Humongous List of 500 Character Trait Words

by Aug 31, 2020Distance Learning, Language & Writing, Literature5 comments

We all have character traits formed by a combination of behavior, attitude, upbringing, genetics, mood, practice, trauma, praise, social skills, education, and more. We don’t display them at all times. They can be inconsistent and change. They can be both positive and negative. Character trait words are helpful for readers to analyze protagonists and antagonists. They are also helpful for writers who are creating characters. Additionally, they guide us in self-reflection.

When I was making this list, I was originally aiming for 100 words. Then, I realized there were at least 300. As I kept going, I quickly got to 400. I finally stopped at 500, but I didn’t have to. I could list these for days! But I have other things to do. Anyway, I think 500 is more than enough. I hope you find them to be helpful.

blog header 500 character trait words to use in reading and writing

1.       abrasive
2.       absentminded
3.       active
4.       adaptable
5.       admirable
6.       adventurous
7.       affectionate
8.       afraid
9.       aggressive
10.   agile
11.   agreeable
12.   aimless
13.   alert
14.   alive with energy
15.   aloof
16.   ambitious
17.   amenable
18.   amiable
19.   amicable
20.   angry
21.   animated
22.   anxious
23.   apathetic
24.   argumentative
25.   aristocratic
26.   arrogant
27.   artificial
28.   aspiring
29.   astonished
30.   athletic
31.   attentive
32.   attractive
33.   authoritarian
34.   awkward
35.   babyish
36.   balanced
37.   beautiful
38.   belligerent
39.   bewildered
40.   biddable
41.   blunt
42.   boastful
43.   boisterous
44.   bold
45.   boorish
46.   bored
47.   boring
48.   bossy
49.   brave

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51.   brilliant
52.   broadminded
53.   busy
54.   calculating
55.   callous
56.   calm
57.   capable
58.   careful
59.   cautious
60.   charismatic
61.   charming
62.   cheerful
63.   childish
64.   church-going
65.   clearheaded
66.   clever
67.   Close-minded
68.   clown-like
69.   clownish
70.   clumsy
71.   coarse
72.   cocky
73.   cold-hearted
74.   commanding
75.   committed
76.   communicative
77.   compassionate
78.   competitive
79.   compulsive
80.   conceited
81.   concerned
82.   condemning
83.   confident
84.   confrontational
85.   confused
86.   congenial
87.   conscientious
88.   conservative
89.   considerate
90.   controllable
91.   controlled
92.   courageous
93.   courteous
94.   cowardly
95.   cranky
96.   creative
97.   critical
98.   cross
99.   cruel

100. cunning

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101.                         curious
102.                        dangerous
103.                        daring
104.                        dashing
105.                        deceitful
106.                        decisive
107.                        defensive
108.                        demonstrative
109.                        dependable
110.                        dependent
111.                        desperate
112.                        destructive
113.                        detached
114.                        detail-oriented
115.                        determined
116.                        devoted
117.                        difficult
118.                        dignified
119.                        diligent
120.                        diplomatic
121.                        discerning
122.                        disciplined
123.                        discouraged
124.                        discreet
125.                        discriminating
126.                        dishonest
127.                        disloyal
128.                        disobedient
129.                        displays endurance
130.                        displays perseverance
131.                        displays stamina
132.                        disrepectful
133.                        distinctive
134.                        distrustful
135.                        docile
136.                        dominant
137.                        dominating
138.                        doubtful
139.                        down-to-earth
140.                        driven
141.                        dull
142.                        durable
143.                        eager
144.                        eager-to-please
145.                        eager-to-serve
146.                        easy-to-train
147.                        easygoing
148.                        effective
149.                        efficient

150.              elegant

 

151.                        eloquent
152.                        embarrassed
153.                        encouraging
154.                        endearing
155.                        enduring
156.                        energetic
157.                        engaging
158.                        enthusiastic
159.                        envious
160.                        environmentally conscientious
161.                        equable (in temperament)
162.                        erratic
163.                        even-tempered
164.                        excitable
165.                        exciting
166.                        exotic
167.                        experienced
168.                        extravagent
169.                        extreme
170.                        facetious
171.                        fair
172.                        faithful
173.                        family-friendly
174.                        fanatical
175.                        fearful
176.                        fearless
177.                        feminine
178.                        fidgety
179.                        fierce
180.                        flexible
181.                        flighty
182.                        focused
183.                        foolish
184.                        forbearing
185.                        fragile
186.                        free
187.                        friendly
188.                        frustrated
189.                        fun-loving
190.                        funny
191.                        gallant
192.                        game
193.                        gay
194.                        generous
195.                        gentle
196.                        gentle-mannered
197.                        glamorous
198.                        gloomy
199.                        good-humored

200.                         good-natured

201.                        graceful
202.                        grateful
203.                        greedy
204.                        gregarious
205.                        grouchy
206.                        gutsy
207.                        happy
208.                        hard-driving
209.                        hardworking
210.                        hardy
211.                        hateful
212.                        helpful
213.                        heroic
214.                        hesitant
215.                        high spirit
216.                        highly trainable
217.                        honest
218.                        honorable
219.                        hopeful
220.                        hopeless
221.                        hostile
222.                        humble
223.                        humorous
224.                        hyperactive
225.                        idealistic
226.                        ignorant
227.                        ill-natured
228.                        imaginative
229.                        immature
230.                        impartial
231.                        impolite
232.                        imposing
233.                        impulsive
234.                        inactive
235.                        incisive
236.                        indecisive
237.                        independent
238.                        independent thinker
239.                        indomitable perseverance
240.                        innovative
241.                        inquiring
242.                        inquisitive
243.                        insightful
244.                        insistent
245.                        insulting
246.                        intelligent
247.                        intense
248.                        intolerant
249.                        introverted

