In this lesson, you’re going to learn 59 positive personality adjectives in English. Check out 66 Negative Personality Adjectives here.
Let’s look at some positive words to describe people.
There are four main categories of positive personality adjectives. Let’s imagine each category as a different person. So letโs meet them:
Positive Personality Adjectives #1
Nik — the people person
Nik is the friend whoโs great with people. See how popular he is? People like Nik:
There are lots of reasons why people like Nik.
Reason why people like Nik #1
Nik is very easy to be with. You can talk to him easily, and heโs very friendly:
Affable — Heโs easy to talk to.
Agreeable — Heโs enjoyable to talk to.
Amiable — Heโs friendly and nice.
Charming — He has a โmagicโ effect that makes people like him.
Polite — He’s good at saying โplease,โ โthank you,โ etc.
Likeable — Heโs easy to like.
Gregarious — He likes being with other people.
Reason why people like Nik #2
He thinks about you and how you feel:
Considerate — He always thinks about other people when he does something or talks to someone.
Sympathetic* — He shows that he understands and cares about other peopleโs problems.
Understanding — The same as โsympatheticโ — he understands other peopleโs problems well.
*Sympathetic is a false friend: in many languages, it means โnice,โ but in English, it has a different meaning.
Reason why people like Nik #3
He doesnโt choose one side when his friends disagree with each other:
Diplomatic — He is very good at trying to help people see both sides of a situation.
Impartial — He doesnโt support just one side of a disagreement.
Reason why people like Nik #4
Heโs honest:
Sincere — He says what he really thinks and feels.
Straight-forward — Heโs direct and honest.
Reason why people like Nik #5
He likes giving and helping:
Generous — He likes giving things to people.
Helpful — He likes helping.
Kind — He cares about others and likes to help them, often emotionally.
Giving — He likes giving things to people — itโs the same as โgenerous.โ
So thatโs Nik. What an awesome guy!
Positive Personality Adjectives #2
Alexa — the good worker
Alexa is a great worker. Sheโs focussed and likes to get things done! Sheโs the perfect candidate for a job. Bosses like her:
There are lots of reasons why Alexa is a good worker:
Reason why Alexa is a good worker #1
Alexa has a lot of natural personal qualities that make her a good worker:
Observant — Sheโs good at noticing different things around her.
Quick-witted — She can think quickly and intelligently.
Patient — She can accept difficult situations without getting angry.
Dynamic — She has a lot of energy and can think creatively.
Bright — Sheโs smart and intelligent.
Reason why Alexa is a good worker #2
She also โapplies herself.โ This means she isnโt lazy, and she tries to do the best work that she can:
Self-disciplined — She can control her own behaviour easily, and sheโs organised.
Resourceful — Sheโs good at finding ways to solve problems.
Proactive — She doesnโt wait for things to happen. She makes them happen!
Practical — Sheโs good at finding the simplest and most efficient solution.
Organised — She knows how to organise things well.
Efficient — She can organise things quickly and clearly.
Hardworking — She works hard!
Diligent — She does her work carefully and cares about the details.
Reason why Alexa is a good worker #3
To be a good worker, you have to be good at managing change. When things change, Alexa can change with them:
Versatile — She can do different things depending on the situation.
Intuitive — She can understand whatโs happening using her feelings (not just facts).
Adaptable — She can change depending on the situation.
Reason why Alexa is a good worker #4
Finally, Alexa is someone who you can trust:
Dependable — If she says she will do something, she will do it.
Reliable — The same as โdependableโ
Trustworthy — You can trust her to be honest and sincere.
Loyal — She will alwaysย be on your side.
So thatโs Alexa. A great worker but not necessarily great fun.
Thatโs why we need to have Freya in our lives!
Positive Personality Adjectives #3
Freya — the fun lady!
We all need a Freya in our lives. Sheโs the friend who makes us happy and who we can have fun with. Sheโs the friend who puts a smile on our faces and helps us kill the stress from our working day.
Hereโs Freya at a party. Like Nik, sheโs very popular. But for slightly different reasons:
Freya is fun to be around for several reasons.
Reason why Freya is fun #1
First of all, Freya has a lot of energy. When people have a lot of energy, this energy often transfers to you. Itโs fun!
Energetic — She has a lot of energy.
Adventurous — She likes doing new and different things.
Enthusiastic — She shows a lot of excitement and interest in things.
Kooky — Sheโs a little crazy. But in a fun way.
Reason why Freya is fun #2
Sheโs also very a very sociable and happy person:
Cheerful — Sheโs always happy.
Chatty — She loves talking and talks a lot.
Convivial — Sheโs always in a good mood and is always friendly.
Reason why Freya is fun #3
Sheโs also very funny:
Hilarious — Sheโs very, very, funny.
Witty — Sheโs funny and can tell good jokes in an intelligent way.
Humorous — Sheโs funny and entertaining.
Amusing — Sheโs funny andย fun.
Reason why Freya is fun #4
Finally, you donโt feel bad when youโre with Freya. You feel like you can say anything, and she wonโt think badly of you:
Non-judgemental — She wonโt make you feel bad for something that you think, believe or do, even if itโs a mistake.
Laid-back — Sheโs very relaxed about everything.
Easy-going — This is the same as โlaid-backโ — it means โrelaxedโ!
OK. So Freyaโs good fun. But perhaps sometimes she can get annoying! There are times when we need to be serious.
This is a good time to try to be like Delia.
