Spanish Personality Vocabulary: 115 Words to Describe Character
Do you want to learn how to describe someone's character or personality in Spanish? These Spanish personality vocabulary list would help!
Learning how to describe what a person is like is crucial to any conversations in Spanish. So here, let’s take a look at this list of Spanish words that best describe human character and personality.
Here’s your list!
| aburrido | boring |
| afectuoso | affectionate |
| ágil | agile |
| agradable | pleasant |
| alegre | joyful |
| amable | kind |
| ambicioso | ambitious |
| amigable | friendly |
| amoroso | loving |
| apasionado | passionate |
| apático | listless |
| atento | attentive |
| atrevido | sassy |
| cauto | cautious |
| celoso | jealous |
| cínico | cynical |
| coherente | coherent |
| considerado | considerate |
| consternado | shocked |
| cruel | callous |
| cuidadoso | careful |
| curioso | curious |
| débil | weak |
| dependiente | dependent |
| deprimido | depressed |
| desaliñado | untidy |
| desconfiado | distrustful |
| desconsiderado | inconsiderate |
| descuidado | careless |
| directo | direct |
| discreto | discreet |
| distante | distant |
| distraído | absent-minded |
| divertido | funny |
| dulce | sweet |
| educado | polite |
| eficiente | efficient |
| egoísta | selfish |
| elegante | elegant |
| enfadado | annoyed |
| engreído | arrogant |
| entrometido | intrusive |
| entusiasmado | excited |
| excéntrico | eccentric |
| exigente | demanding |
| fastidioso | fastidious |
| fiable | reliable |
| frío | cold |
| generoso | generous |
| gracioso | amusing |
| gruñón | grumpy |
| hábil | skillful |
| hermoso | beautiful |
| histérico | hysterical |
| holgazán | slacker; idle |
| horrible | awful |
| imaginativo | imaginative |
| impaciente | impatient |
| impulsivo | impulsive |
| independiente | independent |
| ingenuo | naive |
| inmaduro | immature |
| inquieto | restless |
| insensible | insensitive |
| inteligente | intelligent |
| interesante | interesting |
| intolerante | intolerant |
| intrépido | bold |
| juguetón | playful |
| listo | clever |
| maduro | mature |
| malicioso | mischievous |
| malo | mean |
| melancólico | melancholic |
| mentiroso | liar |
| meticuloso | meticulous |
| tacaño | stingy |
| modesto | humble |
| nervioso | nervous |
| orgulloso | proud |
| paciente | patient |
| pacífico | peaceful |
| pasional | passionate |
| pensativo | thoughtful |
| perezoso | lazy |
| perseverante | persevering |
| pícaro | naughty |
| poderoso | powerful |
| positivo | positive |
| práctico | practical |
| pretencioso | pretentious |
| provocador | provocative |
| prudente | prudent |
| puntual | punctual |
| quisquilloso | fussy |
| realista | realistic |
| reservado | quiet |
| responsable | responsible |
| ridículo | ridiculous |
| seguro | confident |
| sensato | sensible |
| sensible | emotional |
| serio | serious |
| servicial | helpful |
| simpático | nice |
| sincero | honest |
| sucio | dirty |
| superficial | shallow |
| talentoso | talented |
| tímido | shy |
| tonto | silly |
| torpe | clumsy |
| tranquilo | cool |
| triste | sad |
| valiente | brave |
Here are some example sentences:
- Es cariñoso con su madre. He's affectionate with his mother.
- Es ágil para la gimnasia. He's agile for gymnastics.
- Andrés es amigable con los demás. Andres is friendly with others.
- Mi novio es muy celoso. My boyfriend is very jealous.
- Siempre estoy distraído en clase. I'm always absent-minded in class.
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Janey is a fan of different languages and studied Spanish, German, Mandarin, and Japanese in college. She has now added French into the mix, though English will always be her first love. She loves reading anything (including product labels).
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