Personality Adjectives and Idioms

Personality
Adjectives

affectionate
ambitious
assertive
bossy
honest
loyal
mature
moody
open-minded
outgoing
patient
reliable
sensitive
stubborn

​ADJECTIVES	​DEFINITIONS
Bright	Having a strong desire to do something and not letting anything stop you.
​Conscientious	​Good at finding ways to solve problems.
​Determined	​Reliable and not changing suddenly.
​Gentle	Intelligent and quick to learn.
​Resourceful	​Showing care and understanding for others' feelings.
​Self-sufficient	Wishing to do one’s work or duty well and thoroughly.
​Steady	Doing things carefully and completely.
​Straightforward	Able to provide for oneself without help from others.
​Sympathetic	Kind, calm, and careful not to hurt or upset anyone.
​Thorough	​Honest and direct; easy to understand.

​a bit / a bit of a before negative adjectives or idioms to ‘soften’ them, e.g. He’s a bit of a pain in the neck.

​a bit too before positive adjectives, e.g. She’s a bit too trusting.

​deep down ≠ on the surface

On the surface, he seemed confident and indifferent, but deep down, he was nervous about the presentation.

Personality
IDIOMS

Have a _____ of gold
very kind and generous

Be down to ______
practical and reasonable

Be a cold ______
unfriendly and who doesn't share their feelings

Be a pain in the ______
annoying

Be a soft _____
easily persuaded to
lend you money or to
do things for you

Have a quick _____
become very angry easily

Be a full of ______
thinking that you're very important

Wouldn't hurt a ______
gentle and wouldn't do anything to injure or offend anyone

Not lift a ______ lazy

Be the life and soul of the ______
a lively and entertaining person