40 Adjectives, Meaning and Example Sentences

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.