The 100 most useful adjectives in French
A complete list of the most useful adjectives in French with their translation in English. Ideal to help you develop your vocabulary
| FRENCH | ENGLISH |
| accueillant | welcoming |
| admirable | admirable |
| agacé | annoyed |
| âgé (e) | elderly |
| agréable | pleasant |
| aimable | kind |
| amer | bitter |
| amical | friendly |
| amusant | fun |
| ancien | former |
| approximatif | approximate |
| attentif | attentive |
| automatique | automatic |
| banal | banal |
| bas | bottom |
| beau, bel, belle | beautiful |
| beaucoup | a lot |
| bĂŞte | beast |
| bien | property |
| bizarre, Ă©trange | weird, strange |
| blessé | wounded |
| bon | good |
| bon marché | inexpensive |
| bonne santé | soundness |
| bouché | corked |
| bronzé | tanned |
| brusque | abrupt |
| bruyant | noisy |
| calme | calm |
| capable | capable |
| captivant | captivating |
| caractériel | character |
| carré | square |
| cassé | broken |
| catastrophique | catastrophic |
| célèbre | famous |
| chaleureux, amical | warm, friendly |
| chanceux | lucky |
| charmant | charming |
| chaud | hot |
| cher | dear |
| clair | clear |
| classique | classic |
| collant | tights |
| coloré | colored |
| comestible | edible |
| commercial | commercial |
| commun | common |
| compact | compact |
| compatissant | compassionate |
| complet | complete |
| complexe | complex |
| confiant | trusting |
| confortable, agréable | comfortable, pleasant |
| content | content |
| convaincant | convincing |
| convenable | decent |
| convivial | user-friendly |
| correct, bon | correct, good |
| coupable | guilty |
| courageux | brave |
| court | short |
| crédible | credible |
| croyant | believer |
| culturel | cultural |
| curieux | curious |
| dangereux | dangerous |
| dégoûtant | disgusting |
| dégoûté | disgusted |
| délectable | delectable |
| délicieux | delicious |
| démocratique | democratic |
| déprimé | depressed |
| dernier | latest |
| désagréable | unpleasant |
| déterminé | determined |
| différent | different |
| difficile | difficult |
| disparu | missing |
| divers | miscellaneous |
| doué | gifted |
| doux | sweet |
| drĂ´le | funny |
| dur | hard |
| dynamique | dynamic |
| Ă©blouissant | dazzling |
| Ă©cologique | ecological |
| Ă©conomique | economic |
| efficace | effective |
| effrayant | creepy |
| Ă©goĂŻste | selfish |
| Ă©lectrique | electrical |
| Ă©lectronique | electronics |
| élégant | elegant |
| éloigné | remote |
| Ă©mouvant | moving |
| encombrant | cumbersome |
| Ă©nergique | energetic |
| énervé | angry |
| ennuyant | boring |
| ennuyé | bored |
| Ă©norme | huge |
| ensemble | together |
| enthousiaste | enthusiastic |
| entier | integer |
| Ă©pais | thick |
| épicé | spicy |
| Ă©pouvantable | dreadful |
| Ă©quivalent | equivalent |
| étonné | astonished |
| Ă©trange, bizarre | weird, strange |
| Ă©troit | narrow |
| Ă©vident | obvious |
| exact | exact |
| exaltant | exhilarating |
| exaspéré | exasperated |
| excellent | excellent |
| exceptionnel | exceptional |
| excité | excited |
| excusable | excusable |
| exemplaire | copy |
| extra moelleux | extra soft |
| facile | easy |
| faible | low |
| fatigant | tiresome |
| fatigué | tired |
| faux | wrong, false |
| fermé | closed |
| fiable | reliable |
| formidable | great |
| fort | strong |
| fou, fol, folle | crazy |
| fragile | fragile |
| frais | fees |
| fréquent | frequent |
| froid | cold |
| furieux | furious |
| généreux | generous |
| gentil | nice |
| gigantesque | gigantic |
| grand | great |
| gros, grosse | big |
| haut | top |
| heureux | happy |
| historique | history |
| honnĂŞte | honest |
| horrible | horrible |
| humide, mouillé | wet |
| idéal | ideal |
| identique | identical |
| idiot | idiot |
| illégal | illegal |
| illimité | unlimited |
| immédiat | immediate |
| immense | huge |
| immobile | stationary |
| impliqué | involved |
| important | important |
| impossible | impossible |
| impressionnant | impressive |
| imprévisible | unpredictable |
| incapable | incapable |
| inconnu | unknown |
| incroyable | amazing |
| indépendant | independent |
| injuste | unjust |
