40 Adjectives, Meaning and Example Sentences
Adjectives that change a noun or a noun phrase in English add new meanings to the word they change and help the word gain a more special meaning by changing the meaning of that word. Adjectives that you must use to describe anything in English are a grammar subject that anyone who wants to learn English must know.
amused
Meaning: finding something entertaining, cheerful
Example Sentences;
- We amused ourselves by playing playstation.
average
Meaning: medium, normal, dividing total by the number of amounts (things, values etc.)
Example Sentences;
- The average depth is about 5.3 meters.
bored
Meaning: feeling unhappy or not interesting, tired
Example Sentences;
- I’m always bored when playing basketball.
- We were bored.
- Let’s do something, we are very bored.
brave
Meaning: bold, courageous, daring. endure without showing fear
Example Sentences;
- My dog is very brave.
- I think what Mary did was very brave.
broad
Meaning: wide, spacious,covering a large number scope of things
Example Sentences;
- There is a broad street near the hospital.
charming
Meaning: attractive, very pleasant, enchanting
Example Sentences;
- These babies look very charming today.
- Emma Stone is very charming.
cheerful
Meaning: noticeably optimistic, joyful, jolly
Example Sentences;
- My children are very cheerful.
- Children should always laugh and be cheerful.
clean
Meaning: fresh, pure, tidy
Example Sentences;
- Being clean is inherent in man.
- We need a clean table.
clear
Meaning: easy to understand, outdoor, clean
Example Sentences;
- They have a clear memory of their childhood and youth.
cloudy
Meaning: covered with by clouds, clouded
Example Sentences;
- Today is cloudy, I think we should play football tomorrow.
- It’s cloudy, it can rain.
dangerous
Meaning: able to cause harm, hazardous, perilous
Example Sentences;
- Is their job dangerous?
- Smoking too much is dangerous.
dull
Meaning: deprive of interest or excitement, opaque
Example Sentences;
- The film was dull.
eager
Meaning: heavy wanting to do, willing, keen
Example Sentences;
- I’m surprised she was so eager to paint.
- People were eager for peace.
- My son is very eager to drive.
elegant
Meaning: gracious, stylish in appearance, neat
Example Sentences;
- My wife looks very elegant.
- My father looks very elegant in that suit.
flat
Meaning: straight, flat, plain, smooth
Example Sentences;
- He’s very flat and boring.
foolish
Meaning: lacking good sense, stupid, silly
Example Sentences;
- What he did at his graduation was foolish.
- Don’t be foolish.
fresh
Meaning: recently made, new
Example Sentences;
- The fruits on the table are very fresh.
- I opened the window to let in fresh air.
friendly
Meaning: pleasant, kind, sincere, intimate
Example Sentences;
- Don’t be afraid, the French are very friendly people.
- My father gave me a friendly piece of advice.
gentle
Meaning: having or showing a kind, polite
Example Sentences;
- Cats are gentle dogs.
- Waiters working here are very gentle.
healthy
Meaning: good physical or mental condition, wholesome
Example Sentences;
- People living in this village must be eating healthy.
helpful
Meaning: ready to give help, useful, beneficial.
Example Sentences;
- That’s very helpful.
- Her advice was very helpful for me.
helpless
Meaning: incurable, desperate
Example Sentences;
- You my feel so helpless.
- Earthquake victims seem very helpless.
high
Meaning: greater than normal, elevated
Example Sentences;
- In 2018, the unemployment rate was very high.
- The tax on these products is very high.
ideal
Meaning: optimal, optimum
Example Sentences;
- The weather is ideal for playing basketball.
- The weather is ideal for a picnic.
irritable
Meaning: tendency to be easily annoyed, nervous, testy
Example Sentences;
- My baby is usually a little irritable in the afternoon.
juicy
Meaning: aqueous, watery, wet
Example Sentences;
- That is a juicy apple.
- This steak is very juicy.
jumpy
Meaning: uneasy and anxious, timid
Example Sentences;
- Anyone could tell by how jumpy you are.
- Why is my sister so jumpy?
kind
Meaning: type, species / pleasant, sincere, intimate
Example Sentences;
- My uncle is both strict and kind.
- Please be kind to the children.
lucky
Meaning: fortunate, auspicious
Example Sentences;
- I’m so lucky to have married you.
- I’m so lucky to be your son.
narrow
Meaning: become less wide, tight, constricted, strait
Example Sentences;
- It’s too narrow between two streets.
- This place is too narrow to park.
nasty
Meaning: bad, very unpleasant, worse
Example Sentences;
- This hotel is really nasty.
- Her father was nasty to me.
nervous
Meaning: tense, stretched, strained, easily agitated
Example Sentences;
- People in this city are always nervous.
- I’m very nervous.
petty
Meaning: minor, trivial, little importance
Example Sentences;
- His behavior was petty and stupid.
plain
Meaning: straight, flat
Example Sentences;
- Try to write in plain French.
- Michael wore a plain white dress at the wedding.
pleasant
Meaning: nice, lovely, pretty
Example Sentences;
- This film is pleasant to watch.
- Today was a pleasant day. Because today is my birthday.
proud
Meaning: honorable, honored
Example Sentences;
- My father was a proud man.
quaint
Meaning: attractively unusual, antique
Example Sentences;
- It’s a quaint old house.
relieved
Meaning: no longer feeling anxious, comfort
Example Sentences;
- When my teacher heard the good news, she was immediately relieved.
robust
Meaning: strong and healthy, powerful
Example Sentences;
- My father is a robust man.
- A little too robust for me.
rough
Meaning: rude, coarse
Example Sentences;
- Michael doesn’t have rough manners.
