Adjective
In English, there are lots of adjectives. These are so much important to decorate a sentence nicely and perfectly. That’s why we publishing some important adjectives below:
Usual Order of Attributive Adjectives
1) certain determiners such as all, both and half
2) determiners including the articles a, and and the;
possessive adjectives e.g. my, his, her, our and their;
demonstrative adjectives e.g. that, these, this, and those; and
certain other determiners such as another, any, each, either,
enough, every, neither, no, some, what and which
3) cardinal numbers e.g. one, two, three; and
certain other determiners such as few, many and several
4) determiners such as fewer, fewest, least, less, more and most
5) general descriptive adjectives, often in the following order:
a) adjectives indicating size e.g. large, long, narrow
b) adjectives indicating weight e.g. heavy, light
c) participles and other adjectives e.g. clever, excited, interesting
d) adjectives indicating temperature e.g. cold, hot, warm
e) adjectives indicating humidity e.g. dry, damp, wet
f) adjectives indicating age e.g. new, six-month-old, young
g) adjectives indicating shape e.g. barrel-shaped, round, square
6) adjectives indicating color e.g. blue, grey, white
7) adjectives indicating materials e.g. cloth, leather, metal
8) proper adjectives e.g. American, Victorian
9) defining adjectives, usually indicating purpose, method of operation, location,
time or categories of people
Below are pairs of adjectives with opposite meanings, indicating size:
deep | shallow |
enormous | tiny |
large | small |
long | short |
wide | narrow |
thick | thin |
The following are examples of adjectives indicating weight:
heavy
light
5-kilogram
2-ton
Below are examples of adjectives which indicate temperature, humidity, age and shape.
Temperature | Humidity | Age | Shape |
hot | wet | new | square |
cold | dry | old | round |
warm | damp | young | triangular |
cool | humid | six-week-old | octagonal |
| moist | two-year-old | spherical |
Participles and other general descriptive adjectives which do not fall into any of the other categories usually follow adjectives indicating size and weight, and precede other types of attributive adjective. In the following examples, the adjective alert, and the participles twittering and excited are underlined.
e.g. two large, alert black cats
eleven tiny, twittering birds
many excited children
Below are examples of adjectives which indicate color:
red | black | pink |
orange | white | magenta |
yellow | brown | scarlet |
green | beige | crimson |
blue | silver | fox-red |
violet | golden | olive-green |
purple | turquoise | sky-blue, etc. |
Below are examples of adjectives which indicate materials:
wooden | cotton | metal |
paper | wool | iron |
cardboard | silk | steel |
plastic | satin | brass |
rock | corduroy | gold |
stone | velvet | silver |
brick | flannel | copper |
concrete | denim | lead |
glass | nylon | tin |
leather | polyester | aluminum |
Predicate Adjectives | Attributive Adjectives |
The boat is afloat. | the floating boat |
The child is afraid. | the frightened child |
The sky is aglow. | the glowing sky |
The animal is alive. | the live animal |
The boy is asleep. | the sleeping boy |
Linking Verb | Linking Verb used with Predicate Adjective |
to become | The wind became stronger. |
to feel | The blanket feels soft, warm and comfortable. |
to grow | The weather is growing cold. |
to look | The sky looked grey and overcast. |
to seem | His reasoning seems logical. |
to smell | The soup smelled good. |
to sound | The story sounds interesting. |
to taste | The carrots tasted sweet. |
to turn | The leaves turned scarlet. |
Appearance | Condition | Feelings negative | Feelings positive | Feelings natural | Shape | Size | Sound | Speed | Taste | Time | Touch |
adorable alert average beautiful blonde bloody blushing bright clean clear cloudy colorful concerned crowded curious cute dark dirty drab distinct dull elegant fancy filthy glamorous gleaming graceful grotesque homely light misty motionless muddy plain poised quaint scary shiny smoggy sparkling spotless stormy strange ugly unsightly unusual | alive brainy broken busy careful cautious clever crazy damaged dead difficult easy fake false famous forward fragile guilty helpful helpless important impossible infamous innocent inquisitive mad modern open outgoing outstanding poor powerful puzzled real rich right robust sane scary shy sleepy stupid super tame thick tired wild wrong | afraid angry annoyed anxious arrogant ashamed awful bad bewildered bored concerned condemned confused creepy cruel dangerous defeated defiant depressed disgusted disturbed doubtful eerie embarrassed envious evil fierce foolish frantic frightened grieving guilty helpless hungry hurt ill jealous lonely mad naughty nervous obnoxious outrageous panicky repulsive safe scared shy sleepy sore strange tense terrible tired troubled unusual upset uptight weary wicked worried | agreeable alert amused brave bright charming cheerful comfortable cooperative courageous delightful determined eager elated enchanting encouraging energetic enthusiastic excited exuberant faithful fantastic friendly frowning funny gentle glorious good happy healthy helpful hilarious innocent jolly kind lively lovely lucky obedient perfect proud relaxed relieved silly smiling splendid successful thoughtful victorious vivacious well witty wonderful | alright calm different fair fine OK pleasant puzzled | broad crooked curved deep even flat hilly jagged round shallow square steep straight thick thin triangular uneven | average big fat gigantic huge large little long massive medium miniature narrow petite short skinny small tall tiny wide | cooing deafening faint harsh high-pitched hissing hushed husky loud melodic moaning mute noisy purring quiet raspy screeching shrill silent soft squeaky squealing thundering voiceless whispering | fast quick rapid slow swift | bitter bland delicious different fresh greasy hot juicy repulsive revolting ripe rotten salty sour spicy stale strong sweet tasteless tasty terrible wonderful | ancient brief. early late long modern new old old-fashioned quick short young | blunt boiling breakable breezy broken bumpy chilly clean cold cool crooked cuddly curly damaged damp different dirty dry dusty filthy flaky fluffy fuzzy greasy grubby hard icy loose plastic prickly ripe rough rubbery scratchy shaky shaggy sharp silky slimy slippery smooth soft solid steady sticky tight uneven unusual unripe warm weak wet wooden wooly |
Shape | Size | Sound | Speed | Taste | Time |
broad crooked curved deep even flat hilly jagged round shallow square steep straight thick thin triangular uneven | average big fat gigantic huge large little long massive medium miniature narrow petite short skinny small tall tiny wide | cooing deafening faint harsh high-pitched hissing hushed husky loud melodic moaning mute noisy purring quiet raspy screeching shrill silent soft squeaky squealing thundering voiceless whispering | fast quick rapid slow swift | bitter bland delicious different fresh greasy hot juicy repulsive revolting ripe rotten salty sour spicy stale strong sweet tasteless tasty terrible wonderful | ancient brief. early late long modern new old old-fashioned quick short young |