Personality traits

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Personality traits

□ energetic, hardworking, diligent □ lazy, indolent, easygoing

□ humble □ proud, arrogant

□ even, calm disposition □ temperamental, volatile, hot-tempered, irritable

□ moral, morally upright □ immoral

□ chaste, decent □ unchaste, vulgar

□ peaceful □ argumentative

□ modest □ vain, conceited, self-loving

□ conscientious, careful □ not conscientious, lax, careless

□ kind □ unkind, abusive

□ polite □ impolite, rude, bold

□ honest □ dishonest

□ amiable □ not amiable

□ morally pure □ lustful, licentious, profligate

□ patient □ impatient

□ godly, god-fearing □ godless

□ just, fair □ unjust, arbitrary

□ dependable □ undependable

□ responsible □ irresponsible

□ clean language □ unclean language, profanity, vulgarity

□ frugal, sparing, thrifty □ extravagant, spender

□ self-controlled, restrained □ lacks self-control

□ courageous □ fearful, cowardly

□ generous, unselfish, altruistic □ avaricious, greedy, acquisitive

□ unselfish □ selfish

□ thoughtful □ thoughtless

□ prudent □ imprudent

□ discerning, discriminating □ undiscerning, indiscriminate

□ self-disciplined □ undisciplined, self-indulgent

□ serious □ unserious, light-hearted, jocular

□ sensible □ foolish

□ good, virtuous □ bad

□ methodical □ unmethodical

□ trustworthy □ untrustworthy, deceitful

□ analytical □ not analytical

□ relaxed, confident □ lack of confidence, insecure, timid, fearful

□ temperate □ intemperate

□ introvert □ extrovert

□ quiet □ talkative

□ truthful □ untruthful, deceitful

□ forgiving, benevolent □ vengeful, spiteful, malicious

□ sympathetic, understanding □ unfeeling, hard, callous

□ practical □ impractical

□ realist □ visionary, dreamer

□ knowledgeable, well informed □ ignorant, naive

□ reserved, distant □ affable

□ cautious, wary □ incautious, reckless

□ pessimist □ optimist

□ self-reliant □ dependent

□ slow and deliberate, unhurried □ hasty, hurried

□ intelligent □ dull-witted, dumb, stupid, dense

□ quick learner □ slow learner

□ dutiful

□ trusting, naive, gullible, impressionable

□ aggressive

□ hypersensitive, easily offended

□ predatory, rapacious

□ manipulative, scheming, crafty, cunning, artful, tricky

□ con artist

□ envious

□ jealous

□ malicious

□ hateful (filled with hate toward some person or group)

□ angry (inner anger toward some group)

□ perseverant, tenacious

□ stubborn

□ rebellious

□ impulsive, impetuous

□ domineering

Know the man. Check the boxes that describe him. Know yourself. Check the boxes that describe you.

Godly. Devoutly religious; pious.

Syn. God-fearing, devout

Righteous. Conforming in disposition and conduct to a standard of right and justice.

Syn. good, virtuous, upright, upstanding, decent; ethical, principled, moral, high-minded, law-abiding, honest, honorable, blameless, irreproachable, noble

Upright. Strictly honorable or honest.

Syn. honest, honorable, upstanding, respectable, high-minded, law-abiding, right-minded, worthy, moral, ethical, righteous, decent, scrupulous, conscientious, good, virtuous, principled, noble, incorruptible

Honest. free of deceit and untruthfulness; sincere.

Syn. truthful, sincere, candid, frank, direct, open, forthright, straight, straightforward, genuine, blunt, plain-spoken, plain-speaking, matter-of-fact, outspoken, as straight as a die, straight from the shoulder, upfront, free-spoken, objective, impartial, unbiased, balanced, unprejudiced, disinterested, even-handed, fair, just, equitable

Moral. Concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior and the goodness or badness of human character.

Syn. virtuous, good, righteous, upright, upstanding, high-minded, principled, honorable, honest, just, noble, incorruptible, scrupulous, respectable, decent, clean-living, law-abiding

Kind. Having or showing a friendly, generous, and considerate nature.

Syn. good-natured, kindhearted, warmhearted, caring, affectionate, loving, warm; considerate, helpful, thoughtful, obliging, unselfish, selfless, good, attentive; compassionate, sympathetic, understanding, benevolent, benign, friendly, neighborly, hospitable, well meaning.

Chaste. Pure in character or conduct; free from all taint of what is lewd or salacious.

Syn. pure, modest, decent

Humble. Having or showing a modest estimate of one's own importance.

Syn. modest, unassuming, unpretentious, unaffected, natural

Peaceful. Averse to strife.

