A language is used for communication; verbal as well as written. Each language has its own grammar i.e.

a specific set of rules that determine the structure of sentences. The English language is one of the most popular and widely spoken languages in the world. Once you master the rules of English grammar, understanding and learning the language is much easier. The English language is open to changes, as thousands of words are added to it every year. There are a large number words in the English language, and all these words can be classified into the eight parts of speech, that form the backbone of English grammar and composition. The eight parts of speech are Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Pronoun, Conjunction, Preposition and Interjection. Let us have a look at adjectives in detail. Adjectives Adjectives are one of the eight parts of speech that express an attribute of a place, thing or a person. In simpler words, adjectives describe, qualify or modify nouns. Adjectives precede the noun in a sentence. There can also be more than two adjectives qualifying a noun. The list of adjectives in English are categorized into two types; limiting adjectives and descriptive adjectives. Limiting Adjectives Limiting adjectives are used to specify only certain or specific nouns. They are limited to the noun that they describe and hence, are known as limiting adjectives. The types of limiting adjectives are possessive adjectives, demonstrative adjectives, numerical adjectives, interrogative adjectives, and proper adjectives. eg- His book (possessive adjective) Shakespearean drama (proper adjective) Descriptive Adjectives Descriptive adjectives is the largest group among the types of adjectives. Descriptive adjectives describe the noun in detail by assigning an attribute of that noun. The list of descriptive adjectives is considered nearly unending as there are adjectives describing nearly every noun. Descriptive adjectives are primarily differentiated into simple adjectives and compound adjectives. (1) Simple Adjectives Simple adjectives are single words that are commonly used to describe a noun. eg- good, happy, bad, thin, etc (2) Compound Adjectives Two or more adjectives, used consecutively, that describe the same noun, are known as compound adjectives. They are hyphenated to avoid confusion between the two adjectives. The most common compound adjectives are the ones when adjectives precede nouns like 'blue-sky' or when adjectives are preceded by verbs as in 'feel-good'. When two or more colors are used as adjectives, there is always a hyphen between them. eg- middle-aged, short-sighted, bluish-green If there is no hyphen between two adjectives, there can be an ambiguity in the meaning of the sentence. The following example will be beneficial to illustrate this. eg- A man-eating tiger. As the adjectives are hyphenated, it is clear that they describe the noun, 'tiger'. Now, consider the following example, eg- A man eating tiger. Here, there is no hyphen between the two words, neither are they considered adjectives. The sentence clearly means that a man is eating a tiger. The following is the list of descriptive adjectives that are categorized according to ones that describe qualities, personality traits, colors, sizes, shapes, sounds and feelings.

Descriptive Adjectives List

List of Descriptive Adjectives Describing Appearance

List of Descriptive Adjectives Describing Personality

List of Descriptive Adjectives Describing Feelings

Adorable Attractive Alluring Beautiful Bewildered Confident Cheerful Cultured Clumsy Drab Dull Dynamic Disillusioned Elegant Fair Filthy Gentle Glamorous Handsome Homely Hurt Ill-mannered Jolly Kind-hearted Lovely Magnificent Nervous Pleasant Perfect Plucky Smiling Splendid Self-assured

Aggressive Ambitious Amused Brave Bright Cruel Combative Co-operative Cowardly Dangerous Diligent Determined Disagreeable Evil Frank Fearless Generous Gifted Helpful Harmonious Hesitant Instinctive Jealous Knowledgeable Loner Mysterious Naughty Pleasing Placid Punctual Successful Sedate Sincere

Afraid Angry Anxious Bad Bored Calm Confused Comfortable Creepy Depressed Disturbed Dominating Deceitful Envious Faithful Fine Good Grieving Horrible Happy Hungry Ill Jovial Kind Lively Mature Nice Proud Peaceful Protective Sorrowful Silly Sombre

Snobbish Thoughtful Tense Timid Upset Vivacious Wonderful Worried Wild Zaftig eg- What an adorable baby!

Selfish Talented Thrifty Truculent Unbiased Voracious Witty Wise Warm Zany eg- He was a brave knight.

Sore Tired Troubled Testy Unwell Vengeful Wicked Weary Wrong Zestful eg- She was in a jovial mood.

Following is a list of descriptive adjectives that describe shape, sound, size, time and quantity. List of Descriptive Adjectives Describing Shape Broad Crooked Circular Distorted Flat Hollow Narrow Round Square Skinny Steep Wide eg- A skinny boy List of Descriptive Adjectives Describing Size Big Colossal Great Gigantic Huge Large Miniature Mammoth Petite Tall Thin Tiny eg- A miniature train List of Descriptive List of Descriptive Adjectives Describing Adjectives Describing Time Quantity Ancient Annual Brief Early Fast Late Modern Old Rapid Swift Slow Young eg- An ancient manuscript Abundant Bountiful Cumbersome Empty Extra Few Heavy Myriad Many Multiple Numerous Substantial eg- Myriad stars

The following descriptive adjectives list qualify nouns related to sound, taste, touch and color. List of Descriptive Adjectives Describing Sound Blaring Cooing Deafening Loud Melancholic Noisy Soft Shrill Squeaking Silent Thundering Whispering eg- Blaring loudspeaker List of Descriptive Adjectives Describing Taste Bitter Delicious Fresh Hot Icy Juicy Spicy Sweet Sour Salty Tasty Tasteless eg- Delicious pastry List of Descriptive List of Descriptive Adjectives Describing Adjectives Describing Touch Color Hard Loose Rough Smooth Slippery Sticky Sharp Scattered Soft Tender Uneven Wet eg- Rough surface Azure Aqua Blue Black Crimson Cyan Gold Green Magenta Orange Pink Turquoise eg- Green diamond

Usage of Descriptive Adjectives When more than one descriptive adjective is used, there is a rule to be followed. The descriptive adjective is followed by the opinion adjective. To understand this, consider the following example. eg- A beautiful, green emerald. In the above example, both 'beautiful' and 'green' are descriptive adjectives. But the adjective 'beautiful' is an opinion or a general adjective that may differ from person to person. On the other hand, 'green' is a specific adjective that defines an emerald. Therefore, when more descriptive adjectives have to be used, they should follow the manner illustrated below. eg- A black, wooden door. A nice, big bungalow. All of the above are examples of descriptive adjectives. To understand the usage of adjectives clearly, they are also further classified into the following sub-types. Predicate Adjectives Predicate adjectives affirm an attribute of the subject. In simpler words, these adjectives modify the subject in the sentence. There is always a linking verb that connects the subject to the predicate adjective. eg- The cake is tasty. Here the predicate adjective 'tasty' describes the subject 'the cake'. Adjective Degrees When an adjective describes a singe noun, it is the positive degree of adjective, whereas when the adjective denotes comparison between two nouns, it is the comparative degree of adjective. The superlative degree of adjective is used when the comparison is between many nouns. eg- A is tall (positive degree) B is taller than A (comparative degree) C is the tallest (superlative degree) Participial Adjectives When participles express a quality of the nouns i.e. participles function as adjectives, they are known as participial adjectives. There are two types of participial adjectives; the ones ending with 'ing' and the ones ending with 'ed' eg- The program was boring We were bored at the program. The above descriptive adjectives list is definitely helpful for anyone in order to express more about a person, thing, action, etc. in a better way.