Adjectives

SIZE

astronomical:
extremely large

boundless:
having no limit

boundless optimism

She has boundless energy and enthusiasm.
opp: Bounded

colossal:
extremely large

In the centre of the hall stood a colossal wooden statue, decorated in ivory and gold.

They were asking a colossal amount of money for the house.

elephantine:
very large

She's so tiny she makes me feel elephantine.

enormous:
extremely large

an enormous car/house

He earns an enormous salary.

I was absolutely enormous when I was pregnant.

You've been an enormous help.

extensive:
covering a large area; having a great range

a school with extensive grounds

gigantic:
extremely large

a gigantic statue

The cost has been gigantic.

ginormous (informal):
extremely large

Even little Billie ate his way through a ginormous ice-cream sundae.

humongous or humungous (U.S. slang):
extremely large

Zesto's restaurant serves humungous burgers.

vast:
extremely large in area, size, amount, etc.
syn: huge
ex a vast area of forest.

immeasurable:
(formal) to large, great etc. to be measured
ex to cause immeasurable harm

immense:
extremely large or great
syn: enormous
ex there is still an immense amount of work to be done

undersisez:
not as big as normal

tiny:
very small in size or amount
ex only tiny minorities hold such extreme views.

massive:
1_very large, heavy and solid
ex the massive walls of the castle

2_extremely large or serious
ex the explosion made a massive hole in the ground

NATURAL SIGHTS

marvellous:
extremely good, wonderful
syn: fantastic, explendid
ex this will be a marvellous oportunity for her

picturesque:
(of a place, building, scene) pretty, especially in a way that looks old-fashioned
syn quaint
ex a picturesque cottage, village
this inn is picturesquely situated on the bancks of the river

exuberant:
1_full of energy, exitment and happiness
ex she gave an exuberant performance

2_(of plants) strong and healthy; growing quickly and well.

immaculate:
1_extremely clean and tidy
syn: spotless
ex an immaculated uniform, room

2_containing no mistakes
syn: perfect
an immaculate performance

palatial:
(of a room or building) very large and impressive; like a palace
syn esplendid

crowded:
1_having a lot of people or too many people
ex in spring the place is crowded with skiers
2_full of something
ex a room crowded with books

modern:
1_of the present time or recent times
syn: contemporary
ex the modern industrial world

magnificent:
extremely attractive and impressive; deserving praise
syn: splendid
ex she looked magnificent in her wedding dress/you`ve all done a magnificent job

stunning:
1_extremely atractive or impressive
syn: beautiful
ex a stunning view of the lake

2_extremely surprising or shocking
ex he suffered a stunning defeat in the election

sandy:
covered with or containnig sand
ex a sandy beach /sandy soil

OTHERS

crowded:
If a place is crowded, it is full of people

By ten o'clock the bar was crowded.

historic:
important or likely to be important in history

historic buildings

a historic day/moment

In a historic vote, the Church of England decided to allow women to become priests.

cosmopolitan:
containing or having experience of people and things from many different parts of the world

New York is a highly cosmopolitan city.

touristy:
describes a place which is not attractive because a lot of tourists visit it and it is full of things for them to buy and do

This used to be an attractive seaside town, but now it's become very touristy.

industrial:

in or related to industry, or having a lot of industry and factories, etc

industrial output

industrial expansion

an industrial landscape/nation

He has an industrial background (= He has worked in industry).

deserted:
If a place is deserted, there are no people in it

a deserted building/street

The coastal resorts are deserted (= do not have many visitors) in winter.

Descriptive Adjectives List

List of Descriptive Adjectives Describing Appearance	List of Descriptive Adjectives Describing Personality	List of Descriptive Adjectives Describing Feelings
Adorable	Aggressive	Afraid
Attractive	Ambitious	Angry
Alluring	Amused	Anxious
Beautiful	Brave	Bad
Bewildered	Bright	Bored
Confident	Cruel	Calm
Cheerful	Combative	Confused
Cultured	Co-operative	Comfortable
Clumsy	Cowardly	Creepy
Drab	Dangerous	Depressed
Dull	Diligent	Disturbed
Dynamic	Determined	Dominating
Disillusioned	Disagreeable	Deceitful
Elegant	Evil	Envious
Fair	Frank	Faithful
Filthy	Fearless	Fine
Gentle	Generous	Good
Glamorous	Gifted	Grieving
Handsome	Helpful	Horrible
Homely	Harmonious	Happy
Hurt	Hesitant	Hungry
Ill-mannered	Instinctive	Ill
Jolly	Jealous	Jovial
Kind-hearted	Knowledgeable	Kind
Lovely	Loner	Lively
Magnificent	Mysterious	Mature
Nervous	Naughty	Nice
Pleasant	Pleasing	Proud
Perfect	Placid	Peaceful
Plucky	Punctual	Protective
Smiling	Successful	Sorrowful
Splendid	Sedate	Silly
Self-assured	Sincere	Sombre
Snobbish	Selfish	Sore
Thoughtful	Talented	Tired
Tense	Thrifty	Troubled
Timid	Truculent	Testy
Upset	Unbiased	Unwell
Vivacious	Voracious	Vengeful
Wonderful	Witty	Wicked
Worried	Wise	Weary
Wild	Warm	Wrong
Zaftig	Zany	Zestful
eg- What an adorable baby!	eg- He was a brave knight.	eg- She was in a jovial mood.

Following is a list of descriptive adjectives that describe shape, sound, size, time and quantity.

List of Descriptive Adjectives Describing Shape	List of Descriptive Adjectives Describing Size	List of Descriptive Adjectives Describing Time	List of Descriptive Adjectives Describing Quantity
Broad	Big	Ancient	Abundant
Crooked	Colossal	Annual	Bountiful
Circular	Great	Brief	Cumbersome
Distorted	Gigantic	Early	Empty
Flat	Huge	Fast	Extra
Hollow	Large	Late	Few
Narrow	Miniature	Modern	Heavy
Round	Mammoth	Old	Myriad
Square	Petite	Rapid	Many
Skinny	Tall	Swift	Multiple
Steep	Thin	Slow	Numerous
Wide	Tiny	Young	Substantial
eg- A skinny boy	eg- A miniature train	eg- An ancient manuscript	eg- Myriad stars

The following descriptive adjectives list qualify nouns related to sound, taste, touch and color.

List of Descriptive Adjectives Describing Sound	List of Descriptive Adjectives Describing Taste	List of Descriptive Adjectives Describing Touch	List of Descriptive Adjectives Describing Color
Blaring	Bitter	Hard	Azure
Cooing	Delicious	Loose	Aqua
Deafening	Fresh	Rough	Blue
Loud	Hot	Smooth	Black
Melancholic	Icy	Slippery	Crimson
Noisy	Juicy	Sticky	Cyan
Soft	Spicy	Sharp	Gold
Shrill	Sweet	Scattered	Green
Squeaking	Sour	Soft	Magenta
Silent	Salty	Tender	Orange
Thundering	Tasty	Uneven	Pink
Whispering	Tasteless	Wet	Turquoise
eg- Blaring loudspeaker	eg- Delicious pastry	eg- Rough surface	eg- Green diamond