Find here a definition of 277 Characteristics  with definition. Theses characteristics must be memorized if you learn english.

Active -	Tending to move around often; full of energy
Adventurous -	Willing to take risks; likes new adventures & experiences
Affable -	Easy to talk to; friendly; pleasant
Affectionate -	Showing affection; tender; loving
Afraid -	Filled with fear; fearful
Ambitious -	Eager to succeed; full of desire
Amiable -	Friendly; good natured
Angry -	Feeling or showing anger
Animated -	Lively; moving in a energetic, lifelike way
Annoying -	Troublesome or irritating
Anxious -	Uneasy, worried
Argumentative -	Tends to argue or likes to argue
Arrogant -	Having or showing lots of pride in oneself
Astonished -	Filled with wonder or a feeling of amazement
Attentive -	Alert and shows careful attention to others
Babyish -	Like a child or baby
Bewildered -	To be surprised or confused
Blasé -	Uninterested or unexcited
Boorish -	Crude, rude and offensive
Bore -	To be an uninteresting person or thing
Bossy -	Likes to boss or order others around
Brave -	Having or showing courage
Brilliant -	Full of light, shining brightly, extremely intelligent
Busy -	Always working or active
Calm -	Peaceful, quiet and doesn't get excited often
Candid -	Direct and frank, straightforward – will openly say ones opinion
Capable -	Having ability or capability to do something well
Careful -	Pays attention to possible danger
Caustic -	Very sarcastic personality
Cautious -	Watchful or careful of possible danger
Charismatic -	Showing a special ability to lead people, win people's devotion
Charming -	Delightful, attractive, pleasing person
Cheerful -	In good spirits; happy; bright
Childish -	Immature, foolish or silly
Clever -	Able to learn and think quickly
Clumsy -	Awkward; not able to move gracefully, carefully
Coarse -	Rude, often using vulgar or offensive language
Cold-Hearted -	Lacking or not having sympathy for others
Compassionate -	Showing compassion or caring towards others
Complacent -	Satisfied with ones own success, not ready for trouble or danger
Conceited -	Having or showing a high opinion about oneself (a bragger)
Concerned -	Worried; anxious; troubled
Confident -	Feeling confidence
Confused -	Bewildered, perplexed, mixed up
Conscientious -	Careful and thinks about what is right or proper
Considerate -	Thinks about other people's feelings
Cooperative -	Willing to help or work with others
Courageous -	Showing courage or bravery
Cowardly -	Lacking or not having courage
Crafty -	Cunning, deceitful, good at lying
Critical -	Tends to judge severely and find faults or problems often
Cross -	Showing anger or irritation
Cruel -	Likes to cause pain or suffering
Cultured -	Well-educated
Curious -	Eager to learn more, asks lots of questions
Dangerous -	Able or likely to cause harm
Daring -	Willing to take risks
Dauntless -	Brave and without fear
Decisive -	Able to make firm decisions and settle things quickly
Dependable -	Trustworthy
Determined -	Showing determination (focus on a purpose or goal)
Diligent -	Regular, constant effort towards a goal
Discouraged -	Less hopeful, less confident
Discreet -	Able to control & be careful about what one says or behaves
Dishonest -	Tends to lie, lacks honesty or integrity
Dismayed -	Filled with anxiety, fear or dread.
Disparaging -	Speaks in an insulting or disrespectful way to others
Disrespectful -	Rude, showing lack of respect of courtesy to others
Dissatisfied -	Feeling lack of satisfaction or being displeased
Distressed -	To feel or having pain or suffering of the mind or body
Domineering -	Often controls or rules over others in an arrogant way
Doubtful -	Suspicious or causing doubt
Dutiful -	Obedient; very careful to finish one's job, tasks or duty
Eager -	Showing keen interest or desire
Easygoing -	Relaxed, not hurried, carefree
Effervescent -	Lively, in high spirits, bubbly
Efficient -	Able to do things using the least amount of effort or materials
Eloquent -	Skillful in speech and ability to persuade people
Embarrassed -	Self conscious or insecure
Encouraging -	Giving hope, confidence and courage
Energetic -	Having or showing lots of energy
Enthusiastic -	Having or showing lots of interest or excitement for a cause
Exacting -	Making lots of demands, asking for lots of attention or effort
Excited -	Showing lots of emotion
Expert -	Having a lot of knowledge, skill or experience with a field or activity
Exuberant -	Full of happiness and vitality
Facetious -	Humorous but often silly or inappropriate
Fair ­­-	Acting according to the rules
Faithful -	Trustworthy and loyal to a person, a promise or a duty
Fanciful -	Led by imagination rather than reality
Fearless -	Courageous in the face of challenges or fear
Fidgety -	Restless; moving around often; feeling ill at ease
Fierce -	Showing violence, aggression, or anger or intensity
Finicky -	Tends to concentrate on small, unimportant little details
Foolish -	Feeling or looking ridiculous because of one's actions or speech
Formal -	Doing things in an organized way based on the rules
Fortunate -	Enjoying or having good luck
Frank -	Open, honest & strongly showing true feelings and opinions to others
Frustrated -	Feeling unsatisfied or irritated
Funny -	Causing people to laugh
Garrulous -	Talking too much; pointlessly talking; using too many words
Generous -	Willing to give money, help or time freely
Gentle -	Kind, using very little violence
Giddy -	Acting without thinking, behaving foolishly
Giving -	Generous to people in need
Glamorous -	Dressed with high fashion and in a stylish way
Gloomy -	Dark, sad and hopeless
Glum -	Sad, melancholic and miserable in a quiet way
Grateful -	Feeling or having a desire or reason to thank somebody
Greedy -	Having a strong desire to have more of something: money, food, etc.