Positive Personality Adjectives #4
Delia — the leader
Delia is the person we know who will probably become successful. She knows what she wants in life, and she has the power to take it! She may not have so many friends, but she takes pleasure from her success.
Why will Delia succeed? There are two main reasons for this:
Reason why Delia is a good leader #1
She has so much power in her. Sheโs an unstoppable force!
Ambitious — She has very high targets for herself in life.
Determined — She doesnโt quit, even when things get hard.
Passionate — She believes in her work and her success on an emotional level.
Persistent — She never gives up!
Decisive — She can make a decision quickly and confidently.
Reason why Delia is a good leader #2
Sheโs also not afraid of anything. Or anyone!
Courageous — Sheโs brave.
Fearless — She has no fear.
Basically, sheโs like a superhero!
How to use personality adjectives
OK. So now you know 59 positive adjectives to describe people you like. Let’s take a look at a few different ways to use adjectives.
Letโs start with a simple adjective to describe someone:
funny
There are different ways we can use this word to describe a person.
If we simply want to describe the person directly, we can say:
Sheโs funny.
or
Sheโs a funny woman.
There isnโt much difference between these sentences. The only difference is that you have the freedom to use different words to describe the woman in the second example:
Sheโs a funny person.
Sheโs a funny friend.
Sheโs a funny boss.
But what if you donโt know this person? What if you just have the feeling that she might be funny?
The first thing to ask yourself is this: What gives you this feeling? Is it about her appearance or just a general feeling?
If itโs a general feeling, we can say:
She seems funny.
But if itโs about her appearance (she might be a clown), then we can say:
She looks funny.
or
She looks like a funny person.
Remember:
she looks + adjective
she looks like + (adjective) noun
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For even more adjectives to describe people, check out these 30 English Words, Phrases and Idioms for Crazy.
159 thoughts on “59 Positive Personality Adjectives to Describe Your Favourite Friends”
How many adjectives! It’s a bit discouraging to have to remember all of them. Well, it’s not a complaint. I love your language.
Yes. There are a lot of words in the language.
But you don’t have to remember all of them.
Every English speaker has their ‘favourite’ words. It’s a nice thing — it means that everyone speaks a little differently from each other.
If you feel discouraged, just learn 2 from each category (they all have similar meanings) until you’re bored of using them! Then, go back and learn another 2.
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Thank you so much for made this site. Because it can help me a lot how to use the adjectives in a properly way in English language speaking. It is also a good lesson for English teachers to teach students how to use these adjectives.
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Well, I used “she” to refer to the women in the post and “he” to refer to the men.
It’d probably get a bit confusing if I started mixing them up. ๐
Seriously, it doesn’t matter if it’s a woman or a man that you’re describing. Gabriel is just trying to get a point across so the gender isn’t significant.
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It was great, I forward it to my friends.I want to know more about crazy adjectives like freak , lunatic and so on. Thanks alot
Crazy adjectives huh? That sounds like a fun post. Maybe some time soon ….
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For me it was enough adjectives for describing good persons. Actually I don’t like meet baddies, however it may be good to know how to describe them.
Good point. We’ll definitely do a “baddies” post some time in the future. I think it’ll be kind of fun!
What a wonderful lesson! Thank you! I’ve enjoyed it so much! Useful and interesting! I do love it!
Hi Tanya. Thanks for commenting. I’m really glad you found it useful.
Remember: if there’s another topic you’d be interested to see on this blog, just tell me and we might write about it.
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Thanks so much! So glad you like it.
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Can I found any other information regarding to this subject in different languages?
Hi Aba.
Although we have a Turkish option on our website, our blog posts are only available in English. For now at least!
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I want more uncommon adjective words to describe a lady who is an educationist. Plz give me some more impressive adj words.
Hmmm….. that’s a good question Debabrata.
Do you mean someone who’s “smart” and “educated?”
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I’m not sure what you mean by “educationist.” Do you mean “educator” as a person, a teacher? Or do you mean someone who is well-educated? Some adjectives for someone who is smart and well-educated are knowledgeable, enlightened, erudite, refined, scholarly, intellectual, well-read, academic, studious, bookish, brainy, urbane. Keep in mind that although they all mean “well-educated,” each word has a different connotation (implied meaning or tone). For example, the word “brainy” implies someone who is a genius or obsessed with learning (affectionately known in slang as a “nerd” or “dork”), while the word, “refined” implies someone who has been educated in manners as well as educated academically. It is important to know the definition of each word in order to use it exactly as you mean it. I always keep a dictionary and a thesaurus side by side because there are so many words that I don’t know. I’m a native English speaker and I have a degree in English, but I still need to research words in order to choose the best ones! Our language is complex because so many other languages have influenced it through the centuries.
Good work, Sharon.
You should write a blog, too!
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Add to my favorite site! Itโs so helpful! Thanks a lot! Could you make a lesson about the most useful phrasel verbs? Also with audios.
Consider it done Ekaterina!
Thanks for the positive feedback and thanks even more for the great suggestion. ๐
Words are powerful and empowering in character building. Thank you, Robert Elito.
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Wow! Really helpful to get ideas for a character sketch of a person. It’s the only source where I got many adjectives. It really helps in increasing vocabulary level. Continue to make more. Thnx
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Hi Kaira.
As long as people like you benefit from these, I will certainly continue to make more!
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Yes! We never stop learning! Myself included.
Thanks for your positive feedback — it is the fuel for these posts! ๐
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Thanks for the positive feedback, Tasneem!
Also — good suggestions. We’ll put them on our list and think about adding them to a post. Thanks! ๐
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