Syn. amicable, friendly, cordial, nonviolent

Frugal. sparing or economical with regard to money or food.

"he led a remarkably frugal existence"

Syn. thrifty, sparing, economical, saving, careful, cautious, prudent, provident, unwasteful, sensible, canny, abstemious, abstinent, austere, self-denying, ascetic, nonindulgent, self-disciplined, spartan, puritanical, nunlike, monklike, monastic, monkish, miserly, parsimonious, niggardly, scrimping, cheeseparing, penny-pinching, close-fisted, ungenerous, grasping, forehanded, tightfisted, tight, mingy, stingy, cheap

Self-disciplined. adj. Control of oneself; willpower; the controlling of oneself, or one’s desires, actions, habits, etc.; the ability to make yourself do things you know you should do even when you do not want to

Syn. Self-control, self-command, self-possession, self-mastery, self-government, self-restraint, self-conquest, self-denial, self-reliance, will power, strong-mindedness, strength of mind, moral fiber

Conscientious. adj. governed by conscience; controlled by or done according to one's inner sense of what is right; principled; scrupulous; careful and thorough.

Syn. Scrupulous, diligent, industrious, punctilious, painstaking, sedulous, assiduous, dedicated, careful, meticulous, thorough, attentive, laborious

Dutiful. adj. conscientiously or obediently fulfilling one's duty. “A dutiful daughter”

Similar: conscientious, responsible, respectful, good, well disciplined, well trained, decent, obedient, attentive, biddable, deferential

Serious. Grave and earnest in quality, feeling, or disposition; thoughtful; sober

Syn. earnest, grave, sedate, sober, solemn, staid

Sensible. Showing reason or sound judgment.

Syn. practical, realistic, responsible, full of common sense, reasonable, rational, logical, sound, circumspect, balanced, sober, no-nonsense, pragmatic, levelheaded, serious-minded, thoughtful, commonsensical, down-to-earth, wise, prudent, mature, judicious, sagacious, sharp, shrewd, far-sighted, intelligent, clever

Prudent. adj. acting with or showing care and thought for the future.

Syn. wise, well judged, judicious, sagacious, sage, shrewd, advisable, well advised, politic, sensible, commonsensical, cautious, careful, canny, chary, wary, circumspect, far-sighted, forearmed, forehanded, forethoughtful, thrifty, provident, economical, sparing, frugal, abstemious, scrimping

Discern. v.t. To recognize as separate and different; discriminate mentally.

Discerning. adj. Quick to discern; discriminating; penetrating.

Syn. discriminating, selective, judicious, tasteful, refined, cultivated, cultured, sophisticated, enlightened, sensitive, subtle, critical, perceptive, insightful, percipient, perspicacious, penetrating, astute, shrewd, ingenious, clever, intelligent, sharp, wise

Polite. adj. having or showing behavior that is respectful and considerate of other people.

Syn. well mannered, civil, courteous, respectful, deferential, well behaved, well bred, gentlemanly, ladylike, chivalrous, gallant, genteel, gracious, urbane, well brought up, tactful, considerate, thoughtful, discreet, diplomatic, mannerly

Confident. adj. feeling or showing confidence in oneself; self-assured.

Syn. self-assured, assured, sure of oneself, self-confident, positive, assertive, self-assertive, self-possessed, believing in oneself, self-reliant, poised, filled with aplomb, cool, coolheaded, calm, collected, calm and collected, phlegmatic, levelheaded, composed, nonchalant, unperturbed, imperturbable, unruffled, impassive, serene, tranquil, relaxed, at ease, unflappable, together, unfazed, laid-back, equanimous

Insecure. adj. (of a person) not confident or assured; uncertain and anxious.

"a rather gauche, insecure young man"

Similar: unconfident, lacking confidence, lacking self-confidence, not self-assured, diffident, self-effacing, self-conscious, unforthcoming, uncertain, unsure, doubtful, self-doubting, hesitant, unassertive, retiring, shrinking, shy, timid, timorous, meek, passive, inhibited, introverted, anxious, fearful, apprehensive, worried, ill at ease, mousy

Sad. adj. Feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy.

Similar: unhappy, sorrowful, dejected, regretful, depressed, downcast, miserable, downhearted, down, despondent, despairing, disconsolate, out of sorts, desolate, bowed down, wretched, glum, gloomy, doleful, dismal, blue, melancholy, melancholic, low-spirited, mournful, woeful, woebegone, forlorn, crestfallen, broken-hearted, heartbroken, inconsolable, grief-stricken, down in the mouth, down in the dumps

Impetuous. Adj. acting or done quickly and without thought or care.

