Other characteristics

Describing general appearance

positive	negative
well-mannered well-spoken A well-spoken person speaks in a polite correct way and with an accent which is considered socially acceptable. good-looking, attractive fashionable, stylish smart well dressed, smartly- dressed well-groomed charismatic Sympathetic doesn’t mean nice. She is sympathetic. = She understands other people feelings.	rude; ill-mannered   ill-dressed, scruffy (untidy) untidy-looking, messy-looking unattractive be underdressed - dress too plainly or too informally be overdressed If you say that someone is overdressed, you are criticizing them for wearing clothes that are not appropriate for the occasion because they are too formal or too smart.

Describing appearance

positive association	negative association
slim	skinny anorexic [ˌæn(ə)'reksɪk]
a bit overweight, plump stout (rather fat) stocky (broad, solid and often short) well-built = muscular	obese [əu'biːs] fat - impolite

Describing ability

Ability	Lacking ability
clever, intelligent intellectual cunning, crafty, sly (negative association) sharp, shrewd gifted, talented brainy (colloquial) wittyостроумный sharp-tongued (negative association) sensible (don’t mix up with sensitive)	stupid foolish half-witted simple silly brainless, daft, dumb, dim – colloquial

Attitudes towards life

optimistic	pessimistic
extrovert	introvert
relaxed	feel very tense, wounded up, stressed out
tolerant broad-minded- tolerant or liberal in one's views open-minded	unprincipled, unscrupulous [ʌn'skruːpjələs] narrow-minded - тенденциозный,предвзятый
flexible, adaptable	inflexible
sociable	reserved
easy-going, even-tempered laid-back – colloquial	argumentative, quarrelsome jealous ['ʤeləs] envious
trustworthy, reliable - can be trusted completely	unreliable

Other characteristics

positive association	negative association
generous	extravagant расточительный
economical	mean
persistent, resolute, dogged ['dɔgɪd], determined	stubborn, obstinate ['ɔbstɪnɪt]
diligent, industrious, hard-working	work-obsessed, workaholic
conscientious добросовестный	immature незрелый безответственный
self-assured, self-confident ambitious	self-important, arrogant самонадеянный, с большим самомнением vain тщеславный insecure неуверенный
unconventional, original	odd eccentric
inquiring любознательный	inquisitive любопытный
innocent	naïve
assertive	aggressive pushy
calm well-balanced	bad-tempered = irritable
loyal	insincere
	possessive = jealous
considerate внимательный considerable значительный

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