Personality Traits

Personality Traits

Descriptions

1. Sincere2. Genuine3. Charming4. Peaceful5. Courageous6. Reserved7. Compassionate8. Witty9. Eccentric10. Sentimental11. Calculating12. Lovely13. Stubborn 14. Dependant15. Understanding16. Loyal17. Polite18. Lethargic19. Critical20. (over)dramatic

1. Caring2. Talented3. Graceful4. Charismatic5. Lazy6. Honest7. Happy8. Naïve9. Patient10. Kind11. Elegant12. Passionate13. Outgoing14. Insecure15. Sweet16. Thoughtful17. Outspoken18. Eloquent19. Restless20. Helpful

Courageous

• Ex. Firefighters are very _________. They risk their lives everyday to save others.

Understanding

• Sympathetic• Tolerant• Compassionate

• Ex. I believe that someone kind and _______ is the best person to work with troubled kids.

Patient

• Ex. To be a good teacher or parent, I think you have to be very _______, because chil-dren can be very diffi-cult.

Sincere

• Saying what they genuinely feel or believe; not dishonest or hypocritical.

• Ex. Sometimes it is hard to know when some-one is being _________; most people want to be polite and not hurt your feelings.

Calculating

• Ex. He is very cold and ________; he plans things that he knows will benefit him.

Helpful

• Ex. After seeing a young boy assist an old woman across the street, I smiled and thought, “What a ______ young man.”

Polite

• Ex. She always says, “Please” and “Thank you,” and is a very ________, well behaved child.

Critical

• Ex. She is such a _______ person; I feel like all she does is com-plain and judge me.

Stubborn

• Ex. I got into an argu-ment with my friend because she is so _______ and won’t change her ways.

Genuine

• Sincere• Real• Open• Honest

• Ex. She is such a ______ person that I never felt that she was being fake or putting on an act.

Lethargic

Lovely

• Beauty that appeals to the mind/heart as well as the eye

• Beautiful inside and out

• Ex. Not only did she have a beautiful face, but she was a truly ______ person.

Sweet

• Ex. Tweety Bird is so cute and lovable and _______.

Reserved

• Formal or self-restrained• Avoids being close to people

• Ex. He is such a quiet, ______ person that he never socializes with us after work.

Elegant

• Ex. She has excellent taste and a very grace-ful, _______ style.

Eccentric

• Ex. Due to his odd habits, many people felt that he was an _______ old man.

Dependant

• Ex. He could never do anything on his own, he was always _______ on other people to do things for him.

Witty

• Funny in a very intelligent/clever way

• Ex. There are many funny people in the world, but very few who are truly _______.

Peaceful

• Ex. I consider myself a ______ person; I am always relaxed and I hate fighting.

Sentimental

• Ex. She was always so emotional and _______ when it came to love.

Loyal

• Ex. He was the most _______ friend I’ve ever had; he was always there to defend me and he stayed by my side during the hard times.

Compassionate

• Ex. She is a very ________ person; every weekend she volunteers to help the sick and the poor.

Lazy

• Ex. I should clean my apartment but I’m so _______.

Happy

• Ex. I am rarely in a bad mood. I guess I’m just a ______ person.

Charming

• Ex. He was so _______, it was easy to see why so many girls fell in love with him.

Passionate

• Having intense emotions or feelings• Ex. Music is her life and she is very _______

about it.

(Over)dramatic

• Ex. It’s not that big a deal, stop being so _________.

Talented

• Ex. He can play the gui-tar and piano, sings re-ally well, and is also good at sports? He’s so _______!

Charismatic

• Ex. He is so _________ that people can’t help but be drawn to him.

Honest

• Sincere• Genuine• Tells the truth• Has good morals • and principles

• Ex. I don’t mind lending him money because I know he is trustworthy and ________.

Naïve

• Ex. She is so young and ______ that she just be-lieves whatever you tell her.

Kind

• Ex. She enjoyed volun-teering at the hospital because she was such a ______, thoughtful per-son.

Insecure

• Ex. Charlie Brown is a very _______ character. He has many doubts and very little self-con-fidence.

Caring

• Ex. My mother is such a _______ person and is always there when I need her.

Eloquent

• Ex. Martin Luther King Jr. was a very _______ speaker. His speeches were powerful and per-suasive and delivered very well.

Outspoken

• Ex. She has always been an ________ person and will always say what’s on her mind.

Thoughtful

• Considerate• Kind

• Ex. He is a very _______ person, so he made sure to get her a special gift for her birthday.

Outgoing

• Ex. She is really friendly and ________ and loves to socialize with people.

Graceful

• Ex. I wish I was _______ like a ballerina instead of being so clumsy.

Restless

• Ex. He was such a ______ person that he could never just sit still.