Category: character

106 entries.

• Abhorverb— Regard with disgust and hatred.
• Alacritynoun— Promptness in response; cheerful readiness.
• Ardentadjective— Enthusiastic or passionate.
• Artificenoun— Clever or interesting tactics.
• Assiduouslyadverb— With great care and perseverance.
• Atrophiedadjective— Having lost effectiveness or vigor due to underuse or neglect.
• Auspiciousadjective— Conducive to success; favorable; giving or being a sign of future success.
• Avaricenoun— Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
• Banaladjective— So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.
• Bellicositynoun— An inclination to fight or quarrel.
• Candornoun— The quality of being open and honest in expression; frankness.
• Cantankerousadjective— Bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.
• Capriciousadjective— Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.
• Causticadjective— Sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way.
• Censoriousadjective— Marked by or given to censure.
• Cocksureadjective— Arrogant confidence.
• Cockwomblenoun— British slang for a person, usually male, prone to outrageously stupid statements or behavior while holding a very high opinion of his own wisdom.
• Conscientiousadjective— Wishing to do what is right, especially to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly. Also: conscientiousness (n).
• Constancynoun— The quality of being faithful and dependable.
• Daftadjective— Silly; foolish.
• Decorumnoun— Behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety.
• Demureadjective— Reserved, modest, and shy.
• Desultoryadjective— Aimless, half-hearted, lacking plan or purpose; from Latin desultor, a circus rider who leapt between horses.
• Deviousadjective— Skillfully deceitful and underhanded.
• Discerningnoun— Having or showing good judgment.
• Discernmentnoun— The ability to judge well.
• Dubiousadjective— Unsettled in opinion; doubtful.
• Duplicitousadjective— Deceitful.
• Eruditeadjective— Having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying.
• Fancifuladjective— Overimaginative and unrealistic.
• Fastidiousadjective— Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail; very concerned about matters of cleanliness.
• Fastidiousnessnoun— The quality of showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care; meticulous attention to detail.
• Fecklessadjective— Lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible.
• Felicitousadjective— Well chosen or suited to the circumstances.
• Ferventadjective— Having or displaying a passionate intensity.
• Furtiveadjective— Attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.
• Gregariousadjective— Fond of company; sociable; enjoying being with others.
• Guilefuladjective— Crafty and deceptive.
• Hackneyedadjective— Lacking in freshness or originality.
• Harpynoun— (Derogatory) A grasping, unpleasant woman.
• Impecuniousadjective— Having little or no money.
• Implacableadjective— Unable to be stopped.
• Improprietynoun— A failure to observe standards or show due honesty or modesty.
• Inanenoun— Silly; stupid.
• Incisiveadjective— Intelligently analytical and clear-thinking.
• Indefatigablenoun— Persisting tirelessly.
• Indolentadjective— Wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.
• Insidiousadjective— Gradually and subtly harmful.
• Insolencenoun— Rude behavior that does not show respect.
• Inureverb— Accustom someone to something, especially something unpleasant. Also: inured (adj).
• Jejuneadjective— Naive, simplistic, and superficial.
• Judiciousadjective— Having, showing, or done with good judgment or sense.
• Layaboutnoun— A person who avoids work or responsibility; an idler.
• Lickspittlenoun— A person who behaves obsequiously to those in power.
• Magnanimousadjective— Generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or less powerful person.
• Malevolentadjective— Having evil intentions.
• Mendaciousadjective— Untruthful and lying.
• Milquetoastnoun— A timid or feeble person.
• Myopicadjective— Lacking foresight or imagination.
• Nescientadjective— Lacking knowledge; ignorant.
• Obsequiousadjective— Marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness. Also: obsequiously (adv).
• Ossifyverb— To become rigid or inflexible in habits, attitudes, opinions, etc.
• Panachenoun— Flamboyant confidence of style or manner.
• Parochialadjective— Having a limited or narrow outlook or scope.
• Pedantadjective— Someone excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.
• Pedanticadjective— Of or like a pedant; scrupulous.
• Penchantnoun— A strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something.
• Pensiveadjective— Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
• Perfidiousadjective— Treacherous and untrustworthy.
• Perfunctoryadjective— Carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection.
• Perniciousadjective— Having a harmful effect, especially gradually.
• Persnicketyadjective— Placing too much emphasis on trivial or minor details; fussy.
• Petulantadjective— Childishly irritable or sulky, especially when frustrated.
• Phlegmaticadjective— Calm, composed, and not easily excited or upset.
• Proclivitiesnoun— Tendencies to choose or do something regularly; inclinations or predispositions.
• Puerileadjective— Childishly silly and trivial.
• Pugilistnoun— A person who fights with the fists.
• Pugnaciousadjective— Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
• Puritannoun— One who practices or preaches a more rigorous or professedly purer moral code than that which prevails.
• Pusillanimousadjective— Showing a lack of courage or determination; timid.
• Recalcitrantadjective— Stubbornly resistant to authority, rules, or guidance.
• Regaladjective— Of, resembling, or fit for a monarch, especially in being magnificent or dignified.
• Reticentadjective— Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily.
• Salaciousadjective— Having or conveying undue or inappropriate interest in sexual matters.
• Sanctimoniousadjective— Making a show of being morally superior to other people.
• Sanguineadjective— Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
• Scleroticadjective— Grown rigid or unresponsive, especially with age; unable or reluctant to adapt.
• Self-aggrandizingadjective— Promoting oneself as powerful, important, or influential, often in an exaggerated or boastful way.
• Self-mythologizeverb— Create or promote an exaggerated or idealized image of oneself.
• Sequaciousadjective— Lacking independence or originality of thought.
• Serpentineadjective— Subtle and treacherous, snake-like.
• Squalidadjective— Extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.
• Stolidadjective— Calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation.
• Surreptitiousadjective— Kept secret, especially because improper.
• Sycophantnoun— A servile self-seeking flatterer; one who praises those in power in order to gain their approval. Also: sycophantic (adj).
• Sycophanticadjective— Excessively flattering or servile in pursuit of approval or advantage.
• Taciturnadjective— Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
• Triteadjective— Hackneyed or boring from much use; not fresh or original.
• Uncouthadjective— Lacking good manners, refinement, or grace.
• Untowardadjective— Difficult to guide, manage, or work with.
• Vacuousadjective— Having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless.
• Veritableadjective— Rare, genuine, or true.
• Vitriolicadjective— Filled with bitter criticism or malice.
• Vituperativeadjective— Bitter and abusive.
• Vociferousadjective— Vehement or clamorous, especially of a person or speech.
• Volubleadjective— Speaking a lot and with ease; talkative or wordy.