Syn. impulsive, rash, hasty, overhasty, reckless, heedless, foolhardy, incautious, imprudent, injudicious, ill-conceived, ill-considered, unplanned, unreasoned, unthought-out, unthinking, spontaneous, impromptu, spur-of-the-moment, precipitate, precipitous, headlong, hurried, rushed

Envious. feeling or showing envy.

Syn. jealous, covetous, desirous, grudging, begrudging, resentful, jaundiced, bitter, malicious, spiteful, green with envy, green, green-eyed

Jealous. adj. 1. feeling resentment against someone because of that person's rivalry, success, or advantages (often followed by of): He was jealous of his rich brother. feeling resentment because of another's success, advantage, etc. (often followed by of): He was jealous of his brother's wealth.

Syn. envious, covetous, desirous, resentful, grudging, begrudging, jaundiced, bitter, malicious, spiteful, green with envy, green, green-eyed, greedy, selfish, acquisitive, emulous

2.feeling or showing suspicion of someone's unfaithfulness in a relationship.

Syn. suspicious, distrustful, mistrustful, doubting, insecure, anxious, apprehensive of rivals, possessive, proprietorial, overprotective, clinging, controlling, dominating

The word “proud” can have two meanings:

Proud. 1. feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one's own achievements, qualities, or possessions or those of someone with whom one is closely associated. 2. having or showing a high or excessively high opinion of oneself or one's importance.

Vain. Having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth.

Syn. narcissistic, pleased with oneself, self-loving, in love with oneself, self-admiring, self-regarding, self-centered, egotistic, egotistical, egoistic, egocentric, egomaniac, proud, arrogant, boastful, cocky, cocksure, full of oneself, above oneself, self-important, immodest, swaggering, strutting, self-satisfied, self-congratulatory, smug, complacent, supercilious, haughty, snobbish, bigheaded, swollen-headed, too big for one's boots, puffed up, stuck-up, snooty, high and mighty, uppity, uppish, snotty, vainglorious, peacockish, think too highly of oneself, think a lot of oneself

Arrogant. Having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities.

Syn. haughty, conceited, hubristic, self-important, opinionated, egotistic, full of oneself, superior, overbearing, pompous, high-handed, swaggering, boastful, bumptious, blustering, patronizing, condescending, disdainful, contemptuous, imperious, proud, vain, immodest, lofty, lordly, snobbish, snobby, overweening, supercilious, smug, pretentious, affected, scornful, mocking, sneering, scoffing, hoity-toity, high and mighty, uppity, snooty, stuck-up

Domineer. v.t. To rule arrogantly or insolently; tyrannize; bully

Domineering. adj. Overbearing; tyrannical.

Syn. authoritarian, authoritative, autocratic, bossy, despotic, dictatorial, imperious, masterful, overbearing, peremptory, tyrannical (also tyrannic), tyrannous

Selfish. adj. (of a person, action, or motive) lacking consideration for others; concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure.

Syn. egocentric, egotistic, egotistical, egomaniacal, self-centered, self-regarding, self-absorbed, self-obsessed, self-seeking, self-serving, wrapped up in oneself, inward-looking, introverted, self-loving, inconsiderate, thoughtless, unthinking, uncaring, heedless, unmindful, regardless, insensitive, tactless, uncharitable, unkind, miserly, grasping, greedy, mercenary, money-grubbing, acquisitive, opportunistic, out for what one can get, mean, looking after number one, on the make

Malicious. adj. characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm.

Syn. spiteful, malevolent, hostile, bitter, venomous, poisonous, evil-intentioned, ill-natured, evil, baleful, vindictive, vengeful, vitriolic, rancorous, malign, malignant, pernicious, mean, nasty, harmful, hurtful, mischievous, destructive, wounding, cruel, unkind, defamatory, bitchy, catty, malefic, maleficent

Rude. adj. offensively impolite or ill-mannered; impudent

Syn. ill-mannered, bad-mannered, impolite, discourteous, impertinent, insolent, impudent, cheeky, audacious, presumptuous, uncivil, disrespectful, unmannerly, ill-bred, churlish, crass, curt, brusque, blunt, ungracious, graceless, brash, unpleasant, disagreeable, offhand, short, sharp, offensive, insulting, derogatory, disparaging, abusive, tactless, undiplomatic, uncomplimentary, uncharitable, unchivalrous, ungallant, ungentlemanly, unladylike, mannerless

Abusive. adj. extremely offensive and insulting.

