterized by directness in manner or speech
• inconspicuous not prominent or readily noticeable
• nefarious extremely wicked
• fortuitous lucky; occurring by happy chance
• redolent having a strong pleasant odor
• indeterminate not fixed or known in advance
• abhorrent offensive to the mind
• cryptic having a secret or hidden meaning
• enlightening tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance
• preeminent greatest in importance, degree, or significance
• factious dissenting with the majority opinion
• scurrilous expressing offensive, insulting, or scandalous criticism
• calamitous having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences
• bona fide not counterfeit or copied
• recalcitrant stubbornly resistant to authority or control
• egotistical having an inflated idea of one's own importance
• lethargic deficient in alertness or activity
• poignancy a quality that arouses emotions, especially pity or sorrow Marley and Me was notorious for its poignancy ---eliciting tears in even the most macho of men. A moment is often described as being "poignant".
• brassy resembling the sound of a brass instrument
• altruistic showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
• somnolent inclined to or marked by drowsiness
• illusory having the nature of something unreal or deceptive
• bombastic ostentatiously lofty in style
• prosy lacking wit or imagination
• neglectful not showing due care or attention
• malleable easily influenced Malleable metal is metal that has been heated to be moved or shaped more easily. Likewise, malleable people are people easily influenced, shaped or changed by those around them. Most children begin very malleable and lose this malleability over time. In psychology, the phenomena is known as plasticity.
• inconsequential lacking worth or importance
• scraggy having a sharply uneven surface or outline Atop the scraggy mountain even the most skilled of hikers may struggle.
• cantankerous stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
• illusive based on or having the nature of a fantasy
• quintessential representing the perfect example of a class or quality
• chipper having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
• macho used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner
• gargantuan of great mass; huge and bulky
• extemporaneous with little or no preparation or forethought I extemporaneously created a list on Vocabulary.com.
• ambrosial worthy of the gods
• myopic lacking foresight or scope
• meretricious tastelessly showy A sports car is considered meretricious by some.
• listless marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm
• idiosyncratic peculiar to the individual
• sleazy morally degraded
• amnesic of or relating to or caused by amnesia
• archetypal of an original pattern on which other things are modeled
• nugatory of no real value A nugget of gold
• slumberous inclined to or marked by drowsiness
• euphonious having a pleasant sound
• euphoric characterized by a feeling of well-being or elation
• mesmerizing attracting and holding interest as if by a spell
• atypical not representative of a group, class, or type Simple, yet effective in writing
• phantasmal resembling or characteristic of a phantom
• titillating pleasantly and superficially exciting
• scrumptious extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
• egocentric limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs
• incommodious uncomfortably or inconveniently small A bit of an old-fashioned word.
• cacophonous having an unpleasant sound
• scabrous rough to the touch, as if covered with scales or projections
• crepuscular like or relating to twilight; dim Dogs are known for being crepuscular , being most active at sunrise and sunset.
• deviant a person whose behavior does not conform to social norms
• empathetic showing ready comprehension of others' states Sympathy is showing an understanding of another's emotions. Empathy is personally identifying with another's emotions (putting yourself in someone another's shoes).
• moronic having a mental age of between eight and twelve years
• duplicitous marked by deliberate deceptiveness
• limpid clear and bright
• tenebrous dark and gloomy
• luminescent emitting light not caused by heat
• somniferous sleep inducing
• persnickety characterized by excessive attention to trivial details
• delusory causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true
• reputable held in high esteem and honor John is a very reputable surgeon --- he'll get the job done right.
• snoopy offensively curious or inquisitive Don't go snooping through my house!
• applaudable worthy of high praise
• pedantic marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
• loopy informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
• languid lacking spirit or liveliness
• benign not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive The tumor we once thought cancerous was found to be benign .
• capricious determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
• laconic brief and to the point A laconic individual isn't very talkative. Usually used to describe words (e.g. a laconic individual isn't very talkative).
• satyrical of or relating to or having the characteristics of a satyr
• quixotic not sensible about practical matters One of the coolest words of all time (in my humble opinion) :) Antonym of "pragmatic"
• frivolous not serious in content, attitude, or behavior
• formidable extremely impressive in strength or excellence
• gregarious temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
• vapid lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest He seemed a bit vapid despite having won the game.
• keen intense or sharp
• arbitrary based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
• inevitable incapable of being avoided or prevented
• sparse not dense or plentiful
• ambiguous having more than one possible meaning
• spurious plausible but false
• incandescent characterized by ardent emotion, intensity, or brilliance
• extroverted at ease in talking to others My extroverted husband does the schmoozing at parties. Antonym of "introverted". An introverted classmate may not talk to others around them.
• malicious having the nature of threatening evil
• nihilistic relating to a complete rejection of moral values and beliefs Jeffrey Dahmer was known for being a nihilist.
• liberal showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
• conservative resistant to change
• conscientious characterized by extreme care and great effort
• hypothetical a conjectural possibility or circumstance
• garrulous full of trivial conversation My conversation with Sam about the weather was garrulous . Small talk.
• ulterior lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed
• wistful showing pensive sadness
• pensive deeply or seriously thoughtful
• esoteric understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
• xenophobic having abnormal fear or hatred of foreigners
• zany ludicrous or foolish Eccentric yet humorous (e.g. a clown).
• obsolete no longer in use Hardcover dictionaries are becoming obsolete with the rise of websites like vocabulary.com.
• obscure not clearly understood or expressed
• onerous burdensome or difficult to endure
• frenetic fast and energetic in an uncontrolled or wild way Love this word!
• eclectic selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
• resilient recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
• disdainful having or showing arrogant superiority
• variegated having an assortment of colors
• imperative requiring attention or action
• loquacious full of trivial conversation
• banal repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse The word "plethora" has become quite banal among writers. See "hackneyed"
• analogous similar or equivalent in some respects You've probably heard the word "analogy". Dog is to mammal as eagle is to bird. Boy is to girl as man is to woman. An analogy is a likening of two sets of items that would otherwise remain unconnected. Analogous items are items somehow linked together in a fashion similar to that of an analogy.
• jaunty having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
• tyrannical characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
• cynical believing the worst of human nature and motives Not to sound cynical , but I think the show will be a flop.
• ethereal characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy
• fervent characterized by intense emotion A fervent speech was delivered to Congress by the President with regard to the new Bill in works.
• ominous threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
• jaded exhausted I'm still a bit jaded from work but I'll try my best to help. ...after a long day of learning vocab!
• feral wild and menacing That feral beast is going to eat me!
• tangible perceptible by the senses, especially the sense of touch
• exasperated greatly annoyed; out of patience
• liable subject to legal action
• hackneyed repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse See "banal"
• hasty excessively quick
• salient conspicuous, prominent, or important
• unanimous in complete agreement
• impetuous characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
• qualitative involving distinguishing attributes
• quaint attractively old-fashioned
• rational consistent with or based on or using reason Let's not jump to any conclusions and do something irrational now...
• nascent being born or beginning
• latent potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
• miscellaneous consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
• mischievous naughtily or annoyingly playful
• morose showing a brooding ill humor
• judicious marked by the exercise of common sense in practical matters
• pompous puffed up with vanity See egocentric
• vain having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
• stoic seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive He was quite stoic in his answers to police.
• earnest devout or heartfelt
• retroactive affecting things past
• shrewd marked by practical hardheaded intelligence Shrewd often has a negative connotation. Crafty, sly and even manipulative are often used interchangeably with "shrewd"
• shallow not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply Shallow people are often harsh, cold or indifferent toward others' emotions.

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Descriptive Adjectives

Written by Sam Constance Hemmings

9 february 2024, art of storytelling.

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Sometimes your writing needs a little extra sparkle, and descriptive adjectives can help with that. When used effectively, they can enhance description and characterisation.

Of course, stuffing adjectives into your work could also end in boring, exaggerated writing (or what some people like to call purple prose). Likewise, vague adjectives can feel abstract in nature, making it difficult for readers to imagine your world and the characters in it. Strive for descriptive adjectives that provide specificity. Because detail is what will captivate your readers and get them to engage with the story.

So, What Exactly is a Descriptive Adjective?

Descriptive adjectives describe nouns, providing more information about their characteristics, like size, colour or condition. They add detail, so readers can better visualise your world. Imagine one of your characters lives in a bleak house, tangerine house or tiny house, for example.

Here are a few more examples:

• The dog stared up at the cloudless sky.
• They came to an abandoned farm surrounded by marsh.
• He wore a tunic and trousers under a long leather coat.

List of Descriptive Adjectives

Now, let’s dive into my curated list of adjectives that can strengthen the descriptions of your universe and its characters.

• affectionate
• flourishing
• light-hearted
• magnificent
• outstanding
• rectangular
• substantial

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Descriptive adjectives can turn bland writing into interesting prose. But, choose them with caution and always make sure they’re providing necessary detail. Remember, descriptive adjectives can provide specifics, but too many can result in purple prose. Strike a balance and 

Want more writing inspiration? Find tips, tricks and ideas over on the blog .

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Sam is a writer and editor from the South of England with over five years of experience as a Content Manager, helping clients perfect their copy.

She has a degree in English Literature and Language, which she loves putting to work by working closely with fiction authors. When she’s not working on manuscripts, you can find her in the woods with her partner and dog, or curling up with a good book.

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Strong Adjectives to Show Creative Writing

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With strong adjectives come strong thoughts. Anyone can use strong adjectives to convey a potent idea or paint a vivid picture through their words. There’s always a better way to state a fact.

Our manner of speech can influence the way people perceive us and our ideas. You need only look at how leaders, lawyers, and other influential people write and speak. Their word choices and tone can hold sway over listeners and deliver a powerful message.

In this article, we’ll be learning some strong  adjectives for a writer .

But before we delve into these words, it’s important to understand strong adjectives and the right way to use them.

What are Strong Adjectives?

Strong adjectives describe the important characteristics, feelings, or qualities of writing . These adjectives are often things that readers cannot ignore. 

Writers use strong adjectives instead of very + a normal adjective.

For example:

Very short → Succinct, Terse

Very long → Lengthy, Extensive 

They often paint a strong example of a noun they are describing. They can help make a sentence more potent or describe a character in greater detail. Writers use strong adjectives in all sorts of creative works, from books to poems.

These adjectives often cause readers to take note of an object they read about.

The Importance of Strong Adjectives

Strong adjectives are important because not all descriptive words can sufficiently capture the full meaning of a subject. Strong adjectives give a different sense of reality and highlight one part of an object or idea. It does this to demonstrate the characteristics that make certain nouns unique.

Strong adjectives also help an audience relate better to a thought. They help them grasp their essence entirely, allowing us to accurately describe what we feel and want to convey.

Moreover, strong adjectives also give the impression that we are an authority on the subject we are describing. Rarely will you find a critic use “very bad” to describe a poorly-written piece of writing.

You need to learn to use strong adjectives to write powerful sentences that leave a strong impression. The list below includes strong adjectives for a writer: 

List of Strong Adjectives for a Writer

• Authoritative
• Enthralling
• Exhilarating
• Imaginative
• Intelligent

The English language is replete with a wide collection of words you can use to convey a thought. Descriptors are among the most potent words writers can use to paint a vivid picture for their audience. Strong adjectives are useful in order to command influence over your audience and deliver a powerful message.

Try to learn new and better words to spice up your vocabulary. Doing so will improve your writing and speaking skills and will allow you to command attention like the way influential people do. Feel free to follow our other guides on strong adjectives if you want to gain better mastery of the English language.

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If you’re looking for creative adjectives to describe someone, you’ve come to the right place. This article is chock-full of creative words to describe a person, whether you’re looking for positive adjectives to describe a creative person or creative adjectives to describe someone with a more negative connotation. 

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In our last post, we explored the importance of using the right descriptive words, and how doing so can help you write.

In this post, we venture away from any  plural noun, adverb, or different word s to improve your grammar. Instead, we are going heavy on descriptive adjectives.

We go over everything that  YOU   need to know !

We will go over the different  types  of adjectives – which is a  good lesson  for anyone – that will improve your English skills.

