Adjectives

  An adjective is a word used to describe a noun.

Types of Adjectives

Following are the kinds of adjectives which are commonly used:

1. Adjectives of Quality:
   
   • Adjectives of Quality answer the question ‘Of what kind’
     
   • Examples : Large, Small, Intelligent, Beautiful
     
     
2. Adjectives of Quantity:
   
   • Adjectives of Quantity answer the question ‘How much’
     
   • Examples : Some, Little, Any, Enough
     
     
3. Adjectives of Number:
   
   • Adjectives of Number answer the question ‘How many’
     
   • Examples : Two, Seven, Second, Third
     
     
4. Demonstrative Adjectives:
   
   • Demonstrative Adjectives answer the question ‘Which’
     
   • Examples : This, That, These, Those
     
     
5. Interrogative Adjectives:
   
   • Interrogative Adjectives are used to ask questions about a noun.
     
   • Examples : What, Which, Whose
     

List of Adjectives, Adjective Examples

Abundant	Elderly	Nasty
Accurate	Elegant	Naughty
Addicted	Embarrassed	Nervous
Adorable	Empty	New
Adventurous	Encouraging	Noisy
Afraid	Enthusiastic	Nutritious
Aggressive	Excellent	Obedient
Alcoholic	Exciting	Obese
Alert	Expensive	Obnoxious
Aloof	Fabulous	Old
Ambitious	Fair	Overconfident
Ancient	Faithful	Peaceful
Angry	Famous	Pink
Animated	Fancy	Polite
Annoying	Fantastic	Poor
Anxious	Fast	Powerful
Arrogant	Fearful	Precious
Ashamed	Fearless	Pretty
Attractive	Fertile	Proud
Auspicious	Filthy	Quick
Awesome	Foolish	Quiet
Awful	Forgetful	Rapid
Bad	Friendly	Rare
Bashful	Funny	Red
Beautiful	Gentle	Remarkable
Belligerent	Glamorous	Responsible
Beneficial	Glorious	Rich
Best	Gorgeous	Romantic
Big	Graceful	Royal
Bitter	Grateful	Rude
Bizarre	Great	Scintillating
Black	Greedy	Secretive
Blue	Green	Selfish
Boring	Handsome	Serious
Brainy	Happy	Sharp
Bright	Harsh	Shiny
Broad	Healthy	Shocking
Broken	Heavy	Short
Busy	Helpful	Shy
Calm	Hilarious	Silly
Capable	Historical	Sincere
Careful	Horrible	Skinny
Careless	Hot	Slim
Caring	Huge	Slow
Cautious	Humorous	Small
Charming	Hungry	Soft
Cheap	Ignorant	Spicy
Cheerful	Illegal	Spiritual
Chubby	Imaginary	Splendid
Clean	Impolite	Strong
Clever	Important	Successful
Clumsy	Impossible	Sweet
Cold	Innocent	Talented
Colorful	Intelligent	Tall
Comfortable	Interesting	Tasty
Concerned	Jealous	Tense
Confused	Jolly	Terrible
Crowded	Juicy	Terrific
Cruel	Juvenile	Thick
Curious	Kind	Thin
Curly	Large	Tiny
Cute	Legal	Ugly
Damaged	Light	Unique
Dangerous	Literate	Untidy
Dark	Little	Upset
Deep	Lively	Victorious
Defective	Lonely	Violent
Delicate	Loud	Vulgar
Delicious	Lovely	Warm
Depressed	Lucky	Weak
Determined	Macho	Wealthy
Different	Magical	Wide
Dirty	Magnificent	Wise
Disgusting	Massive	Witty
Dry	Mature	Wonderful
Dusty	Mean	Worried
Early	Messy	Young
Educated	Modern	Youthful
Efficient	Narrow	Zealous