Gregarious -	Very friendly and likes to be with many groups of people
Grouchy -	Bad-tempered
Grumpy -	Easy to make irritated and cranky
Gullible -	Tends to trust and believe people too easily and so gets easily tricked
Happy -	Feeling or showing pleasure, joy
Hardy -	Strong and able to endure or stand difficult situations
Harried -	Bothered or agitated
Harsh -	Cruel or unkind
Hateful -	Horrible and detestable
Haughty -	Proud
Helpful -	Ready to lend a hand to people
Honest -	Never cheating, lying or breaking the law – always telling the truth
Hopeful -	Feeling sure and confident that something good will happen
Hopeless -	Feeling or showing no hope OR unable to succeed or improve
Hospitable -	Friendly, welcoming and kind to guests or strangers
Humble -	Not showing a high opinion about ones achievements or abilities
Humorous -	Able to make people laugh
Ignorant -	Not having knowledge or education about a subject
Ill-bred -	Rude or impolite; not having good manners because of family
Imaginative -	Good at thinking of new ideas and seeing things that haven't been seen
Immaculate -	Showing perfection without any mistakes or faults
Immature -	Young and lacking wisdom
Impartial -	Having no interest – not favoring one side or person more than another
Impatient -	Eager to something right away or immediately
Impolite -	Not showing proper manners or respect
Impudent -	Showing lack of respect, rude
Impulsive -	Acting on sudden desires or urges without thinking about it first
Inactive -	Taking no action, not being involved in an activity
Independent -	Able to stand on their own; not controlled by anyone else
Inimitable -	Impossible to imitate, unique
Innocent -	Pure; more trusting or naïve than most people
Insipid -	Dull and without flavor; Not very lively
Insistent -	Constantly asking for something or for attention
Insolent -	Showing violence or lack of respect in speech or behavior
Intelligent -	Having intelligence, very smart, gifted
Intrepid -	Fearless and constant when pursuing or aiming for something
Jealous -	Feeling unhappy or bitter about someone else's luck or success
Jovial -	Cheerful and good humored
Keen -	Sharp; quick to understand things
Lackadaisical -	Careless, not having much energy, not giving much effort
Languid -	Lifeless; Without energy; slow-moving
Lazy -	Not willing to do any work or make any effort
Lively -	Full of life and energy
Logical -	Able to think and make decisions based on facts and clear thinking
Lonely -	Feeling alone and sad; lacking friends or encouragement
Loquacious -	Talking a lot
Loving -	Showing affection; doing things with care and joy
Loyal -	Staying faithful to country, people, friends or a belief
Malicious -	Wanting to cause harm or pain to others
Mature -	Grown-up; acting, thinking, speaking like a fully adult person
Mean -	Unkind, cruel and bad tempered
Meticulous -	Very careful and detailed
Mischievous -	Acting in a troublesome way but only for fun, not to cause harm
Moody -	Hard to predict; changing mood from cheerful to angry unexpectedly
Mysterious -	Difficult to understand or explain; Strange
Naïve -	Showing a simple and trusting view of the world and human nature
Negligent -	Being careless or irresponsible
Nervous -	Easily worried, frightened or stressed
Noisy -	Making loud sounds often
Obedient -	Able to carry out orders from someone in authority without question
Obliging -	Willing to help others or do favors for people
Obnoxious -	Very unpleasant or offensive to others
Obsequious -	Eager to please people and listen/obey all instructions
Observant -	Paying careful attention to everything
Obstinate -	Stubborn; Unwilling to change; Choosing not to agree with others
Opinionated -	Always ready to express opinions, not listening to others opinions
Optimistic -	Hopeful about the future
Peaceful -	Quiet, calm and nonviolent
Pensive -	Thoughtful and serious
Persevering -	Adamant – not giving up easily
Persistent -	Continuing to try even if there are problems or difficulties
Pessimistic -	Feeling negative distrustful
Petulant -	Snappy and irritable; having a bad temper
Picky -	Hard to please or satisfy
Pleasant -	Enjoyable to be around; friendly
Polite -	Showing good manners
Pompous -	Snobby; thinking that one is very important
Popular -	Liked and accepted by many people
Positive -	Confident; focused on the good rather than the bad
Precise -	Very careful about small details; very accurate