This list of  descriptive adjectives  includes many of the common, as well as some less common, adjectives used in creative writing, and they can be used in all types of writing.

The following list is organized alphabetically with the definitions listed first and the common uses for each adjective afterward.

We’ve also included examples to show how these  descriptive words  can be used.

But first! Let’s break down all the different types of adjectives.  And how they can improve your English grammar. 

EXAMPLES OF INTERROGATIVE ADJECTIVES

Here are examples of predicate adjectives:, using adjectives in writing and speech.

When you’re describing something, it can be helpful to use adjectives. Adjectives are words that describe qualities or characteristics of a person, thing, or place. They can make writing more interesting and help you to clarify your ideas.

There are many different types of adjectives, but they all have one thing in common: they add detail to your writing or speech.

Let’s look at some examples.

The flowers are beautiful.

The flowers are red, orange, and yellow.

The flowers are big, brightly colored, and fragrant.

In the first sentence, the author simply states that the flowers are beautiful. But in the second sentence, the author adds more detail by describing the colors of the flowers. And in the third sentence, the author adds even more detail by describing the size, color, and fragrance of the flowers.

As you can see, adjectives can make your writing or speech more interesting and informative. So next time you’re describing something, try using some adjectives to help your readers or listeners visualize and understand what you’re saying. 

Types of Descriptive Adjectives

What are interrogative adjectives.

Interrogative adjectives ask a question about the subject word, for example,  What, Who, When, Why . And they always start with a capital letter. 

They usually begin with the letters  W and H .

What do you think?

Which one do you like better?

Who was in charge of the order?

WHAT ARE POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE

When you use  “possessive adjectives”   (my, your, our, its, her, his, and their ) before a noun, you are giving more information about the noun that follows.

Your bike was stolen.

My homework is late.

What Are quantitative adjectives?

Quantitative adjectives are adjectives that indicate quantity or amount. They are used to describe how much of something is present. Some common quantitative adjectives are “few,” “many,” “much,” and “little.” 

WHAT IS A COMPOUND ADJECTIVE?

Compound adjectives are a combination of two or more words used to modify a noun or pronoun. This can happen in different ways.

The first way is by using an adjective and noun together as one word.

big picture

simple math

empty bucket

The second way is by using two adjectives together.

nice and warm

soft and gentle

new and popular

What is a limiting adjective?

A limiting adjective is an adjective that restricts the meaning of the noun it modifies to a particular type or group of things. For example, the adjective “unique” is a limiting adjective because it restricts the meaning of the noun it modifies to “one of a kind.” 

This is a small room.

This is not a large room. 

What is a qualitative adjective?

A qualitative adjective is an adjective that describes a quality or characteristic of a person, place, or thing. 

Some qualitative adjectives are: blue, big, happy, and new. 

WHAT IS A DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE?

Demonstrative adjectives  (this, that, these, those)  are adjectives that point out the noun by indicating a certain example.

It is this book.

That is a good book.

This is my house.

WHAT ARE LIMITING ADJECTIVES

In descriptive writing, adjectives are limiting adjectives when they identify a noun without telling us anything about the thing being described. What are specifically limiting adjectives? 

Let’s take a look at some examples: 

The tall man 

A good car 

He ran fast 

The small building 

I have a big yard 

She is a good student. 

The words “tall,” “good,” and “big” tell us nothing about the people or things being described.

WHAT IS A PREDICATE ADJECTIVE

A predicate adjective is a word or phrase placed after a linking verb and used to describe someone or something. 

The water was cold.  (cold is the predicate adjective)  

He is a smart young man.  (Young is the predicate adjective)

The students worked hard.  (hard is the predicate adjective)

WHAT ARE PROPER ADJECTIVES?

Proper adjectives  are used to describe nouns and they don’t even have to be a proper nouns:

Harry is a  funny  man.

The new dress looks  pretty .

That was a  fascinating  movie.

In each case,  the adjective  ( funny, pretty, fascinating)  describes what kind of thing the noun is.

Simple Adjectives

A Simple Adjectives Adjectives add detail to a noun in their simplest form; by describing, identifying, or quantifying the person, place, thing, or idea that a noun represents.

MEANING OF DETERMINER IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

What is a determiner in Grammar A determiner is a word that is used before a noun or noun phrase to indicate whether the noun is specific or non-specific.

For example , The and An are determiners, as well as many other words such as my, some, these, our, etc.

They clarify and make more specific what the noun will refer to. Then, an and other similar words are called definite articles, because they can help to determine whether the noun is indefinite  (referring to any member of a group)  or definite  (referring to a particular member of a group) .

HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT ADJECTIVE

Do you sometimes find yourself struggling to choose the right adjective?

We know that choosing the right word to describe something that you are writing about is hard.

If you are a blog writer or use article writing services, descriptive words can really make a difference.

When you are writing an article, it is not just about describing the topic in your own words but doing it in an exciting way to wow your audience. How do you do so?

The answer is simple; use lots of adjectives!

An adjective is a word that describes a noun. 

So, when you are writing, it is important to choose descriptive words so that your audience can have a clear image of what you are trying to describe. 

It can be anything ranging from a person to an object and everything in between.

WHAT IS A LINKING VERB? 

A  linking verb , sometimes known as a connecting verb, is a type of verb that connects two different parts of a sentence. 

It can link two clauses, or it can link a subject with a noun complement. As the term suggests, the verb links these phrases together.

The most common way to use linking verbs is within compound sentences. 

Frequently, they’re used to connect  two  main clauses.

The main linking verb types are:  is, am, are, was, were, be, being, and been.  

LINKING VERB EXAMPLES 

I like to read books, and I like to review them on my blog.

In this sentence, the first main clause uses the present tense version of “to like,” while the second clause uses the present tense version of “to review.”

Linking Verb:  I am proud of you.

Controller Noun: My son is proud of his grades.

Linking verbs are also commonly used in conjunction with nouns to create a noun complement-a noun that characterizes the subject of a sentence.

LIST OF DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES AND THEIR DEFINITIONS

abashed –  embarrassed, ashamed, shy, abashed

abstemious –  moderate in eating and drinking, sparing

abrasive –  causing irritation or anger

abstruse –  difficult to comprehend; incomprehensible

academic –  of or pertaining to or like a student or a scholar

accede –  agree, yield, accede

accident –  by chance, without intention

acclivity –  upward slope, rise, incline

acclimate –  accustom to a particular climate or to unfamiliar circumstances

accost –  approach and speak to someone in a forward manner

accretion –  growth by addition of small amounts. I love this descriptive adjective.

accrue –  descriptive language for collect, gather together by natural growth or accumulation

acerbic –  sour, bitter, sharp, cutting in a manner that wounds feelings

achromatic –  colorless

acicular –  long thin rod-shaped; needle-shaped

acidic –  having or denoting the properties of an acid; sharp

acquiescent –  submissive or acquiescent

acquisitive avid –  grasping; greedy; eager to gain by taking from others

adamant –  insistent on having one’s own way; inflexible in one’s attitude or opinion; unyielding; obstinate

adduct –  draw toward

aesthetic –  artistic, beautiful, or pleasing in appearance… etc.

Baboonish –  Of or pertaining to the species of apes

Baffling –  Confusing or hard to understand.”

Bacchanalian –  very happy and lively.

Brittle –  Crisp, delicate, and easily broken; easily fractured or snapped.

Brawny –  Having great strength; muscular and powerful.

Brainy –  Having exceptional intelligence.

Brackish –  Moderately salty, as a small lake or an area of water.

Baleful –  harmful: malignant.

Bull-headed –  having a head that is difficult to influence or persuade 

Broken-hearted –  feeling or showing sorrow because of a loss or disappointment

Capacious –  Apt to hold or contain; spacious.

Capacity –  The power, ability, or opportunity to contain or hold.

Confused –  not be clear in one’s mind; to have no clear idea or concept of a situation or thing.

Cautious –  proceeding from careful thought or consideration; deliberate: a cautious speech; cautious advice.

Cheerful –  means full of cheer, but a couple of  synonyms  are happy and smiling.

Clumsy –  clumsy in a physical manner; ungraceful

Competent –  the ability to do something at the right time and in the right way

Concerned –  to worry about something or be anxious about it.

Consonant –  A consonant is a speech sound

Certain –  positive, definite, dependable.

Cheery –  Just like cheerful, a couple of synonyms are happy and glad.

Clownish –  characteristic of a clown; ludicrous; buffoonish; silly

Competent –  having the skill and knowledge to do something well.

Conscientious –  thorough, careful, and vigilant.

Daedal –  something that is intricate, complex, and cleverly designed with many details or intricacies. A great descriptive adjective.

Darling –  beloved one.

Dashing –  lively, energetic, and charming.

Dastardly –  fiendishly or scoundrel.

Disagreeable –  Unlikely to agree.

Disastrous –  resulting in a disaster. 

Discouraging –  To make somebody feel bad.

Disgusting –  Gross.

Dishonest –  Not honest.

Disillusioning –  the feeling you get when your ideals are shattered.

Distant –  Far away.

Distinctive –  Something, especially a feature or quality that makes .someone or something stand out from the rest of a group.

Distorted –  Not straightforward or direct; devious or deceitful; misleading or fallacious.

Displeasing –  Causing displeasure or annoyance; annoying.

Eager –  having or showing great desire, keenness, or impatience

Early riser –  a person who gets up very early in the morning.

Easygoing –  people who are relaxed and calm with their life, made easier with  quotes by Epictetus ..

Ebullient –  filled with excitement and energy

Eccentric –  deviating from the commonly or customarily accepted, usual, or normal.

Ecliptic –  the process of omission.

Enthusiastic  – having or showing great excitement and interest 

Energetic –  possessing or showing great energy 

Excitable –  easily excited 

Fabulous – very good or excellent

Fantastic – extremely good or pleasing

Flawless – without any mistakes

Fetching – attractive or appealing

Fierce – very intense or powerful

Flattering – making someone look or feel good

Forgiving – willing to forgive someone’s mistakes

Friendly – pleasant and welcoming

Frisky – lively and playful 

Freckle-faced – having many freckles

Fuzzy – covered with fuzz

Funny – amusing or humorous 

Handsome – having a pleasing appearance 

Hearty – vigorous and strong 

Honest – truthful and sincere 

Helpful: kindly disposed and willing to assist 

Happy – contented and satisfied 

Homey – having a comfortable and familiar atmosphere 

Heavy-handed – using a lot of force

Heartless – without feeling or sympathy

Huge – very large 

High-heeled – having a high heel

Halcyon – idyllically calm and peaceful

Hard – physically tough or robust

Hardworking – taking great pains to do one’s work conscientiously

Harmonious – having a pleasingly consistent sound or effect

Haunting – suggestive of the supernatural; ghostly 

ill-mannered –  behaving badly or rudely 

Impatient –  finding it difficult to wait for something 

Inattentive –  not paying attention 

Inconsiderate –  not thinking of other people’s feelings 

Independent –  not needing other people 

Inflexible –  not able to change your mind 

Insensitive  – not caring about other people’s feelings 

Inexpensive –  not costing a lot of money

Incredibly –  extremely; so as to produce a strong impression

Intense –  strong or vigorous; very severe or violent 

inteligente –  means “intelligent.” 

Long-winded –  having a lot to say; talking a lot

Loquacious –  tending to talk a lot; very talkative

Lengthy –  long in duration; taking a long time

Life-giving –  giving life; supplying vitality or energy 

Majestic:  having or showing great beauty or nobility

Magnificent:  very impressive or large

Marvelous:  extremely good or pleasant

Metallic:  of or relating to metals

Mysterious:  difficult or impossible to understand or explain 

quaint –  describes something that is old-fashioned and unusual

quick –  describes something that is fast or that happens quickly

quiet –  describes something that is calm and peaceful 

quantitative –  A word that describes the quantity of something. 

Sarcastic –  tending to mock or ridicule.

Sardonic –  means having a sneering or cynical quality. 

Short-tempered –   easily angered

Sensitive –  easily hurt emotionally or physically

Self-conscious –  aware of and worried about how you look and act around other people 

Self-centered –   thinking only of oneself and one’s own interests 

Thorough – Having or showing care in every detail; painstaking. 

