Character Traits
Words you can use to describe characters.
KEY
Red = Generally negative
Black = Generally positive
Able
Accepting
Adventurous
Affectionate
Aggressive
Ambitious
Annoying
Arrogant
Articulate
Assertive
Athletic
Awkward
Belligerent
Boastful
Bold
Boring
Bossy
Brave
Bright
Busy
Calm
Callous
Careful
Careless
Caring
Cautious
Charming
Cheerful
Clever
Clumsy
Compassionate
Complex
Conceited
Confident
Controlling
Considerate
Cooperative
Courageous
Cowardly
Creative
Cruel
Cunning
Curious
Cynical
Dainty
Daring
Dark
Deceitful
Decisive
Defiant
Demanding
Detached
Determined
Devout
Diligent
Diplomatic
Discreet
Disagreeable
Disgruntled
Dishonest
Dreamer
Dynamic
Eager
Easygoing
Efficient
Egotistic
Embarrassed
Emotional
Energetic
Enthusiastic
Excited
Expert
Fair
Faithful
Fancy
Fearless
Fighter
Finicky
Flirtatious
Foolish
Forceful
Forgiving
Frank
Free
Friendly
Frustrated
Fun-loving
Funny
Fussy
Generous
Gentle
Giving
Good
Gorgeous
Gracious
Greedy
Gregarious
Grouchy
Grumpy
Gullible
Handsome
Happy
Harsh
Hard-working
Helpful
Honest
Hopeful
Humble
Humorous
Ignorant
Imaginative
Impatient
Impolite
Impulsive
Inconsiderate
Inconsistent
Indecisive
Independent
Inflexible
Intellectual
Intelligent
Intolerant
Intuitive
Inventive
Irresponsible
Jealous
Joyful
Judgmental
Keen
Kind
Knowledgeable
Lazy
Leader
Light
Light-hearted
Likeable
Lively
Lovable
Loving
Loyal
Manipulative
Materialistic
Mature
Mean
Melancholy
Merry
Messy
Mischievous
Modest
Moody
Naïve
Narrow-minded
Nasty
Naughty
Neat
Negative
Nervous
Nice
Noisy
Nosy
Obnoxious
Opinionated
Optimistic
Organized
Outgoing
Passionate
Passive
Patient
Patriotic
Perfectionist
Persistent
Personable
Pessimistic
Philosophical
Pitiful
Plain
Pleasant
Pleasing
Polite
Pompous
Poor
Popular
Possessive
Powerful
Practical
Pretty
Prim
Proactive
Proper
Proud
Quarrelsome
Questioning
Quick-tempered
Quick-witted
Quiet
Radical
Rational
Realistic
Rebellious
Reflective
Relaxed
Reliable
Religious
Reserved
Resourceful
Respectful
Responsible
Reverent
Rich
Rigid
Romantic
Rude
Sad
Sarcastic
Self-confident
Self-conscious
Self-disciplined
Selfish
Sensible
Sensitive
Serious
Short
Shy
Silly
Simple
Simple-minded
Sincere
Smart
Sociable
Stable
Straightforward
Strong
Stubborn
Studious
Successful
Sympathetic
Tactless
Tall
Tantalizing
Tender
Tense
Thoughtful
Thoughtless
Thrilling
Tidy
Timid
Tireless
Tolerant
Touchy
Tough
Tricky
Trusting
Ugly
Understanding
Unhappy
Unkind
Unique
Unlucky
Unpredictable
Unreliable
Untrustworthy
Unselfish
Untidy
Vague
Vain
Vengeful
Versatile
Vulgar
Warm
Warmhearted
Weak-willed
Wild
Willing
Wise
Witty