Proud -	Feeling pleased and satisfied about doing something well
Punctilious -	Very careful and showing correct behavior
Puzzled -	Surprised; confused or perplexed
Quarrelsome -	Tending or wanting to argue with people
Quick -	Moving or doing things fast and sharply
Quiet -	Making little or no noise in a calm way
Rambunctious -	Very active, noisy and hard to control
Rash -	Acting without thinking
Rational -	Able to think clearly and based on reason
Refined -	Being very polite
Reliable -	Able to be trusted; very dependable
Religious -	Believing or following the practices of a religion
Respectful -	Showing respect; polite
Responsible -	Able to be counted on and trusted
Responsive -	Reacting quickly to something
Restless -	Constantly moving; unable to be still
Retiring -	Shy
Risk-taking -	Adventurous; daring
Rowdy -	Noisy and disorderly
Rude -	Impolite with bad manners
Safe -	Able to trust or rely on
Sarcastic -	Mocking or making fun of something or somebody
Satisfied -	Happy and pleased with what has happened or how things are
Saucy -	Showing a lack of respect; cheerful
Stingy -	Not generous; not wanting to give or spend money
Scared -	Full of worry or fear
Scornful -	Feeling great anger for somebody or something
Secretive -	Tending to keep information secret
Secure -	Safe; Not feeling fear or doubt
Sedate -	Lacking any sense of hurry or urgency
Self-centered -	Selfish and only caring about oneself
Selfish -	Self-centered, thinking only about personal needs or wishes
Self-reliant -	Independent and not needing the help of others
Sensitive -	Easily hurt or irritated physically or emotionally
Shrewd -	Able to make decisions about business or politics
Silly -	Stupid, lacking any common sense
Sincere -	Honest and acting based on what is really deeply felt, genuine
Skillful -	Clever and having a special ability
Slovenly -	Sloppy, careless, not concerned about personal cleanliness
Sly -	Crafty; not honest
Smart -	Showing intelligence and mental alertness
Snobbish -	Arrogant; acting superior to others
Sociable -	Friendly, likes to be around the company of other people
Stolid -	Showing little or no emotion
Strange -	Odd, out of the ordinary
Strict -	Maintains discipline and makes sure rules are followed
Stubborn -	Difficult to deal with, talk to or reason with
Studious -	Careful, serious, likes to study
Suave -	Charming; smooth; polite to people in a dishonest way
Sullen -	Showing bad temper; refusing to talk
Supercilious -	Full of arrogance, pride and disrespect for others
Superstitious -	Believing in good or bad luck, the supernatural
Surly -	Unfriendly, rude and a little threatening
Suspicious -	Usually believes that something is wrong
Sweet -	Lovable and kind
Taciturn -	Often silent, doesn't like to communicate often
Tactful -	Knowing ways to avoid offending or upsetting people
Talented -	Being gifted and able to do something well
Talkative -	Talking a lot and for a long time; chatty
Tasteful -	Having good taste
Tenacious-	Sticking to any decision, plan or opinion without doubt
Tense -	Stressed out; not very relaxed
Thoughtful -	Treating people in a kind way, thinking about their needs
Thoughtless -	Showing lack of consideration for people; careless
Thrifty -	Uses as little money as possible, wastes very little
Timid -	Shows lack of courage or confidence; a nervous person
Tolerant -	Able to put up with difficult situations; open-minded
Touchy -	Easy to become angry or upset
Trusting -	Gullible; Tending to trust people easily
Trustworthy -	Able to trust; dependable; responsible
Uncontrolled -	Wild
Uncouth -	Clumsy; behaving in an ungraceful way
Unfriendly -	Acting cold or mean towards people
Unruly -	Rowdy, hard to control or discipline
Unscrupulous	Dishonest
Unselfish -	Puts the good or needs or interests of others first
Upset -	Unhappy; emotionally stressed because of something
Useful -	Able to help or be a benefit to something or someone
Versatile -	Able to learn quickly or get used to change easily
Vivacious -	Lively, showing high spirits
Vulgar -	Having no manners, acting in a rude or offensive way
Warm -	Showing kindness and friendliness
Weak -	Not physically, mentally or emotionally strong
Whimsical -	Having a great imagination; acting in hard to predict ways
Wise -	Showing good sense based on knowledge & experience
Witty -	Able to use words in a clever and amusing way
Zany -	Acting in an entertaining or unusual way

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