Terrific – good; excellent. 

Tiny – Very small; tiny. 

Tight-fisted – stingy, not generous with money 

Ugly –  not pretty or attractive

Unique –  being the only one of its kind; not having a duplicate

Under –  lower in rank, status, or quality

Understood –  comprehended or grasped 

Uninterested –  not interested

Ubiquitous –  being present everywhere at the same time

Unbelievable –  too extraordinary or unlikely to be believed

Unpredictable –  not able to be foreseen or predicted 

PERSONALITY ADJECTIVES 

Aggressive –  of, relating to or marked by aggression

Active –  positive words for ready and able to take action.

Adventurous –  full of adventure: an adventurous journey.

Agreeable –  a desire to be in agreement with others.

Ambitious –  having a strong desire for success or achievement.

Analytical –  Advanced or careful consideration

Artistic –  creativity or original ideas in any field of artistic endeavor.

Assertive –  characterized by a confident assurance and readiness to defend one’s opinions or actions.

Authoritative –  of or relating to an authority: of recognized or accepted authority

Beautiful –  handsome, pretty

Calm –  Suitable for a situation that requires patience and quiet behavior.

Caring –  Feeling or showing concern for the well-being of others

Charismatic –  the quality of being alluring or attracting; drawing power

Clever –  observant, expeditious, and ingenious

Cooperative –  agreeable, willing to work together towards a common goal

Courteous –  having or showing courtesy : polite

Curious –  that describes a person who is curious or inquisitive.

Daring –  having or showing a readiness to do bold or daring things

Decisive –  acting with or characterized by quick, firm determination; resolute. 

Deliberate –  to think about something carefully.

Dependable –  worthy of being depended on.

Meticulous –  Having extreme attention to detail.

Rational –  Making judgments based on reason rather than emotions.

Spontaneous –  Not planned or premeditated.

Haughty –  having or showing an offensively superior attitude; behaving as if you are better than other people

DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES FOR FOOD

I got an email from a friend who is a professional food writer, and she said  “We’re often asked to describe a dish or a meal using only words that describe food” , and here is an example of some adjectives and  positive words  to describe food.

Appetizing 

Palatable 

Gourmet –  only used in  a singular form.

Divine –  Also only used in a singular form.

Mouth-Watering

Scrumptious

Crackling –  descriptive language for crisp, juicy, but not so sweet as to be cloying. Used to describe the fruit. 

Creamy –  Smooth, rich, not at all lumpy. Used more to describe different types of dessert items.

Substantial –  healthy with enough protein and fiber 

Light –  low-calorie packaged foods ideal for dieting or reducing weight

Healthy –  fresh produce, lean meats, whole grains

Low Carb Diet –  cutting carbs from your diet and counting calories

Meat Eater- no plant-based items like fruits or vegetables.

Acidic –  having acid

Bitter –  having an unpleasantly sharp taste

Bland –  tasteless or unseasoned

Buttery –  of, or relating to butter; “buttery spread”; “a buttery flavor”

Citrusy –  having the flavor of citrus fruit or juice.

Decadent –  luxurious and sensuous; voluptuous

Delectable –  very great pleasure and enjoyment from a meal. 

Good Descriptive Adjectives

1. Beautiful 

2. charming 

3. funny 

6. intelligent

9. friendly

10. loving 

common adjective

Nationality adjective.

Nationality adjectives examples – The noun adjectives that refer to nationality, or similar concepts.

American, Brazilian, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mexican, Russian, Spanish 

List of different descriptive adjectives

1. Beautiful

4. handsome

7. adorable

8. stunning

9. impressive

10. fantastic 

JUST FOR FUN SPANISH ADJECTIVES

Note: This is just for fun, and while I think they are correct, I am not fluent in Spanish, and the gender rules might change them. So double check the gender rule and meaning before you use these adjectives.

Looking for Spanish Adjectives or want the definition of a Spanish adjective?

Follow these quick examples on how to find them and their definitions:

•  ‘aburrido’  is a Spanish adjective meaning ‘boring’.

•  ‘fuera’  is a Spanish adjective meaning ‘outside’.

•  ‘fuertemente’  is a Spanish adjective meaning ‘strongly’.

•  ‘Caliente’  is a Spanish adjective meaning ‘hot’.

•  ‘Seguro’  is a Spanish adjective meaning ‘sure’.

•  ‘grande’  is a Spanish adjective meaning ‘big’.

Bueno –  Good.

Just for More Fun Descriptive Adjectives French

1. beau 

2. bon 

3. charmant

6. généreux

9. intelligent

10. intéressant

12. lumineux

13. magnifique

15. passionnant

16. sympathique

17. talentueux

18. terrible 

In conclusion,  descriptive adjectives  are words that describe the qualities or features of a person, place, or thing. They can be used to make writing more interesting and vivid, and to help the reader get a better understanding of what is being described. There are many different  types of descriptive adjectives , and they can be used to create different effects.

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Top 30 Adjectives for Creativity (Negative & Positive Words)

Creativity is the heart of innovation and artistic expression. Through descriptive adjectives, we can further understand and explore the many facets of creativity.

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Description of Creativity

Creativity is the ability to produce original ideas and solutions by thinking differently and seeing beyond the usual.

Words to Describe Creativity

Here are the 30 most common words to describe Creativity:

• Imaginative
• Unconventional
• Transformative

Predictable

• Groundbreaking
• Experimental

Conventional

• Free-thinking
• Cutting-edge
• Trendsetting
• Avant-garde
• Stereotyped

Positive Words to Describe Creativity

Negative words to describe creativity, adjectives for creativity (meanings and example sentences).

• Meaning: Not copied or imitated.
• Sentence: Her ideas were truly original and unexpected.
• Meaning: New and different.
• Sentence: The innovative approach gained much attention.
• Meaning: Showing creativity.
• Sentence: The concept was both imaginative and practical.
• Meaning: Not typical or traditional.
• Sentence: His unconventional style sets him apart.
• Meaning: Leading in a new field.
• Sentence: Their pioneering work opened many doors.
• Meaning: Lacking freshness.
• Sentence: The idea felt a bit stale to her.
• Meaning: Done too often.
• Sentence: The patterns became repetitive and boring.
• Meaning: Expected, foreseeable.
• Sentence: The outcome was quite predictable .
• Meaning: Overused, trite.
• Sentence: The plot was clichéd and unoriginal.
• Meaning: Following the usual practice.
• Sentence: His methods were too conventional .

Other Words to Describe Creativity

Words to describe creative person.

• Fresh-thinking
• Resourceful
• Independent

Words to Describe Creative Thinking

• Out-of-the-box

Words to Describe Art and Creative

• Impressionistic

Words to Describe a Lack of Creative

• Stereotypical
• Plagiarized

Words to Describe Human Creative

How to describe creativity in writing.

Creativity is a vibrant tapestry woven with ideas, visions, and inspirations. When describing it, one can touch upon the ingenuity and uniqueness that it embodies. It’s vital to encapsulate the emotions and sensations it invokes. Does it challenge the status quo?

Or perhaps it’s a calming repetition of known concepts? Contextualize its relevance, be it in art, science, or everyday problem-solving. Use vivid descriptors to bring out its essence.

Mention if it diverges from traditional approaches or if it harmoniously blends old with new. By meticulously merging sensory descriptions with emotional undertones, writers can aptly convey the depth and breadth of creativity in all its grandeur.

