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Activity by Steven Starry - Alcorcón,
Villaviciosa, Leganés
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Order of adjectives:
Adjectives for describing people:
| Adjective |
Spanish |
Antonym |
Noun |
Adverb |
| absent-minded |
despistado |
attentive |
absent-mindedness |
absentmindedly |
| affable |
afable |
unfriendly |
affability |
affably |
| agreeable |
agradable |
disagreeable |
agreeability |
agreeably |
| ambitious |
ambicioso |
lazy, unambitious |
ambition |
ambitiously |
| approachable |
accesible |
unapproachable |
approachability |
|
| annoying |
irritante |
pleasant |
annoying |
annoyingly |
| articulate |
elocuente |
inarticulate |
articulate |
articulately |
| artistic |
artístico |
unartistic, untalented |
art |
artistically |
| attractive |
atractivo |
unattractive |
attractiveness |
attractively |
| biased |
parcial |
unbiased |
|
|
| bonhomous |
cordial |
|
bonhomie |
|
| boring |
aburrido |
exciting, engaging |
boredom |
boringly |
| brave |
valiente |
cowardly |
bravery |
bravely |
| cautious, careful |
cuidadoso |
careless, reckless, incautious |
caution, care |
cautiously, carefully |
| careless |
descuidado |
cautious, careful |
carelessness |
carelessly |
| cheerful |
alegre |
sad |
cheerfulness |
cheerfully |
| clever |
listo |
dumb, stupid, foolish, unclever |
cleverness |
cleverly |
| competent |
competente |
incompetent |
competence |
competently |
| conceited |
engreído |
humble, modest |
conceit |
conceitedly |
| considerate |
considerado |
inconsiderate |
consideration |
considerately |
| contented |
satisfecho |
discontented |
contentment |
|
| crazy |
loco |
sane |
craziness |
crazily |
| corrupt, corruptive |
corrupto |
incorrupt |
corruption |
corruptly |
| cowardly |
cobarde |
brave |
cowardliness |
cowardly |
| cultured |
culto |
uncultured |
|
|
| cunning |
astuto |
maladroit |
cunningness |
cunningly |
| crafty |
hábil |
naive |
craftiness |
craftily |
| cruel |
cruel |
kind |
cruelty |
cruelly |
| cynical |
cínico |
trusting, optimistic |
cynicism, cynic |
cynically |
| decisive |
decisivo |
indecisive |
decisiveness |
decisively |
| |
|
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degenerate |
|
| detestable |
detestable |
lovable |
detestability |
detestably |
| demanding |
exigente |
undemanding |
demander |
demandingly |
| dependable |
formal |
undependable |
dependability |
dependably |
| direct |
directo |
reserved |
|
directly |
| disagreeable |
desgradable |
agreeable |
disagreeableness |
disagreeably |
| discreet |
discreto |
indiscreet |
discretion |
discretely |
| discontented |
descontento |
contented |
discontentedness |
discontentedly |
| dishonest |
deshonesto |
honest |
dishonesty |
dishonestly |
| disloyal |
desleal |
loyal |
disloyalty |
disloyally |
| disobedient |
desobediente |
obedient |
disobedience |
disobediently |
| disorganized |
desorganizado |
organized |
disorganization |
|
| disrespectful |
irrespetuoso |
respectful |
disrespect |
disrespectfully |
| dumb |
tonto |
smart |
dumbness |
dumbly |
| earnest |
concienzudo |
half-hearted |
earnestness |
earnestly |
| easy-going |
tranquilo |
tense, excitable |
|
|
| efficient |
eficiente |
inefficient |
efficiency |
efficiently |
| enthusiastic |
entusiasta |
unenthusiastic, spiritless, passionless |
enthusiasm |
enthusiastically |
| even-handed |
imparcial |
unfair |
even-handedness |
even-handedly |
| eccentric |
excéntrico |
normal |
eccentric |
eccentrically |
| excitable |
excitable |
relaxed, easy-going |
excitability |
excitably |
| extroverted |
extrovertido |
introverted |
extrovert, extroversion |
extroversive |
| faithful |
fiel |
unfaithful |
faithfulness |
faithfully |
| fair |
justo |
unjust, unfair |
fairness |
fairly |
| fearful |
miedoso |
fearless |
fearfulness |
fearfully |
| fearless |
audaz |
fearful |
fearlessness |
fearlessly |
| flexible |
flexible |
inflexible |
flexibility |
flexibly |
| forgetful |
olvidadizo |
attentive |
forgetfullness |
forgetfully |
| frank |
franco |
reserved |
frankness |
frankly |
| friendly |
amistoso |
unfriendly |
freindliness |
|
| frivolous |
frívolo |
serious, important |
frivolity |
frivolously |
| funny |
gracioso |
boring |
funniness |
funnily |
| generous |
generoso |
stingy, miserly, ungenerous |
generosity |
generously |
| glum |
apesadumbrado |
happy |
glumness |
glumly |
| good-natured |
bondadoso |
unkind |
good-naturedness |
good-naturedly |
| gregarious |
sociable |
unsociable |
gregariousness |
gregariously |
| grumpy |
gruñon |
easy-going |
|
grumpily |
| happy |
feliz |
unhappy |
happiness |
happily |
| hard-working |
trabajador |
negligent |
hard-worker |
|
| highly-strung |
muy excitable |
relaxed |
|
|
| helpful |
servicial |
unhelpful |
helpfulness |
helpfully |
| honest |
honesto |
