Character Traits List 1

Characte
r
Traits

1
2
3

annoyed
apologetic
clever
(mental)

clumsy
(physical)
coarse

(physical; mental)

concerned

cowardly

cross

(more
than annoyed)

9
10

daring
discouraged

11

doubtful

12
13

dutiful
fierce

14
15

foul
Gloomy

16
17

grouchy
grumpy

18

harsh

19
20
21

impolite
industrious
naughty

(internal, external)

2 nosy
2 (synon
yms)
(anton
yms)

Definitions
to cause (someone) to feel slightly angry
feeling or showing regret : expressing an apology
intelligent and able to learn things quickly; showing intelligent
thinking;
funny in a way that shows intelligence
moving or doing things in a very awkward way and tending to
drop or break things; badly or awkwardly made or done;
having a rough quality; rude or offensive
feeling worry or concern; having an interest or involvement in
something; having a relation to something
afraid in a way that makes you unable to do what is right or
expected; lacking courage
annoyed or angry
willing to do dangerous or difficult things; showing a lack of fear
* to make (someone) less determined, hopeful, or confident;
to make (something) less likely to happen; to try to make
people not want to do (something)
uncertain or unsure about something; not likely to be true : not
probable; likely to be bad : not worthy of trust
doing what is expected of you
very violent; eager to fight or kill; having or showing a lot of
strong emotion; very strong or intense
morally bad : very evil;very bad or unpleasant
somewhat dark; not bright or sunny; causing feelings of sadness :
not hopeful or promising; sad or depressed
tending to complain about things; having a bad temper
easily annoyed or angered; having a bad temper or complaining
often
* unpleasant and difficult to accept or experience; having an
unpleasant or harmful effect because of great strength or
force : too intense or powerful; severe or cruel : not kind
not having good manners
working very hard : not lazy
behaving badly; relating to or suggesting sex in usually a playful
way

wanting to know about other people's lives,

problems, etc.
inquisitive, curious (or nosey), prying,
snoopy
indifferent; unmoved, unconcerned,

detached, apathetic
23

obnoxious

24

picky

25
26

pleasant
reliable

27

restless

28
29

rowdy
sneaky

30

spoiled

unpleasant in a way that makes people feel offended, annoyed,

or disgusted
very careful or too careful about choosing or accepting things :
hard to please
causing a feeling of happiness or pleasure; friendly and likable
able to be trusted to do or provide what is needed; able to be
relied on; able to be believed
* feeling nervous or bored and tending to move around a lot; not
relaxed or calm; unhappy about a situation and wanting
change; having little or no rest or sleep
rough or noisy
behaving in a secret and usually dishonest manner; done in a
secret and dishonest manner
to give (someone, such as a child) everything that he or she
wants : to have a bad effect on (someone) by allowing too many
things or by not correcting bad behavior