Personal qualities


confident/ˈkɑːnfɪdənt/feeling sure about your own ability to do things and be successful
clever/ˈklevər/quick at learning and understanding things
careless/ˈkerləs/not giving enough attention and thought to what you are doing, so that you make mistakes
careful/ˈkerfl/giving attention or thought to what you are doing so that you avoid hurting yourself, damaging something or doing something wrong
brave/breɪv/willing to do things that are difficult, dangerous or painful; not afraid
dedicated/ˈdedɪkeɪtɪd/working hard at something because it is very important to you
detailed/dɪˈteɪld/giving many details and a lot of information; paying great attention to details
determined/dɪˈtɜːrmɪnd/having made a definite decision to do something and not letting anyone prevent you
romantic/rəʊˈmæntɪk/connected with or about love or a sexual relationship
affectionate/əˈfekʃənət/showing caring feelings and love for somebody
dynamic/daɪˈnæmɪk/having a lot of energy and a strong personality
frank/fræŋk/honest and direct in what you say, sometimes in a way that other people might not like
friendly/ˈfrendli/behaving in a kind and pleasant way because you like somebody or want to help them
generous/ˈdʒenərəs/giving or willing to give freely; given freely
gentle/ˈdʒentl/calm and kind; doing things in a quiet and careful way
keen/kiːn/enthusiastic about an activity or idea, etc.
lively/ˈlaɪvli/full of life and energy; active and enthusiastic
loyal/ˈlɔɪəl/remaining constant in your support of somebody/something
polite/pəˈlaɪt/having or showing good manners and respect for the feelings of others
positive/ˈpɑːzətɪv/thinking about what is good in a situation; feeling confident and sure that something good will happen
powerful/ˈpaʊərfl/being able to control and influence people and events
practical/ˈpræktɪkl/sensible and realistic
thoughtful/ˈθɔːtfl/showing that you think about and care for other people
trusting/ˈtrʌstɪŋ/tending to believe that other people are good, honest, etc.
trustworthy/ˈtrʌstwɜːrði/that you can rely on to be good, honest, sincere, etc.
understanding/ˌʌndərˈstændɪŋ/the ability to understand why people behave in a particular way and to forgive them when they do something wrong