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| | --> by Gill Balfour 99,682 views Having fun whilst learning is an objective that most teachers aim for and this can be achieved during a lesson with a focus on writing. Getting your students’ creative juices flowing will result in fun lessons and lots of opportunities for learning new vocabulary. are just one area of vocabulary that can benefit from writing creatively. Many students may claim that they don’t know where to start with but giving clear instructions and suggested themes will start the ball rolling. Using a story telling exercise to teach topic vocabulary is just one way of getting their creativity going. Don’t be disheartened if they don’t take to the idea immediately, they will once they see how easily a story can evolve from a simple prompt! Try these creative writing ideas to help your students to expand their bank of adjectives: For example they may choose etc. When they have written ten adjectives they should compare their lists and see whether they are correct. is an essential part of creative writing and one in which you can have lots of fun. In pairs ask your students to make assumptions about another pair that they don’t know well. Give them prompts ie Make sure you give them some suggestions and make it clear that they’re not writing what they know but what they think! When they’ve made their assumptions they should join up with the other pair and discuss them to see which are true and which are not. First they have to decide the following; age, gender, appearance, interests/job. Then give them a list of around ten questions to consider. For example: How would they feel if their best friend had a party and didn’t invite them? What would they do if somebody fainted in front of them? How do they feel when they watch a scary movie? When they have answered these questions they will have a good basis for a character which can then be developed. Put the students in pairs and ask them to choose two famous people and brainstorm as many descriptive adjectives as they can to describe them. Give prompts such as hair colour, physical build, eye colour etc. but stress that this is about appearance not personality. When complete do the same with descriptive adjectives about personality, job, nationality. They are only allowed to use adjectives – allow them to use dictionaries if necessary. When they have at least ten adjectives the pair should join with another pair and try to guess each other’s celebrity from the descriptive adjectives. Let them look around them and brainstorm as many adjectives as they can to describe what they can see, smell, hear and touch. Then back in the classroom get them to find synonyms for the adjectives they have come up with and construct a poem or short descriptive passage using the new adjectives. Alternatively they could write an acrostic and find an adjective to represent their town/city for each letter of the name. Check out for other activities using acrostics. . Ask your students to look around them when they are next on the bus or walking around outside of the school. Ask them to look for someone who looks interesting to them and write down some of their observations. Ask them to think about appearance, personality, feelings and background. They can then use their observations to develop a character. Blank out all the descriptive adjectives in the passage and ask you students to add their own. They can then join another student and compare their passages. Getting them into the habit of looking for synonyms when they learn a new word and to step away from the use of favourites they’ve already learnt can only enhance their learning experience. It is not always necessary to stress that an activity is focused on vocabulary but let the vocabulary come naturally from a descriptive or writing exercise. Most students are enthusiastic about and will participate fully in any activity which helps them to do this. Most of all have fun! If you enjoyed this article, please help spread it by clicking one of those sharing buttons below. And if you are interested in more, you should follow our Facebook page where we share more about creative, non-boring ways to teach English. . That's 4,036 pages filled with thousands of practical activities and tips that you can start using today. 30-day money back guarantee. --> Copyright 2007-2021 пїЅ Submit a worksheet Mobile version KathySteinemann.com: Free Resources for Writers Word lists, cheat sheets, and sometimes irreverent reviews of writing rules. kathy steinemann is the author of the writer's lexicon series.. 400+ Adjectives to Describe Texture: A Word List for Writers Engage the Senses, and You Engage Readers Visuals are often a writer’s first consideration. You might describe dimensions, shape, and color . Sound could come next, followed by scent . You might assign taste attributes to food, teardrops, and lipstick. But many writers undervalue texture. After reading this paragraph, close your eyes and imagine a piece of driftwood that has been sitting on a shelf for three years. How would you describe it? Take your time. Consider the following: After three years, the wood releases no scent. It lies on the shelf, silent. If you decide to check its taste, your tongue might pick up dust, or maybe it would catch on a knobby protuberance. Using your sense of touch, your fingers would feel grain or grooves; you’d notice hardness and temperature. A Few Well-Chosen Texture Words Can Add Depth and Intrigue Clanton’s palms patted the surface on both sides of her body. They met the velvety texture of … moss? It certainly wasn’t the carpeting in her office. Three sentences. Two texture words. We intuit that Clanton is confused , and we can assume she’s in a forest. Or is she? Jens rubbed the threadbare tweed sleeve of his jacket. Although his hand hitched over the knife strapped beneath, he hoped no one would notice his keen messenger of justice. Why is Jens wearing a threadbare jacket? To whom will he administer justice, and why? Keen could apply to his fervor as well as the sharpness of the knife. Vary Your Style Occasionally to Lead With Texture Do you always describe how something looks and then follow with everything else? Whenever you write descriptions, imagine how a blind person perceives the world. A well-chosen texture adjective will invigorate your words. Everything touchable has texture. Pick up a tin-can lid, a paper towel, or a cutting board. Each has a unique surface, distinguishable with closed eyes. Smooth describes texture, but smooth objects have distinct surfaces. Consider the variations between a tin can, a plastic jar, and a water glass. You could describe all three as smooth, but your fingers will discern the difference. Instead of smooth , consider: tinny, plastic, glassy metallic, flexible, glossy rusty, slick, glazed Each adjective carries a different connotation. The Body Senses Texture in Multiple Ways Feet will feel the wooden slats of a swaying footbridge, the give of snowshoes in fluffy snow, or the chafing of a rock in one’s shoe. The entire body will sense vibrations when a vehicle shimmies across the steel deck of a bridge. Pine needles on the forest floor might lodge in socks and pants, causing prickly tingles. Burrs will stick to clothing and hair , irritating wherever they touch skin. Tongues are adept at analyzing food textures and detecting goosebumps on a lover’s neck. Speaking of lovers, have you ever worn silk underwear or slept in satin sheets? How would you describe the experience? Consider These Avenues for Adding Texture Warning: You might find a few story prompts and plot twists in the following list. knees grating over gravel, splintered boards, or desiccated bones heels rubbing against ankle cuffs or rough ridges in shoes bare elbows contacting with people in a crowd or zombies on the prowl nose or buttocks reacting to cheap tissues or toilet paper chin chafing against a muzzle or rough wool scarf ears irritated by a scratchy hatband, collar, or blindfold cheeks bumpy after an overnight stint sleeping on the couch back aching because of a lumpy mattress or a long ride in a trunk wrists raw from rubbing against handcuffs or rope restraints thighs covered with red welts from stinging nettle legs brushing by a pet, bush, or hanging corpse fingernails broken after scouring dried blood from the floor fingers gooey from scraping bubblegum off a chandelier fingertips freezing while scratching frost off a car window lips brittle and split from days in the desert or at sea eyes gritty with debris dislodged by helicopter blades Texture surrounds us. It deserves a prominent place in your writing. Do You Have an Inventive Mind? Shakespeare coined many words in common use. From his pen came adjectives such as caked, gnarled, and lustrous . You’ve probably used at least one of his words today. Add – able, -al, -est, -esque, -free, -ful, -ible, -ic, -ish, -ive, -less, -like, -oid, -ous, and other suffixes to nouns and verbs to create new adjectives. Let’s consider angora, asphalt, and concrete. We’re already familiar with their texture. Angoraful could describe a baby’s hair. Asphaltous might be appropriate for whisker stubble. Concretesque would be an excellent description for a fitness trainer’s abs . Better yet, combine words. Smog is a combination of smoke and fog . Brexit was formed by joining British and exit . Chortle is a merging of chuckle and snort . Your creativity is your only limit. Ready for the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious list? Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is another invented adjective so well-known that it didn’t trigger a warning from my spell checker. The following table presents over 400 texture adjectives. Use them as is or try combining a few. How about ticklehairy , bristlehatched, or gummysoft , for example? See also the Complexion/Texture list from 300+ Words to Describe Skin . A and B abrasive, adhesive, alligator-like, asymmetrical, bald, barbed, barnacled, bearded, blemished, blistered, braided, bristly, brittle, broken, bubbled, bubbly, buffed, bumpy, bunched, burnished, burred, bushy, buttery C caked, calcified, cardboard-like, carved, chafed, chafing, chalky, channeled, chaotic, chipped, chiseled, cleft, clotted, clumped, coagulated, coarse, cobbled, concave, concrete, congealed, convex, corduroy, corroded, corrugated, cottony, cracked, cracking, cratered, creamy, creased, crenelated, crepe-like, crimped, crinkled, crisp, crispy, crocheted, crocodilian, crooked, crosshatched, crude, crumbly, crumpled, crushed, crusty, crystalline, cushioned, cushiony, cutting D and E damaged, delicate, dense, dented, depressed, diaphanous, dinted, distorted, doughy, downy, drooping, ductile, dull, edged, elastic, emblazoned, embossed, embroidered, enameled, encrusted, engraved, entwined, erupted, etched, even F feathery, felt, festered, fibrous, filamented, filigreed, filmy, fine, firm, fissured, flabby, flaccid, flaky, flat, flattened, flawed, flawless, fleecy, fleshy, flexible, flinty, flocculent, floppy, fluffy, fluted, foamy, folded, friable, frilled, frilly, frozen, furred, furrowed, furry, fuzzy G and H gathered, gauzy, gelatinous, gelled, glassy, glazed, glossy, glutinous, gnarled, gnarly, gooey, gouged, grainy, granular, granulated, grating, gravelly, greasy, gristly, gritty, grooved, gummy, hairless, hairy, hard, harsh, hatched, hempen, hirsute, holey, honeycombed, hooked, horned I ice-covered, impenetrable, imperfect, imprecise, imprinted, incised, incrusted, indented, inelastic, inflexible, inlaid, inscribed, inset, interlaced, interlocked, intertwined, interwoven, intricate, ironed, irregular, itchy J to L jacquard-woven, jagged, jellied, jumbled, keen, knitted, knobbly, knobby, knotted, knotty, laced, lacy, latticed, layered, leathery, level, limp, lined, linen, liquid, lizard-like, lumpy M to O malleable, marked, marred, matte, meshed, metallic, mirror-smooth, misshapen, molten, mosaic, mushy, mutilated, nappy, needlelike, neoprene-covered, nicked, nodular, notched, nubby, oily, ossified, overlaid P padded, papery, parchment-thin, patchy, patinated, patterned, paved, pebbled, pebbly, peeling, petrified, pillowy, pinked, pitted, plaited, plastered, plastic, pleated, pliable, pliant, plumose, plumy, pocked, pockmarked, pointed, polished, porous, potholed, powdery, pressed, prickly, printed, protuberant, puckered, puffy, pulpy Q and R quilled, quilted, ragged, rasped, razor-sharp, regular, reptilian, ribbed, rich, ridged, rigid, rocky, rough, rubbery, rucked, ruffled, rumpled, runneled, rusty, rutted Sa to Sl sandy, satiny, scalloped, scaly, scarred, scooped, scored, scraped, scratched, scratchy, scrunched, sculpted, sculptured, serpentine, serrated, set-in, shaggy, sharp, sharp edged, shaved, shingled, shirred, shorn, shredded, shriveled, silken, silky, sleek, slick, slimy, slippery, slit Sm to Sy smooth, snarled, soapy, soft, soggy, solid, spiked, spiny, splintered, split, spongy, springy, squashy, squidgy, squishy, stamped, steely, stiff, stitched, stony, straw-like, streaked, stretchy, stringy, stubbly, stuccoed, studded, stuffed, supple, suppurated, syrupy T to V tacky, tarnished, taut, tensile, terrycloth-draped, tessellated, thick, thin, thorny, threadlike, tickling, tickly, tinny, tooled, toothed, toothy, tough, tufted, tweedy, twilled, twisted, unblemished, undulating, uneven, uniform, unshaven, unshorn, unyielding, upholstered, varnished, veined, veinous, velvety, veneered, viscid, viscous W to Y wadded, waffled, warped, washboard, watery, wavy, waxen, waxy, weather beaten, webbed, well-defined, well-honed, whiskery, wilted, wiry, withered, wizened, wooden, woody, woolen, woolly, worsted, woven, wrinkled, yielding Discover more from KathySteinemann.com: Free Resources for Writers Subscribe to get the latest posts to your email. Type your email… Please don't be shy. Leave a reply. Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Notify me of new posts by email. 2 thoughts on “ 400+ Adjectives to Describe Texture: A Word List for Writers ” I saw this on Kboards. I’ve been bookmarking all your wonderful blog posts and just wanted to stop by and say thanks. Awesome list. Happy Holidays, Tess Thanks, Tess. Expanded versions of these blog posts will appear in a book sometime next year. I’m enjoying the challenge, although sometimes I realize I need to pay more attention to my own advice. 