French Vocabulary: 129 Most Common French Adjectives
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In this article, we'll go through 129 of the most common French adjectives which you can use in everyday conversations. You will also be able to download the list in PDF format with sample sentences, get some audio, and take a mini quiz towards the end of this article!
Adjectives are what you need if you want to describe a person, place, or thing. But remember, in French, you also need to make your adjectives agree with the word it is describing. But that's a different lesson which you can access here:
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List of Common French Adjectives
| âgé | old/elderly |
| amical | friendly |
| ancien | old, ancient, time-honored, antique; former, ex; senior |
| argenté/e | silver |
| assuré | confident |
| autre | distinct, different; supplementary; other, remaining |
| beau | beautiful (with masculine word), good-looking, handsome, lovely, fine; noble; nice, tidy, good |
| belle | beautiful (with feminine person or noun)/ pretty |
| bizarre | odd, peculiar, strange |
| blanc | white; Caucasian; blank; innocent, pure |
| bleu | blue |
| bon | good, sound; valid; nice; right, correct; proper |
| bronzé | tan |
| brun/e (or) marron | brown |
| certain | definite, positive, clear, certain |
| chaud | warm, hot; ardent, keen; horny |
| cher | dear, beloved; expensive |
| clair | light, bright; clear; thin, sparse; obvious |
| confus | embarrassed, confused, ashamed |
| content | happy, glad, pleased |
| courageux | brave |
| dernier | last, final; previous; bottom; highest, top |
| désolé | apologetic, contrite, sorry; disconsolate, sorrowful; desolate, bleak |
| désorienté | confused |
| différent | different |
| difficile | difficult, hard, tough |
| doré/e | gold |
| doux | soft, smooth, sweet, milk |
| droit | straight; upright, plumb; honest, sound, sane |
| drôle | comical, funny, amusing; strange, funny, peculiar |
| du brouillard (il y a) | foggy |
| du soleil (il y a) | sunny |
| du vent (il y a) | windy |
| effrayé | scared |
| ennuyé | annoyed |
| ennuyeux | boring |
| entier | whole, entire; absolute, complete; intact |
| épuisé | exhausted |
| étrange | strange, odd |
| fâché | angry |
| facile | easy |
| faible | weak (person, object) |
| fatigué | tired |
| faux | wrong, untrue, false, mistaken; fake, forged, imitation, counterfeit |
| fort | strong, sturdy, powerful, hard, weighty; big, thick, stout, large; intense |
| frais | cool |
| français | French |
| froid | cold, chilly; insensitive, unfeeling; unfriendly; bleak |
| gèle | freezing |
| gentil | kind, nice, sweet |
| grand | tall, big, large, long, great, full-grown; major, top, leading, important |
| grave | grave, solemn; serious; major / totally (slang) |
| gris/e | gray |
| gros | large, big, thick; fat, heavy |
| haut | high, tall; top; lofty, high-minded |
| heureux | happy, glad, lucky, fortunate |
| humain | human; humane |
| humide | humid |
| impatient | impatient |
| important | important, significant, serious; substantial, large, sizeable, considerable |
| impossible | impossible; unbearable; intolerable |
| inquiet | worried |
| intelligent | smart |
| intéressant | interesting |
| jaune | yellow |
| jeune | young, green |
| joli | pretty, lovely, nice, attractive |
| juste | fair; just, legitimate; right |
| léger | light, subtle, superficial |
| libre | free; available; vacant |
| long, longue | long |
| lourd | heavy |
| malade | ill, sick, unwell; bad, diseased; mentally ill |
| mauvais | bad, poor; wrong, faulty; unpleasant, nasty |
| méchant | mean |
| meilleur | better, superior |
| même | same |
| mince | thin |
| moche, laid | ugly |
| mort | dead; buried, long-gone; lifeless, dull, stagnant |
| naïf | naive |
| navré | sorry |
| neige | snowing |
| nerveux | nervous |
| noir | black; dirty, grimy; dark; gloomy, somber |
| nouveau | new, young; latest; further; novel, original |
| nuageux | cloudy |
| orageux | stormy |
| orange | orange |
| ouvert | outgoing |
| pareil | the same, alike, similar; such (a) |
| paresseux | lazy |
| patient | patient |
| patriotique | patriotic |
| pauvre | poor; humble, wretched |
| petit | small, little, short; younger; brief; slight, minor |
| plein | full; solid; busy (as in day or life) |
| pleut | raining |
| pleut à verse | pouring |
| possible | possible, feasible |
| premier | early; nearest; next, first; main; chief, leading; original, initial |
| pressé | in a hurry |
| prêt | ready |
| prochain | next; imminent, near; immediate |
| propre | clean, neat, tidy; own, private |
| ravi | delighted |
| rose | pink |
| rouge | red |
| sale | dirty, filthy, murky, grimy; nasty |
| sérieux | serious, solemn, responsible; conscientious |
| seul | alone, on one's own; lonely, lonesome; only, single, sole; mere |
| simple | straightforward, simple, easy; mere; uncomplicated |
| solitaire | lonely |
| sportif | athletic |
| stupide | stupid |
| super | great, terrific |
| sympa | nice |
| timide | shy |
| tout | all (the), the whole (of the); all; completely; only |
| tranquille | quiet, peaceful, tranquil, calm. still |
| travailleur | hard-working |
| triste | sad, unhappy, sorrowful |
| vert | green; inexperienced |
| vide | empty; bare |
| vieille | old (feminine) |
| vieux | old (masculine), long-standing, ancient |
| violet | purple |
| vivant | living, alive; lively, spirited, bustling; vivid |
| vrai | true; genuine, real; complete, utter; straightforward |
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