Cpe - Personality Adjectives

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imaginative

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having or showing new and exciting ideas

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charming

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very pleasant or attractive

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generous

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kind in the way you treat people; willing to see what is good about somebody/something

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quick-tempered

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likely to become angry very quickly

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imaginative

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having or showing new and exciting ideas

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charming

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very pleasant or attractive

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generous

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kind in the way you treat people; willing to see what is good about somebody/something

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quick-tempered

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likely to become angry very quickly

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lavish

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1. large in amount, or impressive, and usually costing a lot of money

2. (with/in something) giving or doing something generously

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imaginative

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having or showing new and exciting ideas

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charming

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very pleasant or attractive

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generous

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kind in the way you treat people; willing to see what is good about somebody/something

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quick-tempered

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likely to become angry very quickly

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lavish

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1. large in amount, or impressive, and usually costing a lot of money

2. (with/in something) giving or doing something generously

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opportunistic

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making use of an opportunity, especially to get an advantage for yourself; not done in a planned way

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conservative

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opposed to great or sudden social change; showing that you prefer traditional styles and values

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methodical

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doing things in a careful and logical way

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conscientious

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taking care to do things carefully and correctly

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chauvinistic

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1. believing that men are more important, intelligent, etc. than women

2. showing an aggressive and unreasonable belief that your own country is better than all others

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sensitive

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1. aware of and able to understand other people and their feelings

2. easily offended or upset

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emotional

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showing strong emotions, sometimes in a way that other people think is unnecessary

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be/get carried aˈway

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to get very excited or lose control of your feelings

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stubborn

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1. (often disapproving) determined not to change your opinion or attitude

2. difficult to get rid of or deal with

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rebellious

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unwilling to obey rules or accept normal standards of behaviour, dress, etc.

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obstinate

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1. refusing to change your opinions, way of behaving, etc. when other people try to persuade you to; showing this

2. difficult to get rid of or deal with

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persistent

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determined to do something despite difficulties, especially when other people are against you and think that you are being annoying or unreasonable

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emotive

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causing people to feel strong emotions

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affectionate

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showing caring feelings and love for somebody

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obliging

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very willing to help

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gallant

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(of a man) giving polite attention to women

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sentimental

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(often disapproving) producing emotions such as pity, romantic love or sadness, which may be too strong or not appropriate; feeling these emotions too much

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superficial

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(disapproving) not concerned with anything serious or important and lacking any depth of understanding or feeling

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fun-loving

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(of people) liking to enjoy themselves

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popular

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liked or enjoyed by a large number of people

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perfectionist

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a person who likes to do things perfectly and is not satisfied with anything less

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gifted

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having a lot of natural ability or intelligence

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tactless

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saying or doing things that are likely to annoy or to upset other people

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accommodating

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willing to help and do things for other people

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shallow

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not showing serious thought, feelings, etc. about something

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sagacious

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showing good judgement and understanding (wise)

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charming

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very pleasant or attractive

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intuitive

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(of people) able to understand something by using feelings rather than by considering the facts

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stingy

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not given or giving willingly; not generous, especially with money

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procrastinate

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to delay doing something that you should do, usually because you do not want to do it

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diligent

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showing care and effort in your work or duties

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independent

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confident and free to do things without needing help from other people

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placid

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(of a person or an animal) not easily excited or irritated

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friendly

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behaving in a kind and pleasant way because you like somebody or want to help them

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selfish

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caring only about yourself rather than about other people

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cunning

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1. (disapproving) able to get what you want in a clever way, especially by tricking or cheating somebody

2. clever and skilful

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elegant

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(of people or their behaviour) attractive and showing a good sense of style

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artistic

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1. connected with art or artists

2. showing a natural skill in or enjoyment of art, especially being able to paint or draw well

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witty

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able to say or write clever, amusing things

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magnetic

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that people find very powerful and attractive

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self-seeking

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concern only for your own needs and interests rather than the needs of other people

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distrustful

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unwilling to trust somebody/something

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industrious

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working hard; busy

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shrewd

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clever at understanding and making judgements about a situation

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decisive

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able to decide something quickly and with confidence

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extravagant

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spending a lot more money or using a lot more of something than you can afford or than is necessary

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flashy

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(of people) attracting attention by wearing expensive clothes, etc.

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down-to-earth

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sensible and practical, in a way that is helpful and friendly

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altruistic

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caring about the needs and happiness of other people more than your own

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morose

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unhappy, bad-tempered and not talking very much

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fault-finder

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he act of looking for faults in somebody/something

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intellectual

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(of a person) well educated and enjoying activities in which you have to think seriously about things

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tolerant

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able to accept what other people say or do even if you do not agree with it

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naive

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(disapproving) lacking experience of life, knowledge or good judgement and willing to believe that people always tell you the truth

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materialistic

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caring more about money and possessions than anything else

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prudent

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sensible and careful when you make judgements and decisions; avoiding unnecessary risks

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hostile

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very unfriendly or aggressive and ready to argue or fight

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crafty

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clever at getting what you want, especially by indirect or dishonest methods

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wily

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clever at getting what you want, and willing to trick people

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astute

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very clever and quick at seeing what to do in a particular situation, especially how to get an advantage

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unstinting

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given or giving generously

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resolute

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having or showing great determination

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dogged

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showing determination; not giving up easily (Synonym: tenacious)

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thrifty

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careful about spending money and not wasting things (positive)

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frugal

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using only as much money or food as is necessary

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immoderate

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extreme; not reasonable

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mulish

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unwilling to change your mind or attitude or to do what other people want you to do

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parsimonious

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extremely unwilling to spend money

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workaholic

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a person who works very hard and finds it difficult to stop working and do other things

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sober

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(of people and their behaviour) serious and sensible

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serious

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thinking about things in a careful and sensible way; not silly

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pithy

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(of a comment, piece of writing, etc.) short but expressed well and full of meaning

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tolerant

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(of/towards somebody/something) able to accept what other people say or do even if you do not agree with it

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broad-minded

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willing to listen to other people’s opinions and accept behaviour that is different from your own

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sly

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1. (disapproving) acting or done in a secret or dishonest way, often intending to trick people

2. [usually before noun] suggesting that you know something secret that other people do not know"

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sullen

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bad-tempered and not speaking, either on a particular occasion or because it is part of your character

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terse

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using few words and often not seeming polite or friendly

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unprincipled

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without moral principles

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unscrupulous

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without moral principles; not honest or fair

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tenacious

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that does not stop holding something or give up something easily; determined

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meagre

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small in quantity and poor in quality

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narrow-minded

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not willing to listen to new ideas or to the opinions of others

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dishonest

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not honest; intending to trick people