😉 Happy Holidays to you too! Features for Creative Writers Features for Work Features for Higher Education Features for Teachers Features for Non-Native Speakers Learn Blog Grammar Guide Community Events FAQ Grammar Guide List of 260 Positive Adjectives to Use in Your Descriptions Helly Douglas Table of Contents What are adjectives and how do we use them, what are positive adjectives, how can prowritingaid help you find the best adjectives, which positive adjectives best describe a place, how to use positive adjectives in your writing. Adjectives are powerful. Used well, they bring settings and characters to life by adding descriptive details. They can also add flavor to non-fiction texts. This ultimate list of positive adjectives is perfect if you’re looking for a particular word to describe something optimistically, or simply want to expand your vocabulary. They’re sorted into words that could describe people, and those that best describe places, all helpfully arranged in alphabetical order with a simple explanation of their meaning. Adjectives are often called "describing words." They modify the noun in a sentence. You can either use them directly before the noun to create a noun phrase or separate them from the noun they’re describing. Noun phrase: The ambitious employee. Separated from the noun: The employee was ambitious . You can use more than one adjective in a sentence separated by a comma. However, try not to overuse adjectives, as this makes your writing harder to read. Highlight how great a person or place is by using positive adjectives. They are often used to describe personalities, particularly heroes. These adjectives give more detail about how a character behaves, their emotions, and their personality. When you’re writing, you might find that you rely on the same familiar adjectives. Or perhaps you’ve noticed that you tend to overuse certain words? ProWritingAid has a range of reports that will help you spot overused words and helpfully suggest alternatives: All Repeats : Identify adjectives you over-rely on. Overused Words : Find and eliminate generic words. Word Explorer : Find a huge range of alternative adjective choices. Which Positive Adjectives Could Describe a Person ? If you’re trying to describe a character in a positive way, this wide selection of adjectives is sure to help. Positive Adjectives A–C Accomplished: Proficient at something Adaptable: Able to change quickly Adept: Good at something Adventurous: Enjoys taking risks/trying new things Affable: Friendly Affectionate: Shows fondness Agreeable: Willing to do things Alluring: Sexually appealing Amazing: Wonderful Ambitious: Determined to succeed Amiable: Friendly, pleasant Amicable: Friendliness Ample: Plenty of something Amusing: Makes people laugh Approachable: Easy to talk to Articulate: Speaks well in an educated manner Awesome: Inspiring awe, amazement Blithesome: Cheerful Brave: Not scared Bright: Clever Brilliant: Clever, inspirational Broad-minded: Open-minded Calm: Even-tempered Capable: Able to do something Captivating: Keeps attention Careful: Uses caution Charismatic: Compels others to agree Charming: Has charm Chatty: Talkative Cheerful: Happy Communicative: Clear communication with others Compassionate: Caring Competitive: Driven to win Confident: Self-certainty Conscientious: Does their duty Considerate: Thinks of others Convivial: Cheerful, friendly Courageous: Brave Courteous: Good manners Creative: Artistic Positive Adjectives D–F Dazzling: Bright Decisive: Makes decisions quickly Dependable: Can rely on Determined: Focused on success Devoted: Cares deeply for a person or ideal Diligent: Works hard Diplomatic: Tactful Discreet: Keeps secrets Dynamic: Full of ideas Easy-going: Relaxed temperament Educated: Well-studied Efficient: Completes tasks easily Elegant: Graceful, stylish Emotional: Full of emotion Enchanting: Delights Energetic: Full of energy Enlightened: Spiritually aware, rational, well-informed Engaging: Interesting Enthusiastic: Keen Excellent: Very good Expert: An authority on a subject Exuberant: Full of energy Fabulous: Wonderful Fair-minded: Impartial, just Faithful: True to something Fantastic: Wonderful, amazing at something Fearless: Without fear Flexible: Able to change easily Focused: Goal orientated Forceful: Makes change happen, determined Frank: Speaks honestly and openly Friendly: Pleasant to others Funny: Amusing Positive Adjectives G–I Generous: Gives to others Gentle: Uses a light touch Giving: Gives to others Gleaming: Shining, very clean Glimmering: shining with a wavering light Glistening: Shining with a sparkling light Glittering: Shining with a shimmering light Glowing: Lit up from within Good: Honest Gorgeous: Beautiful Gregarious: Sociable, likes company Hard-working: Puts in full effort Helpful: Looks after others Hilarious: Extremely funny Honest: Tells the truth Humorous: Amusing Imaginative: Has a vivid imagination Impartial: Not biased Incredible: Extremely proficient at something Independent: Able to support themselves Inquisitive: Interested, curious Insightful: Has deep understanding Intellectual: Intelligent, educated Intelligent: Clever Intuitive: Instinctive understanding Inventive: Creative, comes up with new ideas Positive Adjectives K–M Kind: Looks after others Knowledgeable: Intelligent, studied Kooky: Unusual Laid-back: Relaxed Likable: Easily liked by others Lovely: Good, kind Loving: Shows affection Loyal: Consistently supportive Lustrous: Shining (often to describe hair) Magnificent: Wonderful Marvelous: Amazing, stunning Mirthful: Full of humor, amused Modest: Doesn’t seek credit or well-covered in clothing Positive Adjectives N–P Nice: Pleasant Observant: Sharp-eyed Open-minded: Willing to listen to alternative ideas Optimistic: Positive Organized: Works efficiently and systematically Outstanding: Beyond normal, very good Passionate: Feeling strongly, ardent Patient: Happy to wait Perfect: No flaws Persistent: Does not give up Personable: Pleasant appearance Philosophical: Calm reaction to difficulties Pioneering: Trendsetter, first to do something Placid: Calm, easy-going Plucky: Courageous Polite: Well-mannered Powerful: Strong, has power Practical: Skilled at manual tasks Pro-active: Takes action before it becomes necessary Productive: Gets lots done Proficient: Skilled at something Propitious: Favorable Positive Adjectives Q–S Qualified: Certified as able to do something Quick-witted: Intelligent, quick-thinking Quiet: Not loud Rational: Thinks without emotion Ravishing: Delightful, entrancing Relaxed: Free from tension Reliable: Consistent, can be relied upon Remarkable: Unusually skilled or talented Reserved: Slow to reveal emotions or opinions Resourceful: Able to find solutions Responsible: Takes charge, reliable Romantic: Demonstrates their love Rousing: Stirs emotions in others Self-confident: Belief in own abilities Self-disciplined: controlled Sensible: Does not make rash decisions Sensitive: Aware of others Sincere: Honest and genuine Sleek: smooth Sociable: Enjoys company Spectacular: Wonderful, makes a spectacle Splendid: Extremely good Stellar: Exceptionally good Straightforward: To the point Stunning: Very beautiful Stupendous: Extremely impressive Super: Good Sympathetic: Cares about others, shows sympathy Positive Adjectives T–Z Technological: Understands technology Thoughtful: Thinks of others Tough: Can withstand hardships Trustworthy: To be trusted Twinkling: Shining Unassuming: Modest Understanding: Sympathetic to opinions of others Unique: one-of-a-kind Upbeat: positive Versatile: Skilled at different things Vibrant: Bright, colorful Vivacious: Full of life Vivid: Very bright, strong color Warm-hearted: Kind to others Willing: Happy to do something Witty: Verbally clever, amusing Wondrous: Wonderful If you want a vivid description, this list of positive adjectives will help you find the perfect word to describe a setting. Positive Place Adjectives A–C Abundant: Full of something Agricultural: Farmland Alive: Full of life Astronomical: Extremely large Attractive: Appealing, beautiful Beautiful: Very pretty Blazing: Full of light or fire Boundless: Endless, very large Bountiful: Fertile, lots of something Breath-taking: Visually beautiful Bright: Very light Bustling: Full of people Calm: Quiet and relaxed Charming: Quaint, lovely Colossal: Extremely large Colorful: Full of color Cosmopolitan: Includes people from disparate countries Positive Place Adjectives D–F Dramatic: Drama Dusky: Darkish, dim Enchanted: Magical Enchanting: Creates a feeling of magic Extensive: Very large Fairy-tale-like: Magical Far-flung: distant Fascinating: Very interesting Favorable: Promising, good Fertile: Full of life, easy to grow Fresh: New, newly grown Positive Place Adjectives G–K Harmonious: Living in harmony, without dispute Historic: From the past Homey: Warm, inviting, small Immaculate: Perfectly clean Immeasurable: Impossible to measure Immense: Enormous Imposing: Large, overwhelming Impressive: Admirable Incredible: Beyond belief Indescribable: Unable to describe using words Inspiring: Inspires someone Positive Place Adjectives L–M Lively: Full of life, energetic Lush: Especially of vegetation, rich Luxurious: Luxury Magical: Magic, wonderful Magnificent: Extremely beautiful or impressive Majestic: A sense of majesty Marvelous: Wonderful Massive: Very large Meandering: Not in a straight line Monumental: Extremely large Mountainous: Like a mountain Mysterious: Strange, unknown Mystical: Magical Positive Place Adjectives N–P Nostalgic: Warm feeling of the past Palatial: Like a palace Pastoral: Arable farmland Peaceful: Quiet, undisturbed Picturesque: Visually attractive Pleasant: Nice, enjoyable Prosperous: Rich Positive Place Adjectives R–Z Remarkable: Unusual Rural: Remote, farmland Sandy: Made of sand Sensational: Creating a sensation, wonderful Serene: Calm and tranquil Shiny: Reflects light Spacious: Ample space Stunning: Extremely impressive, attractive Sun-drenched: Extremely sunny Superb: Wonderful, best quality Terrific: Wonderful, great Towering: Very tall Tranquil: Quiet and calm Unspoiled/Unspoilt: Unaffected, undamaged Vast: Extremely large Vibrant: Bright, full of life Adjectives should be used sparingly to have the greatest impact. Overusing adjectives, particularly if they have very similar meanings, weakens your writing, and makes it harder to read. Carefully choosing the most effective ones creates a vivid picture for your reader without over-explaining every detail. ProWritingAid’s readability suggestions will show you stronger alternatives for weak adjectives. If you write that something is "really good," you’ll see the alternatives below: If none of those quite fit your meaning, come back to this list to find an adjective that is specific and strong to engage your reader. Be confident about grammar Check every email, essay, or story for grammar mistakes. Fix them before you press send. Helly Douglas is a UK writer and teacher, specialising in education, children, and parenting. She loves making the complex seem simple through blogs, articles, and curriculum content. You can check out her work at hellydouglas.com or connect on Twitter @hellydouglas. When she’s not writing, you will find her in a classroom, being a mum or battling against the wilderness of her garden—the garden is winning! Get started with ProWritingAid Drop us a line or let's stay in touch via : Awesome Adjectives List Adjectives are words that describe nouns. When you write with interesting adjectives, you help your reader know more about how your characters and your setting look, feel, smell, taste, and sound. Better adjectives create a story with more vivid and precise detail. For example, your character could have blue eyes. Or, your character could have narrowed, ice-blue eyes that glint like sharpened diamonds. Your character just got a lot more interesting with some stronger adjectives. Explore the lists of awesome adjectives for kids that will help you bring your story to life. See our story samples for more awesome adjectives in action. Choose an Awesome Adjectives List: Easy Adjectives List - 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade adjectives Advanced Adjectives List - 5th grade, 6th grade, middle school adjectives Activities: Also try our adjective-based activities. Awesome Adjectives List- For Kids Grades 2, 3, 4 Download the adjectives list for kids in 2nd, 3rd, 4th grade: PDF Download-- Awesome Adjectives List (2nd, 3rd, 4th grade) Busy Lazy Careless Clumsy Nimble Brave Mighty Meek Clever Dull Afraid Scared Cowardly Bashful Proud Fair Greedy Wise Foolish Tricky Truthful Loyal Happy Cheerful Joyful Carefree Friendly Moody Crabby Cranky Awful Gloomy Angry Worried Excited Calm Bored Hardworking Silly Wild Crazy Fussy Still Odd Starving Stuffed Alert Sleepy Surprised Tense Rude Selfish Strict Tough Polite Amusing Kind Gentle Quiet Caring Hopeful Rich Thrifty Stingy Spoiled Generous Quick Speedy Swift Hasty Rapid Good Fantastic Splendid Wonderful Hard Difficult Challenging Easy Simple Chilly Freezing Icy Steaming Sizzling Muggy Cozy Huge Great Vast Sturdy Grand Heavy Plump Deep Puny Small Tiny Petite Long Endless Beautiful Adorable Shining Sparkling Glowing Fluttering Soaring Crawling Creeping Sloppy Messy Slimy Grimy Crispy Spiky Rusty Smelly Foul Stinky Curly Fuzzy Plush Lumpy Wrinkly Smooth Glassy Snug Stiff Ugly Hideous Horrid Dreadful Nasty Cruel Creepy Loud Shrill Muffled Creaky Awesome Adjectives List- Grades 5, 6, Middle School Download the list for kids in 5th grade, 6th grade and middle school: PDF Download-- Awesome Adjectives List (5th, 6th, Middle School) Graceful Clumsy Awkward Nimble Clever Dull Obtuse Meek Anemic Frightened Timid Vigilant Cautious Capable Adequate Absent-minded Adventurous Daring Indifferent Apologetic Hideous Horrid Dreadful Ghastly Revolting Nasty Cruel Cheeky Obnoxious Disrespectful Contrary Ornery Subtle Optimistic Courageous Cowardly Gullible Arrogant Haughty Naïve Curious Stubborn Brazen Modest Humble Proud Dishonest Righteous Greedy Wise Tricky Loyal Relaxed Tranquil Lazy Rambunctious Erratic Fidgety Lively Still Famished Surprised Startled Sullen Terrified Furious Annoyed Sullen Groggy Alert Tense Cranky Gloomy Irritable Lonely Exhausted Ecstatic Cheerful Delighted Blithe Content Carefree Demanding Challenging Effortless Simple Fantastic Marvelous Splendid Brilliant Superb Striking Stunning Gorgeous Picturesque Lovely Charming Enchanting Delicate Pleasant Monstrous Immense Enormous Massive Brawny Bulky Towering Rotund Cavernous Puny Minute Diminutive Microscopic Petite Slight Bitter Frosty Sweltering Scorching Blistering Muggy Stifling Oppressive Cozy Eternal Ceaseless Perpetual Endless Temporary Intimidating Menacing Miserable Dangerous Delinquent Vile Quarrelsome Hostile Malicious Savage Stern Somber Mysterious Shocking Infamous Ingenious Thrifty Generous Prudent Stingy Spoiled Anxious Nervous Impatient Worried Excited Courteous Compassionate Benevolent Polite Amusing Entertaining Creative Precise Eccentric Decrepit Ancient Rotten Whimsical Dense Desolate Disgusting Dismal Opulent Idyllic Lavish Edgy Trendy Peculiar Rancid Fetid Foul Filthy Repulsive Lousy Fluttering Soaring Sparkling Gilded Verdant Glowing Askew Dowdy Gaunt Sloppy Serious Grave Intense Severe Heavy Solemn Absurd Ridiculous Sluggish Dawdling Meandering Scarce Copious Muffled Lulling Creaky Shrill Piercing Slimy Grimy Gauzy Mangy Swollen Parched Crispy Spiky Slick Fuzzy Lumpy Plush Wrinkly Slick Glassy Snug Stiff Writing Resources Story Prompts for Kids Vibrant Verbs List Adverbs List Adjective Activities Find and fix writing mistakes instantly Check for unintentional plagiarism Get instant grammar and style suggestions List of Adjectives : Types and How They Are Used Are you looking for the perfect word to describe someone, somewhere, or something? If so, there are many great words to choose from in the English language. Yet, without a list of adjectives on hand, it’s hard to remember every single word you know.  