Chapter # 38

Describing People Character

Intellectual abilityAbility

Intelligent having intelligence or able to understand easily

Bright intelligent

Clever Intelligent

Sharp clever and quick to notice things

Shrewd showing sharp powers of judgment of a situation

Able to have the necessary physical strength, mental powerskill, time, money or opportunity to do something

Gifted having special ability in a particular subject or activityclever or having a special ability

Talented having a natural skill for something, able

Brainy clever ( informal )

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Lacking ability

Stupid foolish or unwise, lacking judgment or intelligence

Foolish unwise, ridiculous or lacking in judgment

Half-witted stupid

Simple describes a person who does not have a normal levelof intelligence

Silly showing a lack of thought or judgment, foolish

Brainless stupid ( informal )

Daft silly or stupid ( informal ) ( BrE spoken )

Dumb stupid ( informal especially AmE )

Dim not very clever ( informal especially BrE )

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Cunning clever and good at deceiving somebody

Crafty good at getting what you want by deceiving somebody

Sly using tricks and dishonest methods to get what you want

Clever, in a negative way, using brains to deceive somebody

Attitude towards life

Pessimistic expecting that the things will be bad and unsuccessful

Optimistic believing or expecting that good things will happen

Extroverted an socially confident, energetic and happy person who enjoys being with other people

Introverted someone who is shy, quiet and unable to make friends easily

Tense ( wound-up/ stressed-out) very anxious, nervous or angry

Relaxed feeling happy and comfortable because nothing is worrying you

Sensible based on good judgment and practical ideas or understanding

Stupid not intelligent or sensible

Down-to-earth sensible and practical ( good at dealing with problems )

Sensitive understanding what other people need, and being helpfuland kind to them

Upset ( or worked-up) unhappy

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Attitude towards other people

Sociable (Unsociable) describes a person who is friendly and likes to be and spend time with other people

Gregarious liking to be with other people

Quarrelsome describes a person who repeatedly argues with other people

Argumentative linking to argue

Cruel extremely unkind and unpleasant and causing pain to people or animals intentionally

Sadistic a person who obtains pleasure, sometimes sexual, by being cruel

Easy-going not strict and not easily upset and worried

Even-tempered always calm and never angry or too excited about something

Laid-back relaxed in manner and character, not tending to get anxiousabout other people’s behavior or things that need to be done

Impolite not polite, rude

Rude not polite

Ill-mannered rude and unpleasant, not polite

Discourteous rude, not polite

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Honest truthful or able to be trusted and not likely to steel, cheator lie.

Sincere honest

Reliable someone or something that is reliable can be trusted orbelieved because they work or behave well in a way youexpect

Trustworthy reliable

Jealous feeling angry or unhappy because someone else has somethingthat you wish you had

Envious wishing that you had something that someone else has

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One person’s meat is another person’s poison

Determined

Refusing to change your opinions, beliefs, etc because you are sure you are right

Obstinate

Stubborn

Pig-headed

Economical

Wise and careful use of money

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Thrifty

StingyMean

Tight-fistedMiserly

Self-assured

Confident about what you are doingBelieving that you are more important than anyone else

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Confident

Self-importantArrogant

Full of oneself

Unconventional

New and differentUnusual and strange

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Original

EccentricOdd

PeculiarWeird

Frank

Speaking in an honest and direct way and not trying to hide the truth and your feelings

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Direct

BluntAbrupt

BrusqueCurt

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Inquiring

Always trying to find out private information about someone

Inquisitive

Nosy

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Generous

Willing to give money , help, kindness, etc, especially more than is expectedSpending too much money

Extravagant

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Innocent

Not guilty of crimeLacking experience and always expecting that people will be nice and that things

Will happen easily

Naive

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Ambitious

Having a great desire to be successful, powerful or wealthyDetermined to get what you want in a way that seems rude

Pushy

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Assertive

Behaving in a confident and determined wayBehaving in an angry and threatening way

Aggressive

Bossy