| innocent | innocent |
| inquiet | worried |
| insignifiant | insignificant |
| insuffisant | insufficient |
| insupportable | unbearable |
| intelligent | intelligent |
| intenable | untenable |
| interdit | prohibited |
| intéressant | interesting |
| international | international |
| inventif, inventive | inventive |
| irrésistible | irresistible |
| jaloux | jealous |
| jeune | young |
| joueur | player |
| lâche | coward |
| large | broad |
| légal | legal |
| léger | light |
| lent | slow |
| local | local |
| loin | far |
| long | long |
| louable | commendable |
| lourd | heavy |
| magnifique | beautiful |
| malade | sick |
| maladroit | awkward |
| malheureux | unfortunate |
| mauvais | bad |
| méchant | bad guy |
| méfiant | wary |
| merveilleux | wonderful |
| mignon, mignonne | cute, cute |
| minable | crummy |
| mince | thin |
| minuscule, infime | tiny |
| moderne | modern |
| moelleux | soft, mellow |
| mondial | worldwide |
| mort | death |
| mortel | lethal |
| motivé | motivated |
| mouillé | wet |
| moyen, moyenne | average |
| muet | mute |
| mûr, mature | ripe, mature |
| mystérieux | mysterious |
| naturel | natural |
| nécessaire | necessary |
| négligeable | negligible |
| nerveux | nervous |
| nombreux | numerous |
| nostalgique | nostalgic |
| nouveau | new |
| nul | void |
| occupé | occupied |
| officiel | official |
| optimiste | optimist |
| ordinaire | ordinary |
| original | original |
| ouvert | open |
| paresseux | lazy |
| parfait | perfect |
| passable | passable |
| passionnant | exciting |
| passionné | passionate |
| patient | patient |
| pauvre | poor |
| pénible | tedious |
| persévérant | persevering |
| pertinent | relevant |
| pessimiste | pessimist |
| petit | little |
| peu | little |
| peureux, peureuse | shy |
| phénoménal | phenomenal |
| pire | worst |
| plaisant | nice |
| plein | full |
| politique | policy |
| pollué | polluted |
| ponctuel, à l’heure | punctual, on time |
| populaire | popular |
| positif | positive |
| possible | possible |
| pourri | rotten |
| pratique | practice |
| précieux | valuable |
| précis | precise |
| premier | first |
| près | by |
| prétentieux, prétentieuse | pretentious |
| privé | private |
| prochain | next |
| proche | close |
| prodigieux | prodigious |
| profond | deep |
| propre | own |
| prudent | cautious |
| public | public |
| puissant | powerful |
| rapide | quick |
| rare | rare |
| ravi | delighted |
| réaliste | realistic |
| récent | recent |
| recyclé | recycled |
| religieux | religious |
| remarquable | remarkable |
| rempli | filled |
| responsable | responsible |
| riche | rich |
| romantique | romantic |
| sale | dirty |
| salé | salty |
| satisfaisant | satisfactory |
| satisfait | satisfied |
| sauvage | wild |
| sec | sec |
| secret | secret |
| séduisant | attractive |
| sérieux, sérieuse | serious |
| silencieux | silencer |
| similaire | similar |
| simple | simple |
| sincère | sincere |
| sociable | sociable |
| solide | solid |
| solitaire | lonely |
| sombre | dark |
| souriant | smiling |
| spacieux | spacious |
| spécial | special |
| spécifique | specific |
| splendide | splendid |
| sportif, sportive | sporting, sporty |
| stupide | stupid |
| super | super |
| superbe, magnifique | superb, magnificent |
| superficiel | superficial |
| superstitieux | superstitious |
| supplémentaire | additional |
| supportable | supportable |
| surpeuplé | overcrowded |
| surpris | surprised |
| sympathique | nice |
| talentueux | talented |
| temporaire | temporary |
| terrible | terrible |
| tĂŞtu | stubborn |
| timide | shy |
| tolérable | tolerable |
| tolérant | tolerant |
| total | total |
| toxique | toxic |
| traditionnel | traditional |
| travailleur | worker |
| triangulaire | triangular |
| triste | sad |
| troublant | troubling |
| typique | typical |
| unique | unique |
| usé | used |
| vantard | bragger |
| vaste | extensive |
| vide | void |
| vieux, ancien | old |
| visqueux | viscous |
| vivant | living |
| volumineux | extensive |
| vrai | true, real |
| vulgaire | vulgar |
| vulnérable | vulnerable |
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