250.                        intuitive

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251.                        irrational
252.                        irritable
253.                        jealous
254.                        jovial
255.                        joyful
256.                        judgmental
257.                        keen attitude
258.                        keen inclination to work
259.                        kind
260.                        kindly
261.                        lazy
262.                        level-headed
263.                        liberal
264.                        lighthearted
265.                        likeable
266.                        lively
267.                        logical
268.                        lonely
269.                        loveable
270.                        loving
271.                        loyal
272.                        lucky
273.                        magnanimous
274.                        majestic
275.                        masculine
276.                        mature
277.                        mean
278.                        menacing
279.                        merry
280.                        meticulous
281.                        mild
282.                        moody
283.                        multi-talented
284.                        mysterious
285.                        naive
286.                        narcissistic
287.                        neat
288.                        negative
289.                        nervous
290.                        noble
291.                        noisy
292.                        non-aggressive
293.                        non-confrontational
294.                        non-judgmental
295.                        noticeable
296.                        obedient
297.                        objective
298.                        obnoxious
299.                        observant

300.                        obstinate

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301.                        open
302.                        open-minded
303.                        opinionated
304.                        optimistic
305.                        organized
306.                        original
307.                        outdoor-loving
308.                        outgoing
309.                        overbearing
310.                        overexuberant
311.                        passionate
312.                        patient
313.                        patronizing
314.                        peaceful
315.                        pensive
316.                        perceptive
317.                        perseverant
318.                        persistent
319.                        personable
320.                        pessimistic
321.                        picky
322.                        pioneering
323.                        placid
324.                        plain
325.                        playful
326.                        pleasant
327.                        poised
328.                        polished
329.                        polite
330.                        popular
331.                        positive
332.                        powerful
333.                        precise
334.                        prim
335.                        principled
336.                        procrastinating
337.                        professional
338.                        profound
339.                        protective
340.                        proud
341.                        provocative
342.                        prudent
343.                        punctual
344.                        puritanical
345.                        purposeful
346.                        quality
347.                        quarrelsome
348.                        quick
349.                        quick-witted

350.              quiet

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351.                        quixotic
352.                        rambunctious
353.                        rangy
354.                        rash
355.                        rational
356.                        ready
357.                        ready-for-action
358.                        refined
359.                        relaxed
360.                        reliable
361.                        relieved
362.                        religious
363.                        resentful
364.                        reserved
365.                        resistant
366.                        resolute
367.                        resourceful
368.                        respectful
369.                        responsible
370.                        responsive
371.                        restless
372.                        robust
373.                        rollicking personality
374.                        romantic
375.                        rough
376.                        rowdy
377.                        rude
378.                        rugged
379.                        sarcastic
380.                        satisfied
381.                        scared
382.                        scholarly
383.                        scrupulous
384.                        secretive
385.                        self-assured
386.                        self-confident
387.                        self-indulgent
388.                        self-reliant
389.                        self-willed
390.                        selfish
391.                        sensible
392.                        sensitive
393.                        serious
394.                        sharp
395.                        showy
396.                        shy
397.                        silly
398.                        sincere
399.                        skillful

400.                        slow

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401.                        sluggish
402.                        sly
403.                        smart
404.                        sneaky
405.                        snobbish
406.                        snobby
407.                        sociable
408.                        solemn
409.                        somber
410.                        sound
411.                        speedy
412.                        spirited
413.                        sporty
414.                        stable
415.                        steadfast
416.                        steady
417.                        stern
418.                        stingy
419.                        stoic
420.                        stoical
421.                        stouthearted
422.                        straightforward
423.                        strange
424.                        strict
425.                        strong
426.                        strong-minded
427.                        strong-willed
428.                        stubborn
429.                        stylish
430.                        suave
431.                        submissive
432.                        subtle
433.                        suspicious
434.                        sweet
435.                        sweet natured
436.                        sympathetic
437.                        tactful
438.                        talented
439.                        talkative
440.                        tasteful
441.                        temperamental
442.                        tenacious
443.                        tender
444.                        terrified
445.                        territorial
446.                        thankful
447.                        thorough
448.                        thoughtful
449.                        thoughtless

450.              threatening

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451.                        thrifty
452.                        timid
453.                        tireless
454.                        tolerant
455.                        touchy
456.                        tough
457.                        tractable
458.                        trainable
459.                        trusting
460.                        trustworthy
461.                        unapproachable
462.                        unassuming
463.                        uncontrolled
464.                        unfriendly
465.                        unhappy
466.                        unkind
467.                        unrealistic
468.                        unreliable
469.                        unruly
470.                        unscrupulous
471.                        unselfish
472.                        unstable
473.                        unyielding
474.                        upset
475.                        upstanding
476.                        useful
477.                        valiant
478.                        vengeful
479.                        versatile
480.                        vicious
481.                        vigilant
482.                        vigorous
483.                        vindictive
484.                        vivacious
485.                        vulgar
486.                        warm
487.                        warm-hearted
488.                        watchful
489.                        water-loving
490.                        weak
491.                        well-balanced
492.                        well-rounded
493.                        wickedly smart
494.                        willing attitude
495.                        willing-to-obey
496.                        willing worker
497.                        wise
498.                        withdrawn
499.                        witty
500.                        worried

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