Luckily, you have access to this helpful adjectives list ! Use it whenever you want a fresh and exciting way to talk about a noun or pronoun. Plus, if you study new words on this adjective list, you’ll expand your vocabulary. For a printable PDF to keep on your desk, visit this informative site. There are many different words on a list of adjectives . Some are similar in nature or have identical meanings , while others are very different from one another. Because there are so many adjectives , it’s better to learn them all in their individual groups. There are two main categories of words you’ll find on a list of adjectives : Descriptive words and limiting words . Each has its own adjective list subcategories. Here’s an overview of what is covered in this guide: Attributive and Predicate Words Cardinal adjective list, definite and indefinite articles, demonstrative adjective list, interrogative adjective list, nouns that function as limiting words, ordinal words, possessive words, proper words. Advanced Descriptive Adjectives List List of Adjectives for Kids Personality Adjectives List General List of Positive Adjectives A list of adjectives of sensory words. Let’s begin with a descriptive adjectives list and the subcategories of descriptive words. A Descriptive Adjectives List In short, descriptive words describe things. Here are some common examples below. This could also be a list of adjectives for kids : List of positive adjectives : List of negative adjectives: List of general adjectives (positive or negative depending on context): You’ve probably heard all of the words on this descriptive adjectives list before. To learn a few more advanced descriptive words, go to the section “ A List Adjectives for…” Many descriptive adjectives can also be paired as opposites of each other. Below is a descriptive adjectives list with pairs of opposite words. You’ll recognize a few words from the list of positive adjectives, list of negative adjectives, and list of general adjectives. Happy  Sad Good Bad Dry Wet High Low Thin Fat Wide Narrow Internal External Within descriptive words, there are two subcategories: attributive and predicate words. Both subcategories are similar in that they both modify a noun. However, both do things a bit differently and have slightly different use s.  Attributive and predicate words are like two sides of the same coin. You can find attributive words in a sentence directly beside a noun. Most of the time, it comes before the noun or pronoun.  The leaping lizard. An argumentative anteater. The humongous hippo. Predicative words on the other hand come after a noun, following a verb. A predicate gets its name from being within the predicate of the sentence. She has wavy hair. Jeffrey is jovial . Is your crossword puzzle fun ? Our flight was exhausting . Below is a good-sized adjectives list . Depending on the sentence, some of these words could function as either an attributive or predicative word. However, some can only function as one or the other.  Can you figure out which words only fit as an attributive (before a noun) or predicative (after a noun and verb) word? Finding this all a little challenging? Skip to the “A List of Adjectives for…” section. There is a general list of positive adjectives , a personality adjectives list , a li st of adjectives for kids , and more! A Limiting Adjectives List The second category of adjectives contains limiting words. Whereas some words describe nouns, many do not. These words instead restrict nouns and pronouns . Limiting words let a reader or listener know the exact thing you’re talking about, by defining it.  There are many subcategories of limiting adjectives/words . But don’t worry, there’s a description of each type below, and there’s an adjectives list for each subcategory for you to review. Here’s a list of adjectives that features a few common limiting words: This list of adjectives has words that don’t seem very similar to each other. However, each fits into a different subcategory of limiting words that we will explore next. Cardinal words are easy to remember. Basically, they tell you the number of a noun. I have over fifty gel pens in my backpack. Is it possible for Tim to have three best friends? She’s seen this movie at least one hundred times already. Here’s a short cardinal adjectives list: Eighty-seven One million five hundred thirty-six thousand seven hundred and forty-two. That’s right! Any numbers you can think of can become cardinal words! Before you move on to the next type of limiting word, learn a thing or two about APA format . Then afterward, if you need help checking your writing, visit this helpful paper checker . The definite article defines a specific noun. An indefinite article points to a nonspecific noun. There’s one definite article, the , and two indefinite articles, a and an .+ The cat on top of my hat. Is there a cat on top of my hat? But mommy, I want a crocodile for Christmas! You may already know the demonstrative pronouns:   If you do, then you already know all the demonstrative words. Each one makes the demonstrative adjectives list because each one can modify a noun or noun phrase. This music is amazing. That book is a best-seller. Those boys are twins. Similarly, the interrogative list of adjectives contains the same words you find on an interrogative pronoun list. These words are what and which . Again, in this use, what and which modify a noun or noun phrase. Which glass is Frank’s? He’d like more water please. What movie would you like to watch? Peter Pan is a classic. One of the most interesting occurrences is when one part of speech imitates another. That’s exactly what happens when you have nouns that function as limiting words. A production factory. Steven’s a showboat actor. I’m going to the video game museum. An ordinal word tells you the order of a noun in a series. I enjoyed the first Karate Kid movie. I thought the second Back to the Future movie was best. An ordinal adjectives list contains words like forth, sixtieth, and even seven hundred and first. Possessive words explain who has ownership or possession of something. A short adjectives list showing possession includes: my, your, our, his, her, its , and their . Please return my pen. Your hat is over there. Their food is getting cold. You capitalize a proper word because it’s derived from a proper noun. I think I’ll try your American coffee blend. Can she try a slice of your homemade Russian honey cake? Would you like French fries with that? A List of Adjectives for … Now that you know the basics, further expand your adjective knowledge by checking out a few other lists below. We’ll cover more advanced descriptive adjectives, a list of adjectives for kids , a personality adjectives list , a list of positive adjectives , and finally a list of adjectives for sensory words. For another printable PDF, click to this site. An Additional Descriptive Adjectives List This list includes more advanced descriptive adjectives than listed previously. Comprehensive Efficacious Investigative Are there any words that you don’t know? DoOn’t fret! It only takes a minute to look them up in a dictionary. L ist of Adjectives for Kids Words that are great for children include: A Personality Adjectives List There are many words that describe personality. We’ve divided up this list into two sections: A positive personality adjectives list , and a negative personality adjectives list . Let’s start with a few positive ones. Positive Personality Adjectives List: Hardworking Understanding To complement the list of positive adjectives above, we’ve included a negative list of adjectives next. Negative Personality Adjectives List: Irresponsible The list of positive adjectives shares a few excellent describing words, including: This list of adjectives touches upon words that relate to our five senses: Touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight. Each type gives a few adjective examples. Touch List of Adjectives: Taste List of Adjectives: Smell List of Adjectives: Hearing List of Adjectives: High-pitched Sight List of Adjectives: Congratulations on learning so many adjectives! You’ve gone from learning what descriptive and limiting words are, to memorizing a personality adjectives list, to revising a list of adjectives for kids. Now that you’re done, take a few minutes to learn about MLA format and more styles of citation for your next English paper! Published March 9, 2019. Updated May 22, 2020. How useful was this post? Click on a star to rate it! We are sorry that this post was not useful for you! Let us improve this post! Tell us how we can improve this post? 170 Cool Adjectives That Will Add Color To Any Sentence Never underestimate the power of cool adjectives. These words will sprinkle color on the greyest sentence, so quit being craven and start reading through this lengthy list of super cool adjectives. 1. Aback: by surprise 2. Abaft: at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane 3. Abashed: feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious 4. Aberrant: markedly different from an accepted norm 5. Abhorrent: offensive to the mind 6. Abiding: unceasing 7. Abject: most unfortunate or miserable 8. Abortive: failing to accomplish an intended result 9. Abounding: existing in abundance 10. Abrasive: sharply disagreeable 11. Abstracted: taken out of or separated from 12. Acrid: harsh or corrosive in tone 13. Adamant: unyielding; a very hard substance 14. Adhoc: done for a specific purpose, without regard for larger or future issues 15. Adjoining: having a common boundary or edge 16. Adroit: clever, resourceful 17. Aloof: remote in manner 18. Amatory: sexual 20. Animistic: quality of recurrence or reversion to earlier form 21. Antic: clownish, frolicsome 22. Arcadian: serene 23. Auspicious: tending to favor or bring good luck 24. Axiomatic: evident without proof or argument 25. Baleful: deadly, foreboding 26. Barbarous: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering 28. Bellicose: quarrelsome (its synonym belligerent can also be a noun) 29. Bilious: unpleasant, peevish 30. Boorish: crude, insensitive 31. Brash: presumptuously daring 32. Cagey: characterized by great cautious and wariness 33. Calamitous: disastrous 34. Capricious: determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason 35. Caustic: corrosive, sarcastic; a corrosive substance 36. Cerulean: sky blue 37. Cloistered: providing privacy or seclusion 38. Comely: attractive 39. Concomitant: accompanying 40. Contumacious: rebellious 41. Corpulent: obese 42. Crapulous: immoderate in appetite 43. Craven: lacking even the rudiments of courage 44. Dapper: marked by smartness in dress and manners 45. Debonair: gentle, courteous 46. Decorous: characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct 47. Defamatory: maliciously misrepresenting 48. Didactic: conveying information or moral instruction 49. Dilatory: causing delay, tardy 50. Direful: causing fear or dread or terror 51. Divergent: diverging from another or from a standard 52. Dowdy: shabby, old-fashioned; an unkempt woman 53. Draconian: of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws 54. Efficacious: producing a desired effect 55. Effulgent: brilliantly radiant 56. Egregious: conspicuous, flagrant 57. Elated: exultantly proud and joyful 58. Endemic: prevalent, native, peculiar to an area 60. Erratic: liable to sudden unpredictable change 61. Ethereal: characterized by lightness and insubstantiality 62. Execrable: wretched, detestable 63. Exultant: joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success 64. Fallacious: containing or based on a fallacy 65. Fastidious: meticulous, overly delicate 66. Feckless: weak, irresponsible 67. Fecund: prolific, inventive 68. Friable: brittle 69. Fulsome: abundant, overdone, effusive 70. Furtive: marked by quiet and caution and secrecy 71. Garrulous: wordy, talkative 72. Guileless: naïve 73. Gustatory: having to do with taste or eating 74. Heady: extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic 75. Heuristic: learning through trial-and-error or problem solving 76. Histrionic: affected, theatrical 77. Hubristic: proud, excessively self-confident 78. Incandescent: emitting light as a result of being heated 79. Incendiary: inflammatory, spontaneously combustible, hot 80. Innate: not established by conditioning or learning 81. Insidious: subtle, seductive, treacherous 82. Insolent: impudent, contemptuous 83. Intransigent: uncompromising 84. Inveterate: habitual, persistent 85. Invidious: resentful, envious, obnoxious 86. Irate: angry; enraged 87. Irksome: annoying 88. Jejune: dull, puerile 89. Jocular: jesting, playful 90. Judicious: discreet 91. Lachrymose: tearful 92. Languid: lacking spirit or liveliness 93. Limpid: simple, transparent, serene 94. Loquacious: talkative 96. Luminous: clear, shining 97. Macabre: shockingly repellent 98. Mannered: artificial, stilted 99. Mendacious: deceptive 100. Meretricious: whorish, superficially appealing, pretentious 101. Minatory: menacing 102. Mordant: biting, incisive, pungent 103. Munificent: lavish, generous 104. Nebulous: lacking definition or definite content 105. Nefarious: wicked 106. Nondescript: lacking distinct or individual characteristics 107. Noxious: harmful, corrupting 108. Obsequious: attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner 109. Obtuse: blunt, stupid 110. Onerous: not easily borne 111. Ossified: set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs, changed into bone 112. Overwrought: deeply agitated especially from emotion 113. Parsimonious: excessively unwilling to spend 114. Pendulous: suspended, indecisive 115. Penitent: feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds 116. Pernicious: injurious, deadly 117. Pervasive: widespread 118. Petulant: rude, ill humored 119. Picayune: (informal terms) small and of little importance 120. Piquant: stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative 121. Placid: pleasantly calm or peaceful 122. Platitudinous: resembling or full of dull or banal comments 123. Plucky: showing courage in the face of danger 124. Precipitate: steep, speedy 125. Propitious: auspicious, advantageous, benevolent 126. Puckish: impish 127. Querulous: cranky, whining 128. Quiescent: inactive, untroublesome 130. Rebarbative: irritating, repellent 131. Recalcitrant: resistant, obstinate 132. Recondite: difficult to penetrate 133. Redolent: aromatic, evocative 134. Rhadamanthine: harshly strict 135. Risible: laughable 136. Ruminative: contemplative 137. Sagacious: wise, discerning 138. Salubrious: healthful 139. Sartorial: relating to attire, especially tailored fashions 140. Sclerotic: hardening 141. Serpentine: snake-like, winding, tempting or wily 142. Sordid: morally ignoble or base; vile 143. Spasmodic: having to do with or resembling a spasm, excitable, intermittent 144. Spurious: not genuine, authentic, or true 145. Squalid: morally degraded 146. Strident: harsh, discordant; obtrusively loud 147. Succinct: briefly giving the gist of something 148. Taciturn: closemouthed, reticent 149. Tawdry: cheap and shoddy 