Syn. insulting, rude, vulgar, offensive, disparaging, belittling, derogatory, disrespectful, denigratory, uncomplimentary, pejorative, vituperative, disdainful, derisive, scornful, contemptuous

Unfeeling. adj. unsympathetic, harsh, or callous

Syn. uncaring, unsympathetic, unemotional, unfriendly, uncharitable, hard-hearted, stony-hearted, with a heart of stone, heartless, hard, harsh, austere, cold, cold-blooded, cold-hearted, callous, cruel, severe, pitiless, ruthless, unforgiving, unpitying, inhumane, brutal, sadistic, inhuman, hard-boiled, hard-nosed, thick-skinned

Impudent. adj. not showing due respect for another person; impertinent.

Syn. impertinent, insolent, cheeky, audacious, brazen, shameless, immodest, pert, presumptuous, forward, disrespectful, insubordinate, irreverent, flippant, bumptious, brash, bold, bold as brass, rude, impolite, ill-mannered, bad-mannered, unmannerly, discourteous, insulting, ill-bred, fresh, cocky, brass-necked, saucy, lippy, mouthy, flip, sassy, nervy, malapert, contumelious

Quarrelsome. adj. given to or characterized by quarreling.

Syn. argumentative, disputatious, disputative, contentious, confrontational, captious, factious, cavilling, pugnacious, combative, ready for a fight, defiant, hostile, antagonistic, bellicose, belligerent, militant, warring, fighting, battling, threatening, litigious, irascible, cantankerous, irritable, petulant, truculent, fiery, quick-tempered, hot-tempered, ill-tempered, bad-tempered, choleric, bickering, wrangling, stroppy, scrappy

Temperamental. adj. Sensitive; easily excited; changeable

Syn. volatile, excitable, emotional, overemotional, mercurial, capricious, erratic, unpredictable, changeable, inconsistent, unstable, hotheaded, fiery, explosive, hot-tempered, short-tempered, quick-tempered, irritable, irascible, impatient, petulant, prima donna-ish, melodramatic, touchy, moody, sensitive, oversensitive, hypersensitive, highly strung, neurotic, easily upset, on a short fuse

Stubborn. adj. having or showing dogged determination not to change one's attitude or position on something, especially in spite of good arguments or reasons to do so.

Syn. obstinate, stubborn as a mule, mulish, headstrong, willful, strong-willed, self-willed, pigheaded, bull-headed, obdurate, awkward, difficult, contrary, perverse, recalcitrant, refractory, firm, adamant, resolute, dogged, persistent, pertinacious, inflexible, iron-willed, uncompromising, uncooperative, unaccommodating, intractable, unbending, unyielding, unmalleable, unadaptable, rock-ribbed, stiff-necked

Rebellious. adj. showing a desire to resist authority, control, or convention.

Syn. defiant, disobedient, insubordinate, unruly, ungovernable, unmanageable, uncontrollable, mutinous, wayward, obstreperous, recalcitrant

Impressionable. easily influenced because of a lack of critical ability.

"children are highly impressionable and susceptible to advertising". The teacher was accused of forcing his political beliefs on impressionable teenagers. The book had a profound effect on his impressionable young mind.

Syn. easily influenced, easily led, suggestible, susceptible, receptive, persuadable, pliable, malleable, pliant, moldable, vulnerable, exploitable, ingenuous, trusting, naive, credulous, gullible, ripe for the picking

Stupid. adj. having or showing a great lack of intelligence or common sense.

Syn. unintelligent, ignorant, dense, brainless, mindless, foolish, dull-witted, dull, slow-witted, witless, slow, dunce-like, simpleminded, empty-headed, vacuous, vapid, halfwitted, idiotic, moronic, imbecilic, imbecile, obtuse, doltish, gullible, naive, thick, dim, dumb, dopey, dozy, peabrained, pig-ignorant, slow on the uptake, soft in the head, brain-dead, boneheaded, lamebrained, thickheaded, chuckleheaded, wooden-headed, fat-headed, muttonheaded, daft, barmy, scatterbrained, crackbrained, nonsensical, senseless, unthinking, inept

Traditional Gender Stereotypes

Masculine Feminine

Aggressive Not aggressive

Independent Dependent

Not easily influenced Easily influenced

Dominant Submissive

Active Passive

Worldly Home oriented

Not easily hurt emotionally Easily hurt emotionally

Decisive Indecisive

Not very talkative Talkative

Tough, rough Gentle

Less compassionate Compassionate

Less sensitive to others feelings Sensitive to others feelings

Not very desirous of security Very desirous of security

Rarely cries Cries a lot

Logical Emotional

Analytical Verbal

Less kind Kind

Blunt Tactful

Not nurturing Nurturing

Less attention to self-appearance High attention to self-appearance

Oct 2019