dishonest |
honesty |
honestly |
| hospitable |
hospitalario |
inhospitable |
hospitality |
|
| humble |
humilde |
snobbish, conceited |
humilty |
humbly |
| hypocritical |
hipócrita |
sincere |
hypocrite |
hypocritically |
| literate |
culto |
illiterate |
literateness |
literately |
| idiotic |
idiota |
smart |
idiot |
idiotically |
| illiterate |
analfabeto |
literate |
illiterateness |
illiterately |
| imaginative |
imaginativo |
unimaginative |
imagination |
imaginatively |
| immoral |
inmoral |
moral |
immorality |
inmorally |
| immature |
inmaduro |
mature |
immaturity |
immaturely |
| impatient |
impaciente |
patient |
impatience |
impatiently |
| impolite |
maleducado |
polite |
impoliteness |
impolitely |
| inflexible |
inflexible |
flexible |
inflexibility |
inflexibly |
| inhospitable |
poco hospitalario |
hospitable |
inhospitableness |
inhospitably |
| insane |
loco |
sane |
insanity |
insanely |
| insecure |
inseguro |
self-confident |
insecurity |
insecurely |
| insincere |
poco sincero |
sincere |
insincerity |
insincerely |
| intelligent |
inteligente |
unintelligent, stupid |
intelligence |
intelligently |
| interesting |
interesante |
uninteresting |
interest |
interestingly |
| introverted |
introvertido |
extroverted |
introvert, introversion |
introversive |
| kind |
amable |
unkind, mean, cruel |
kindness |
kindly |
| lascivious |
lascivo |
puritanical, proper, chaste |
lasciviousness |
lasciviously |
| lazy |
vago |
ambiitious |
laziness |
lazily |
| lecherous |
lascivo |
puritanical, proper, chaste |
lecherousness |
lecherously |
| likeable |
agradable |
unlikeable |
likeableness |
|
| logical |
logico |
illogical |
logic |
logically |
| loud |
ruidoso |
quiet |
|
|
| loveable |
adorable |
unloveable |
|
|
| loving |
cariñoso |
unloving |
|
lovingly |
| loyal |
leal |
disloyal |
loyalty |
loyally |
| lustful |
lujurioso |
puritanical, proper, chaste |
|
lustfully |
| mature |
maduro |
immature |
maturity |
maturely |
| merciful |
misericordioso |
ruthless, merciless, heartless, unmerciful |
mercifulness, mercy |
mercifully |
| merciless |
despiadado |
merciful |
mercilessness, mercy |
mercilessly |
| miserable |
miserable |
happy |
misery |
|
| modest |
modesto |
immodest, conceited |
modesty |
modestly |
| naive |
inocente |
sophisticated, street smart |
naivety |
naively |
| narrow-minded |
intolerante |
open-minded |
narrow-mindedness |
narrow-mindedly |
| nervous |
nervioso |
calm, relaxed |
nervousness |
nervously |
| obedient |
obediente |
disobedient |
obedience |
obediently |
| obnoxious |
detestable |
inoffensive |
|
obnoxioulsy |
| open-minded |
de aptitud abierta |
narrow-minded |
open-mindedness |
open-mindedly |
| optimistic |
optimista |
pessimistic |
optimist, optimism |
optimistically |
| organized |
organizado |
disorganized |
organization |
|
| out-going |
extrovertido |
introverted |
|
|
| outspoken |
directo |
reserved |
outspokenness |
outspokenly |
| passionate |
apasionado |
impassionate, dull |
passion |
passionately |
| pathetic |
patetico |
cheerful |
|
pathetically |
| patient |
paciente |
impatient |
patience |
patiently |
| pessimistic |
pesimista |
optimistic |
pessimism |
pessimistically |
| petty |
mezquino |
|
pettiness |
pettily |
| pleasant |
agradable |
unpleasant |
|
pleasantly |
| polite |
educado |
impolite |
|
politely |
| practical |
practico |
impractical |
practicality |
practically |
| prejudiced |
lleno de prejuicios |
unprejudiced, tolerant |
prejudice |
prejudicedly |
| quiet |
silencioso |
loud |
|
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| reckless |
imprudente |
cautious, careful |
carelessness |
carelessly |
| radical |
radical |
normal |
|
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| relaxed |
relajado |
unrelaxed, nervous |
relaxation |
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| reserved |
reservado |
unreserved |
reservation |
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| respectful |
respetuoso |
disrespectful |
respect |
respectfully |
| reliable |
fiable |
unreliable |
reliability |
reliably |
| remorseful |
arrepentido |
unremorseful |
|
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| repentant |
arrepentido |
unrepentant |
|
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| resourceful |
con recursos |
unresourceful |
resourcefulness |
resourcefully |
| rude (crude) |
grosero |
courteous |
rudeness |
rudely |
| ruthless |
despiadado |
merciful |
ruthlessness |
ruthlessly |
| sane |
cuerdo |
insane |
sanity |
sanely |
| sarcastic |
sarcástico |
unsarcastic |
sarcasm |
sarcastically |
| |
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scoundrel |
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| self-confident |
seguro de sí mismo |
insecure |
self-confidence |
|
| self-destructive |
