1000 ENGLISH ADJECTIVES 1-20 (Illustrated Examples)

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Enlarge your English vocabulary with this 1000 English adjectives list of the most common adjectives in English. The goal of the playlist is to provide 3000 English words that are important for students to learn. The playlist will expand to include 1000 adjectives, 1000 adjectives, and 1000 verbs.

Each word is given a clear definition. Then a picture and sentence example provide a clear connection so the word is easily remembered. The sentence example provides context for the word and where additional meanings exist for any given word, multiple illustrated sentence examples are provided.

By learning these words in English and their meanings, your fluency will skyrocket. The word lists are split into 20 word modules. Repeat each module until you can do the reviews easily.

Common English collocations are indicated in the sentence examples by an underline. Pay special attention to the collocations and your naturalness when speaking English will greatly improve.

Here then are the most common English adjectives, the English adjectives most often used by intermediate to advanced, and native speakers.

Here is a transcript of the video: 1000 English Adjectives: 1-20

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Just to let you know, after we complete this group of 20 words, there’s a review later in the video. Make sure to take a couple of minutes for the review and make a note of the new words you want to add to your vocabulary. So let’s start . . .

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oral 1
spoken rather than written

The picture shows an interview taking place.

Sentence: Oral history is a field of study and a method of gathering and preserving memories of people and communities, often through interviews using recording devices.

So ‘oral history’ relies on the spoken rather than written word.

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oral 2
relating to the mouth

We see a young child sitting in a sink holding a toothbrush.

Sentence: It’s good to teach children good oral hygiene from an early age!

Note the collocation: oral hygiene

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symbolic
serving as a symbol or representative of something

The picture shows a bust of the symbol of the French Republic.

Sentence: Since the time of the revolution (1799), Marianne has been symbolic of the French Republic, a personification of liberty, equality, fraternity and reason.

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inevitable
certain to happen, impossible to avoid or prevent, predictable

The picture shows an elderly woman in the street, wearing a mask.

Sentence: Back in 2003, the medical journal Vaccine predicted that a major pandemic was inevitable, one that would spread rapidly throughout the world in several waves.

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wild 1
living in the natural state, not domesticated, cultivated or tamed

We see a fox in a wood.

Sentence: By definition, a wild animal lives without any help from people, finding its own food, water, and shelter in a natural habitat.

Note the collocation: wild animal

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wild 2
uncontrolled, lacking order, turbulent

Sentence: This caricature of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson focuses attention on his wild hair.

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mobile
capable of being moved or moved easily

In the picture we see a mobile home on the back of a truck.

Sentence: Here we see a mobile home being relocated, in New Zealand.

Note the phrase: mobile home

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dull 1
boring, lacking interest or excitement

The picture shows a student trying to concentrate in a classroom.

Sentence: Why do so many students find history to be a dull and uninteresting subject?

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dull 2
not sharp, bright or vivid

The picture shows a gray, overcast sky.

Sentence: It was a very dull day, and the sky was cloudy and overcast for most of the day.

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genetic
relating to genes or heredity, or determined by genes, inherited

We see a diagram of blood cells.

Sentence: Sickle Cell Anemia is a genetic disorder in which there are not enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout the body.

Note the collocation: genetic disorder

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parental
relating to or characteristic of a parent

The picture shows a tatooed teenager wearing a hood.

Sentence: Sadly there was a total lack of parental guidance in his life.

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angry
feeling or showing anger, or strong annoyance or hostility

The picture shows a an elderly man, angry and shouting.

Sentence: An angry crowd of protesters gathered outside the capitol building.

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fun
providing amusement or enjoyment

In the picture we see a group of young people enjoying themselves in a park.

Sentence: Many believe youth is the time of life in which to have a fun time and enjoy yourself!

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magnetic 1
relating to magnetism or magnets

The picture shows an industrial size magnet.

Sentence: Huge circular magnets make the processing of scrap magnetic metals much easier.

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magnetic 2
having a power or ability to attract

The picture shows a young woman with a broad smile.

Sentence: A person with a magnetic personality often has a Duchenne Smile* – that is, a natural smile that engages the muscles around the mouth and eyes.

Footnote: named after French physician Guillaume Duchenne, who studied the physiology of facial expressions in the nineteenth century.

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strict
following specific rules closely, exact, precise

In the picture we see Roman Polanski, Emmanuelle Seigner and Mathieu Amalric promoting “Venus in Furs” at the Cannes film festival

Sentence: The Cannes Film Festival is known for it’s strict dress code requiring men to wear tuxedos and women to wear gowns and high heels.

Note the collocation: strict dress code

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efficient
achieving maximum productivity and results with minimum waste

We see a stack of suitcases at an airport.

Sentence: An efficient way to pack a suitcase is to roll and fold soft items like t-shirts, shorts, and some trousers.

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lively
full of life and energy

We see a young man jumping and clicking his heels in an alley.

Sentence: He was in a very lively mood that morning.

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mental
relating to the mind; an intellectual process

The picture shows a clown, sleeping.

Sentence: Sleep is essential for good mental health as it regulates the chemicals in our brain that affect our moods and emotions.

Note the collocation: mental health

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careful
cautious, avoiding possible danger or error

The photograph shows a circular saw.

Sentence: You need to be careful when using a power tool!

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causal
related to a cause, acting as a cause

The picture shows an obese woman.

Sentence: Some scientists believe a Vitamin D deficiency may be a causal factor in some cases of obesity.

Note the collocation: causal factor

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relative
in comparison with or related to something

The picture shows cars on San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.

Sentence: San Francisco has a very high number of cars relative to the population, even higher than Los Angeles.

Note the collocation: relative to

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wicked 1
evil or morally bad

The picture shows a movie poster.

Sentence: Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile is a 2019 drama movie about Ted Bundy, one of America’s worst serial killers, who confessed to over 30 murders.

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wicked 2
playful and mischievous

In the picture we seen a man with a mischievous look on his face.

Sentence: He was well known among his friends for his wicked sense of humour.

Note the collocation: wicked sense of humour

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wealthy
rich, having a large amount of resources

The picture shows some buildings in an area of London called Mayfair.

Sentence: Mayfair is a wealthy area in the heart of London, in fact, it’s one of the most expensive districts in London and the world.

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If you are interested in this adjectives list, be sure to enlarge your vocabulary with the Nouns list 1-20:
Learn Common English Nouns: 1-20