Words for Personality
Describe a person in one word, accurately.
'Nice' tells a reader nothing. These words describe how someone actually behaves: how they talk, how they treat people, and what they are like to work beside.
21 words
gregarious
adjective
(of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species.
“gregarious bird species”
introverted
adjective
Given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences.
stoic
noun
A member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno.
“a Stoic achieves happiness by submission to destiny”
tenacious
adjective
Determined to keep going and not give up.
“She was tenacious about finishing the marathon despite the rain.”
reserved
adjective
Set aside for the use of a particular person or party.
conscientious
adjective
Guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong.
“a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice”
eccentric
noun
A person with an unusual or odd personality.
earnest
noun
Something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract.
diplomatic
adjective
Relating to or characteristic of diplomacy.
“diplomatic immunity”
aloof
adverb
In an aloof manner.
“the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough”
spontaneous
adjective
Happening or arising without apparent external cause.
“spontaneous laughter”
humble
verb
Cause to be unpretentious.
“This experience will humble him”
obstinate
verb
Persist stubbornly.
“he obstinates himself against all rational arguments”
curious
adjective
Eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns).
“a curious child is a teacher's delight”
perceptive
adjective
Of or relating to perception.
“perceptive faculties”
frank
noun
A member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century.
abrasive
noun
A substance that abrades or wears down.
genial
adjective
Of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw.
principled
adjective
Based on or manifesting objectively defined standards of rightness or morality.
“principled pragmatism and unprincipled expediency”
restless
adjective
Lacking or not affording physical or mental rest.
“a restless night”
magnetic
adjective
Of or relating to or caused by magnetism.
“magnetic forces”