150. Tenacious: persistent, cohesive, 151. Tenuous: having little substance or significance 152. Torpid: slow and apathetic 153. Tremulous: nervous, trembling, timid, sensitive 154. Trenchant: sharp, penetrating, distinct 155. Truculent: defiantly aggressive 156. Turbulent: restless, tempestuous 157. Turgid: swollen, pompous 158. Ubiquitous: being present everywhere at once 159. Uxorious: inordinately affectionate or compliant with a wife 160. Vacuous: devoid of significance or point; complacently or inanely foolish 161. Verdant: green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass 162. Vivacious: vigorous and active 163. Voluble: glib, given to speaking 164. Voracious: excessively greedy and grasping 166. Waggish: witty or joking 167. Wheedling: flattering 168. Wistful: showing pensive sadness; full of longing or unfulfilled desire 169. Withering: devastating Read more Reference . About the author Jerome London More From Thought Catalog 100+ Cool Words To Add To Your Vocabulary 47 People In Long-Term Relationships Reveal The Secrets For Making It Work 5 Reasons Why Good Girls Find Bad Boys Irresistible 7 Things I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me When I First Started Trying To Impress Women How the surrealists used randomness as a catalyst for creative expression Professor of Social Welfare, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis Disclosure statement Mark Robert Rank does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. View all partners A century ago, French writer and poet André Breton penned his “ Manifesto of Surrealism ,” which launched an art movement known for creating bizarre hybrids of words and images. These juxtapositions, often generated through chance, were thought to stimulate the unconscious mind to cultivate new insights. Man Ray’s puzzling photographs of out-of-focus collages or Salvador Dalí’s jarring paintings of melting clocks and elongated elephants were typical of the form. As I detail in my book “ The Random Factor ,” much of life is influenced by randomness – from natural evolution to the selection of friends and spouses. The surrealists, too, made randomness a cornerstone of their artistic practice. Manifestations of the marvelous In 1928, the artist Otto Umbehr , known simply as Umbo, snapped a picture from his window that randomly captured the street scene below. The power of the image – “ Mystery of the Street ” – comes not from its content but from its orientation. When Umbo developed the photograph, he decided to invert it. The result is an ordinary image of people but with their elongated shadows taking on a startling life of their own. As contemporary photographer Sandrine Hermand-Grisel writes , “The surrealists question the documentary value of photography. They perceive its capacity to capture the manifestations of the marvelous that can happen at random.” Surrealist painter Max Ernst often employed the technique of “ decalcomania ,” which involved applying a layer of paint to a surface, such as glass, and then transferring the wet paint directly onto the canvas. Some of the paint would stick – some of it wouldn’t. No matter: Ernst would build off the random patterns and textures to create the painting. Out of many, one Another surrealist practice involving randomness came to be known as the “ exquisite corpse .” The earliest version of the collaborative exercise involved gathering a small group of friends and dividing a sentence into various parts of speech, such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and so on. Each part of the sentence would be assigned to one person. The first person would write down a word for their part of the sentence, fold the paper over and hand it to the next person. The second person would then select their word, not knowing what the first person had written down, and pass the developing sentence onto the next person. In this way, the sentence would be written as it traveled around the room without anyone knowing what the sentence looked like until it was completed and someone unfolded the paper. The process results in sentences that people wouldn’t concoct on their own. According to legend , the first sentence constructed by André Breton and his fellow surrealists read, “The exquisite corpse shall drink the new wine.” Random by design The principle of the exquisite corpse has been applied to other creative ventures. The Blackwing 602 , manufactured by the Eberhard Faber Pencil Company, is one of the most iconic pencils of the 20th century. Pitched with the tagline “Half the Pressure, Twice the Speed,” it became known for the quality of its graphite and its unique, rectangular eraser. The Blackwing was a favorite of many writers and artists, including John Steinbeck, Leonard Bernstein and animator Chuck Jones of “Looney Tunes” fame. But Eberhard discontinued the Blackwing pencil in the 1990s. Fast-forward to 2010. The California Cedar Products Company reintroduced the Blackwing 602. In March 2018, the company designed a limited edition Blackwing pencil to commemorate the surrealists by using the exercise of the exquisite corpse to fashion a new pencil . They divided the parts of the pencil into five sections: graphite, barrel, imprint, ferule and eraser. The first person of the design team selected the graphite. The second person, who was unaware of the first person’s choice, designed the barrel, and so on. The result was a stunning pencil – one of my favorites – that would have never existed were it not for a willingness to surrender to randomization. The pencil has a rose-colored barrel with teal imprint, a silver ferule, a blue eraser and extra-firm graphite. The company dubbed it the Blackwing Volume 54 in honor of 54 Rue du Chateau in Paris, the address for the house where that very first exquisite corpse exercise took place. A leap of faith Musicians, filmmakers and graphic designers also incorporate randomness into their work. The composer John Cage often used randomness and chance in his compositions. In one piece, a pianist sits silently for 4 minutes and 33 seconds , compelling the audience to experience the random coughs and rustling in the room. In his “ Imaginary Landscape ” series, random elements produced by electricity are part of the performance; for instance, during one performance, Cage placed 12 radios on the stage, each tuned to a different station, and played them simultaneously. In describing this process, Cage wrote , “Chance, to be precise, is a leap, provides a leap out of reach of one’s own grasp of oneself.” As museums around the world celebrate the centennial of the birth of surrealism, it’s important to recognize that embracing randomness allowed these artists to think outside the box. The use of chance as a tool of creativity continues to this day, providing a helping – and surprising – hand, taking artist and audience to places heretofore unknown. Photography Andre Breton Lecturer in Indigenous Health (Identified) Lecturer/ Associate Lecturer (Education Specialist) PhD Scholarship Senior Lecturer, HRM or People Analytics Centre Director, Transformative Media Technologies An Antidote to the Cult of Self-Discipline A new novel sees procrastination as one of the last bastions of the creative mind. Procrastination, or the art of doing the wrong things at one specifically wrong time, has become a bugbear of our productivity-obsessed era. Wasting resources? Everybody’s doing it! But wasting time? God forbid. Schemes to keep ourselves in efficiency mode—the rebranding of rest into self-care, and of hobbies into side hustles—have made procrastinating a tic that people are desperate to dispel; “life hacks” now govern life. As the anti-productivity champion Oliver Burkeman once put it , “Today’s cacophony of anti-procrastination advice seems rather sinister: a subtle way of inducing conformity, to get you to do what you ‘should’ be doing.” By that measure, the procrastinator is doing something revolutionary: using their time without aim. Take to the barricades, soldiers, and when you get there, do absolutely nothing! The novel has been sniffily maligned throughout its history as a particularly potent vehicle for wasting time—unless, of course, it improves the reader in some way. (See: the 19th-century trend of silly female characters contracting brain rot from reading, which Jane Austen hilariously skewered with Northanger Abbey ’s Catherine Morland.) Which makes Rosalind Brown’s tight, sly debut, Practice , a welcome gift for those who dither about their dithering. It presents procrastination as a vital, life-affirming antidote to the cult of self-discipline, while also giving the reader a delicious text with which to while away her leisure time. In Practice , Annabel, a second-year Oxford student, wakes long before sunrise on a misty Sunday morning “at the worn-out end of January.” The day holds only one task—to write a paper on Shakespeare’s sonnets—but Annabel is a routinized being and must act accordingly: “The things she does, she does properly.” So first she makes herself tea (coffee will rattle her stomach) and leaves the radiator turned off to keep the room “cold and dim and full of quiet.” She settles in with a plan: a morning spent reading and note-taking, a lunch of raw veggies, a solo yoga session in the afternoon, writing, a perfectly timed post-dinner bowel movement. A day, in short, that is brimming with possibilities for producing an optimized self. Except that self keeps getting in its own way: Her mind and body, those dueling forces that alternately grab at our attention, repeatedly turn her away from Shakespeare. Very little writing actually takes place in Practice ; Annabel’s vaunted self-discipline encounters barrier after barrier. She wants to “thicken her own concentration,” but instead she takes walks, pees, fidgets, ambles down the unkept byways of her mind. She procrastinates like a champ. Read: How to spend your time ‘poorly’ Brown’s novel elevates procrastination into an essential act, arguing that those pockets of time between stretches of productivity are where living and creating actually happen. Which makes procrastination one of the last bastions of the creative mind, a way to silently fight a hundred tiny rebellions a day. Screwing around, on the job and otherwise, isn’t just revenge against capitalism; it’s part of the work of living. And what better format for examining this anarchy than the novel, a form that is created by underpaid wandering minds? Practice is technically a campus novel, but it makes far more sense as a complement to the recent spate of workplace fiction that wonders what exactly we’re all doing with our precious waking weekly hours. Some Millennial novelists, born in an era of prosperity and then launched into adulthood just as the usual signposts of success slid out of reach, have fixated on the workplace as a source of our discontent. Many of us were told in childhood that we can do anything we want, that “if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.” Work was supposed to be a promised land of fulfillment, a place where your aptitudes would flourish and— bonus —you’d get paid. But no job could live up to such a high standard. It doesn’t help that a torrent of systemic issues—inadequate health care, drastic rent hikes, underfunding of the arts—have left members of this generation feeling like they’re dedicating 40-plus hours a week to treading water. Recent literature has been flush with examples. In Helen Phillips’s The Beautiful Bureaucrat , a 20-something spends her workdays entering inexplicable series of numbers into “The Database” at a labyrinthine office. The job itself turns out to be vital to humanity, but compensation, explication, and basic human dignity aren’t on offer. Halle Butler’s The New Me features a 30-year-old working as a temp at a design firm, the kind of place populated by ash-blondes in “incomprehensible furry vests.” Her try-hard personality keeps her from climbing the office social ladder, which in turn leaves her pathetically shuffling papers and slipping further into loneliness, both at work and in her personal life. The young narrator of Hilary Leichter’s barely surreal Temporary takes gigs as a mannequin, a human barnacle, a ghost, and a murderer—but all she really wants is what she and the other temps call “the steadiness,” an existence in which work and life feel benignly predictable. According to these novels, the contemporary workplace turns us into machines, chops our intellect into disparate bits, and hands our precious attention over to the C-suite. What’s missing in each of these characters’ lives is the space for rumination, the necessary lapses our brains need to live creatively, no matter our careers. Brown exquisitely spells out how procrastination is intrinsic to the imaginative process. Despite her professed allegiance to a schedule, Annabel interrupts her own routine early and often. Just after waking, she opens a window and then immediately wishes she could experience the feeling of opening it again: “She wants to know exactly how the cold blue light feels when it begins to appear, she doesn’t want to miss a single detail of the slow dawn , the reluctant winter morning .” While settled at her desk under a cape-like blue blanket, she spends as much time considering how to spend her time as she does actually spending it. She imagines her old tutor advising her to “look away from the text and out the window if you have to, try and pause your mind on the one thing.” Sure, she jots down occasional adjectives to describe Shakespeare and the mystery lover he courts in the sonnets, but most of Annabel’s focus is in the moment, in the rabbit hole of lightly connected memories and notions her brain accesses when it’s drifting off piste. Rather than turn her ideas into a work product, she listens to a robin sing, thinks through an unconsummated relationship from the past year, and fondly recollects her time studying Virginia Woolf—a writer who herself dwelled in the interstices of passing time. Read: Procrastinating ourselves to death Like Woolf, Brown understands that life is lived in the in-between moments, and that buckling down to produce a piece of art does not necessarily have the intended effect. (Anyone who has sat at a desk, desperate for the words to come, can affirm.) It’s no surprise, then, that Annabel admires Woolf, whose churning novels of the mind revolve around ordinary activities that are often waylaid by characters’ fancies and distractions. Mrs. Dalloway’s party planning ends up on the back burner as she considers alternate versions of her life; the Ramsay family fails to reach the tower at Godrevy in To the Lighthouse because their musings intervene; the children of The Waves spend as much time dallying as they do putting on their play. Similarly, Practice places Annabel’s decision making—what to write about the sonnets, whether her much-older boyfriend should visit her at college—on the same footing as her daydreams. What Annabel senses, and Brown beautifully drives home, is that it’s the strange mental collisions between the thinking mind and the wandering mind that yield the most interesting results. These