Top 25 Adjectives and Their Meaning
Sunday, January 2, 2011 @ 07:01 PM
Adjectives describe an attribute of a noun, for example, long hair, new car, old house. There are estimated to be more than 100,000 adjectives in the English language - far too many to learn of course, but here is a good list to get you started...
Click on an adjective to see its dictionary definition.
Rank | Adjective | Example Usage |
1 | good | We listened to some very good music |
2 | new | John has a nice, new car |
3 | first | Jesse was nervous about her first day of school |
4 | last | Bill caught the last bus of the day |
5 | long | Natasha has long hair. |
6 | great | I went to a great party on the weekend. |
7 | little | The little puppy dog is very cute. |
8 | own | I used to design all my own clothes. |
9 | other | She crossed to the other side of the road. |
10 | old | I gave all my old clothes to a charity. |
11 | right | I hope we are doing the right thing. |
12 | big | A big elephant trampled the car. |
13 | high | John climbed to the top of a high mountain. |
14 | different | Alex wore a different dress to every party she went to. |
15 | small | The small mouse slipped under the door. |
16 | large | The concert attracted large crowds. |
17 | next | We are going to Italy next year. |
18 | early | We ate an early lunch. |
19 | young | A young girl was waiting at the school gate. |
20 | important | The President gave an important speech. |
21 | few | Sewing was one of her few pleasures. |
22 | public | I borrowed a book from the public library. |
23 | bad | There was very bad weather on Monday. |
24 | same | I will try not to make the same mistake again. |
25 | able | John is not able to afford a new house at the moment. |
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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Jo,
You’re a great help. keep on posting…God bless u.. Thanks a lot..
Thanks for your feedback Sandra. I am glad you find it helpful! Best wishes, Jo
Nice. Can you please make a list of adjectives that are not oftentimes used in daily life?