autodestructivo |
safe |
|
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| sensible |
sensato |
impractical, insensible |
sensibility |
sensibly |
| sensitive |
sensible |
insensitive |
sensitivity |
sensitively |
| serious |
serio |
silly, umimportant |
seriousness |
seriously |
| shallow |
superficial |
deep, profound |
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| shameless |
desvergonzado |
shameful |
shamelessness |
shamelessly |
| shy |
timido |
outgoing, extroverted |
shyness |
shyly |
| silly |
tonto |
serious |
silliness |
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| sincere |
sincero |
insincere |
sincerity |
sincerely |
| smart |
listo |
dumb |
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| sociable |
sociable |
unsociable |
sociability |
sociably |
| snobbish, snobby |
snob |
humble, modest |
snobbishness |
snobbily |
| spontaneous |
espontáneo |
rigid, wooden |
spontaneity |
spontaneously |
| stingy |
tacaño |
generous |
stinginess |
stingily |
| strong |
fuerte |
weak |
strength |
strongly |
| stubborn |
terco |
meek |
stubbornness |
stubbornly |
| stuck-up |
creído |
humble, modest |
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| stupid |
estúpido |
smart, clever, intelligent |
stupidity |
stupidly |
| surly |
hosco |
courteous |
surliness |
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| temperamental |
temperamental |
unemotional |
|
temperamentally |
| timid |
tímido |
outgoing, extroverted |
timidity |
timidly |
| tactful |
con tacto |
tactless |
tact |
tactfully |
| thoughtful |
considerado |
thoughtless |
|
thoughfully |
| tolerant |
tolerante |
intolerant |
tolarance |
tolerantly |
| trustworthy |
digno de confianza |
untrustworthy |
trustworthiness |
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| two-faced |
hipócrita |
sincere |
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| unambitious |
sin ambición |
ambitious |
|
unambitiously |
| unapproachable |
inaccesible |
approachable |
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| unartistic |
|
artistic |
|
unartistically |
| unattractive |
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attractive |
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| unbiased |
|
biased |
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| uncultured |
|
cultured |
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| undemanding |
|
demanding |
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| undependable |
|
dependable |
|
undependably |
| unenthusiastic |
|
enthusiastic |
|
unenthusiastically |
| unfair |
|
fair |
|
unfairly |
| unfaithful |
|
faithful |
unfaithfulness |
unfaithfully |
| unfriendly |
|
friendly |
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| unhappy |
|
happy |
|
unhappily |
| unhelpful |
|
helpful |
|
unhelpfully |
| unimaginative |
|
imaginative |
|
unimaginatively |
| umimportant |
|
serious |
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unimportantly |
| unintelligent |
|
intelligent |
|
unintelligently |
| uninteresting |
|
interesting |
interest |
uninterestingly |
| unkind |
|
kind |
|
unkindly |
| unloveable |
|
loveable |
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| unloving |
|
loving |
|
lovingly |
| unmerciful |
|
merciful |
unmercifulness |
unmercifully |
| unpleasant |
|
pleasant |
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unpleasantly |
| unprejudiced |
|
prejudiced |
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| unprincipled |
|
principled |
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| unrelaxed |
|
relaxed |
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| unresourceful |
|
resourceful |
|
unresourcefully |
| unreliable |
|
reliable |
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unreliably |
| unremorseful |
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| unrepentant |
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| unreserved |
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reserved |
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| unscrupulous |
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unscrupulously |
| unsociable |
|
gregarious |
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unsociably |
| unsophisticated |
|
street smart |
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unsophisticatedly |
| untalented |
|
talented |
talent |
untalentedly |
| untrustworthy |
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trustworthy |
untrustworthiness |
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| virtuous |
virtuoso |
wicked |
|
virtuously |
| weak |
débil |
strong |
weakness |
weakly |
| wicked |
malvado |
virtuous |
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wickedly |
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