are the moments when artistry sneaks in unbidden; Annabel understands that if art is created out of life, the latter has to have space to happen. She copies out a line from the poetry critic Helen Vendler: “A critical ‘reading’ is the end product of an internalisation so complete that the word reading is not the right word for what happens when a text is on your mind. The text is part of what has made you who you are.” The creative life isn’t about doling a self out into different portions—it’s about sitting in the stew that a whole life makes and offering your perspective on it. Annabel’s day turns extraordinary, albeit in small ways. She breaks a treasured brown mug, the one thing she’d rescue in a fire; this slash through her routine almost makes her cry. She finally decides whether to invite her boyfriend for a weekend, and maybe invite him deeper into her life. A tragedy in the bedroom next door jerks her toward the understanding that all lives are as complicated as her own. She also ends the day with no more than some notes and a few words on Shakespeare’s poems: “slick — bitter — nimble.” Who is to say if she’s been productive or not? The art of procrastination requires confrontation—with our inefficiencies, with the allure of easy pleasure, with the fact that time will someday end for us. But we can melt into it. We can let ourselves float in the in-between. Perhaps with a meaningful, self-aware novel. ​When you buy a book using a link on this page, we receive a commission. Thank you for supporting The Atlantic. The Creative Writing Breakfast Club Sunday 7th July 2024 Join writer Laurie Bolger for Creative Writing Breakfast Club, a chance to get scribbling from the comfort of your own space via Zoom. Date and time Refund policy, about this event. Event lasts 1 hour The Creative Writing Breakfast Club as featured in Time Out is a Free Flow Creative Writing hour with writer Laurie Bolger. This session is about letting your creativity lead the way, generating new and exciting writing in your own unique style. During this 60 minute workshop Laurie will take you through fast paced writing exercises to boost mindfulness. All you need is a pen and paper and somewhere chilled to sit and let your imagination do it’s thing. Laurie Bolger is a London based writer & the founder of The Creative Writing Breakfast Club. Laurie’s work has been widely anthologised & has featured at Glastonbury, TATE & Sky Arts. Laurie’s first publication Box Rooms celebrated community & her W10 roots. Laurie was the winner of The Moth Poetry Prize & was shortlisted for The Sylvia Plath, Bridport & Forward Poetry Prize. Her latest books include Makeover & Spin celebrating the resilience of working class women, autonomy & love. Laurie has collaborated with global brands, charities & organisations such as Google, Small Luxury Hotels of the World, Liberty, Penhaligons, Nationwide, Glastonbury, Choose Love, Mind UK, TATE & Sky Arts. Laurie has been teaching creative workshops for over a decade bringing people together to celebrate their own unique voices & scribbles. “ If you ever want a cosy, creative, calming place to explore writing, Laurie's workshops are perfection…My heart is so full (I know what that means now)” Breakfast Clubber 2024 "My first workshop of Laurie's & definitely won’t be my last… ideas exploding all over the shop - thank you, loved it" Writing: Water Participant 2023 “Laurie’s workshops are a safe & at the same time dangerous place for writing..." Writing The Seven Deadly Sins Workshop Participant 2022 "Probably the best, most productive w/s I've ever attended. Fantastic. Thank you!" Writing The Body Participant 2023 “If I could jump inside her poems I would…I imagine it’d be lovely & warm in there” Hollie McNish Instagram @lauriebolger_ | Twitter @lauriebolger www.lauriebolger.com Online Events Things To Do Online Online Classes Online Arts Classes #creativeworkshop #creativewriting #creativewritingbeginners #creative_class #creative_workshop #creative_writing_workshop #creativewritingworkshop Organised by More From Forbes A writing room: the new marketplace of writer classes, retreats, and collectives. Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin A Writing Room is one of the fast-growing writer collectives. The four co-founders (left to right): ... [+] Reese Zecchin, Director of Production; Jacob Nordby, Director of Writer Development; A. Ashe, Creative Director; Claire Giovino, Community Director. The past decade has brought an explosion in the number of books published each year in the United States (an estimated three to four million annually). In turn, this explosion is bringing a growing and evolving marketplace of writer classes, retreats and collectives. It is a marketplace creating new jobs and entrepreneurship opportunities—both for mainstream tech, marketing and managerial workers, as well as for writer/artist denizens of America’s bohemia. The Drivers of Growth in Book Publishing The number of book sales in the United States remains healthy, though it has leveled off in the past four years. In 2020, 756.82 million book unit sales were made in the US alone. This number climbed to 837.66 million in 2021, before falling slightly to 787.65 million units in 2022 and 767.36 million units in 2023. What has changed dramatically has been the number of books published. Steve Piersanti of Berrett-Koehler Publishers estimates that three million books were published in the US, up 10 times from the number only 16 years ago . Other estimates put the number of published books annually at closer to four million . The main driver of this growth in books published has been self-publishing. According to Bowker , which provides tools for self-publishing, an estimated 2.3 million books were self-published in 2021. Up through the 1990s (now the distant past in publishing), writers of all types of books, fiction and nonfiction, were dependent on convincing publishing houses to publish their work. As the technology for self-publishing and print on demand grew in the early 2000s, writers could publish on their own, and a very large number of Americans began to do so. Fueling growth also is the level of affluence and discretionary income that an increasing segment of American society is reaching. For centuries, theorists across the political spectrum have envisioned a society, freed from basic economic needs, pursuing creative activities, with writing as a primary activity. In The German Ideology , Karl Marx could write about the economy of abundance in which individuals pursue writing as one of a series of daily activities—hunt in the morning, fish in the afternoon, write criticism in the evening. John Maynard Keynes in a 1930 essay, “ Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren” , envisions a time a hundred years forward (2030) in which writing is no longer the province of the upper classes. Contemporary theorists on the future of work, such as John Tamny, similarly see a blooming of creative and artistic activities by the average citizen. Best High-Yield Savings Accounts Of 2024 Best 5% interest savings accounts of 2024, a writing room, and the emerging marketplace of writer training. A marketplace of writing coaches, classes and retreats expanded throughout the late twentieth century and first years of the twentieth century. Published authors and even recently-minted graduates of MFA programs hung out shingles for individual coaching and small classes. Colleges expanded their writing programs and certifications, and writer retreats multiplied. Co-working and literary event spaces were established in major cities ( The Writers Room in New York, The Writers Grotto in San Francisco). But the marketplace continued to bump up against geographic and logistical limitations. Then, along the came the internet, and its evolution. Today, hundreds of businesses throughout the country offer assistance to aspiring writers. Many continue to offer some in-person assistance through coaching, classes or retreats. But as in other fields, the internet has allowed for a nationwide (worldwide) reach that these businesses are taking advantage of to scale. The major pre-internet writer assistance companies, such as The Writers Studio , added online courses and instruction, and the early internet-based companies from the 1990s, such as Writers.com (a pioneer in the internet field), steadily expanded their offerings. New enterprises are springing up on a regular basis, including the writer collectives. A Writing Room is one of the fastest growing of the writer collectives, and its suite of services illustrate the how the field is evolving. A Writing Room has its roots in the writing classes that novelist Anne Lamott had been teaching for some years, and her interest by the early 2020s in creating a larger on-going community of writers. Lamott connected with a team of four entrepreneurs who had experience with previous start-ups and expertise in online tools. In early 2023 they set out to develop A Writing Room. Novelist Anne Lamott, one of the partners in A Writing Room. A Writing Room launched in June 2023, and followed a few months later with an inaugural writers retreat in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Though hastily arranged, the retreat attracted more than 400 in person attendees and over 1600 attendees online. In the first half of 2024, the company set up a membership structure of monthly and annual memberships. Within months, over 550 writers had joined. The products that members can access are aimed in part at teaching the craft of writing. In a recent author discussion (with close to 400 participants joining online) Lamott discussed the craft of writing with novelist Donna Levin . Both started publishing in the 1980s. They noted how much publishing and the role of the writer have changed, but emphasized the fundamentals that have remained over their forty years, related to craft and the responsibility of the writer: the daily commitment, the careful development of plot and characters, the numerous rewrites (as many as you think you need, and one more). A Writing Room offers a series of on-demand courses, online discussions with authors and publishing professionals, and daily writing prompts, built around writing as craft. It further offers instruction on the paths to and options for publication, building a following of readers. At its center, A Writing Room is about being part of a community of writers, giving and receiving regular feedback from other members, as well as feedback from writing mentors and coaches. In an interview earlier this year, Lamott explained: The great myth about writing is that it's an entirely solitary activity. This really isn't true. Every book I've ever written has been with a lot of help from my community. I wouldn't be the writer I am today — and wouldn't even want to write — without people to share the process and finished work. Writing is a process, but it doesn't have to (and really shouldn't be) done in total isolation. The writing process can feel overwhelming. It often does for me. Believe me, a trusted writing friend is a secret to life. Other emerging writing collectives also emphasize community and cooperation. Levin underscored this point in the recent online discussion: “Writing can be such an isolated activity, and to some extent needs to be. You want to seek out a community that can give you the support you need and also the honest feedback.” How the New Marketplace Is Evolving And Jobs Created The founders of A Writing Room know that the marketplace for writer assistance is fast changing, and they need to be quick to adapt to increased competition. Already, several developments are driving change in the field: · The entrance of major online education companies (i.e. Masters Class , Coursera, Udemy ). · Faculty recruitment of writers with built-in audiences of sizable twitter and other social media followings. · Partnerships with the major publishers and agencies, who hold out the promise of publication to participants of the classes, retreats and collectives. · Specializations by race and ethnicity, gender, geography and genre. · Market segmentation, and attention to higher income consumers. A number of these developments reflect the changes in the broader publishing world and are likely to continue. Overall, the marketplace itself will be expanding, as publishing technology advances, along with discretionary income. The jobs being generated by this new marketplace are a mix of tech, administrative, and writing coach positions. At A Writing Room, recent hires include a community liaison, video editor, customer support, and a “beta reader” providing feedback to writers on their drafts. The hiring process is sweeping up into jobs not only workers who have been in the regular economy, but also residents of America’s bohemia: writers and artists who previously were outside of (and often scornful of) the market system. What can be better than that. In his 2023 book, The Novel, Who Needs It , Joseph Epstein, former editor of American Scholar , offers a paean to fiction as above all other intellectual endeavors that seek to understand human behavior. But what he says of fiction is true of other writing (memoir, history, even forms of self-help) that arouses the mind. Yes, there are way too many books published each year, and yes only a very small percentage of writers will earn any significant income from their writing. But who knows what individual book will succeed commercially or critically, or add to our shared knowledge or wisdom. And really, why not encourage the craft of writing. How much does America benefit from most of the paper-pushing, meetings and e-mails that now pass for work in our economy of affluence. Editorial Standards Reprints & Permissions Join The Conversation One Community. Many Voices. Create a free account to share your thoughts.  Forbes Community Guidelines Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas and facts in a safe space. In order to do so, please follow the posting rules in our site's  Terms of Service.   We've summarized some of those key rules below. Simply put, keep it civil. 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Please read the full list of posting rules found in our site's  Terms of Service. 182 IMAGES This is a perfect language arts packet for teaching your students about adjectives! Not only Adjectives: 5 Types of Adjectives with Definition & Useful Examples Writing Sentences with Proper Adjectives Worksheet-image Creative Writing Adjectives adjectives Teaching Descriptive Writing in Spring: A Grade 3 Adjective Exercise VIDEO Using Adjectives to Create an Impactful Communication Do YOU speak BETTER than a NATIVE? Adjectives for teachers #english #englishvocabulary#education #short# Grammar Bites creative charts on adjectives and degree of comparison for grammar project Creative Meaning COMMENTS 100 Exquisite Adjectives You're book marked for some exciting adjectives in my writing. Thanks don. Martingerrard. December 15, 2015 at 4:15 pm . Superb stuff, absolutely top notch. Florida. December 25, 2015 at 6:29 pm . 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