Best French words to know: Descriptive words
Descriptive words are an essential part of communication and can help to create vivid and expressive descriptions of people, places, and things.
Knowing the correct English-French vocabulary related to descriptive words can help you to communicate effectively and accurately.
Here is an English-French vocabulary list of some common words and phrases related to descriptive words:
English-French Vocabulary List:
- Descriptive words – Les mots descriptifs (masculine plural noun)
- Adjective – Un adjectif
- Color – La couleur
- Size – La taille
- Shape – La forme
- Texture – La texture
- Pattern – Le motif
- Bright – Brillant(e)
- Dark – Foncé(e)
- Light – Clair(e)
- Soft – Doux/douce
- Hard – Dur(e)
- Smooth – Lisse
- Rough – Rugueux/rugueuse
- Round – Rond(e)
- Square – Carré(e)
- Rectangular – Rectangulaire
- Triangular – Triangulaire
- Striped – Rayé(e)
- Spotted – Tacheté(e)
- Dotted – Pointillé(e)
- Shiny – Brillant(e)
- Matte – Mat(e)
- Wavy – Ondulé(e)
- Curly – Bouclé(e)