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The 200 most common adjectives in French 🇫🇷

French adjectives ranked by how often they appear, each with its translation and an example sentence. Press the speaker to hear a word.

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1biengood, all right, great
2bongood
3petitsmall
4sûrsure, certain
5seullonely
6vraitrue
7autreother
8beauhandsome, fine, attractive
9justefair, just
10grandbig, great, grand
11mortdead
12dernierlast
13premierfirst
14foumad, crazy
15prêtready
16pendanthanging
17jeuneyoung
18vieuxold
19désolédesolate
20grosbig, thick, fat
21mauvaisbad
22heureuxhappy
23chaqueeach
24nouveaunew, novel
25importantimportant
26jolipretty, cute
27pleinfull, full up
28cherdear
29possiblepossible
30gentilhelpful, kind
31instantpressing, insistent
32durhard, tough
33contentcontent, satisfied, pleased
34pauvrepoor
35chéricherished, beloved
36fortstrong, powerful
37longlong
38propreown
39prochainupcoming
40facileeasy, simple
41maladeill, unwell, sick
42supersuperb, great
43difficiledifficult
44saledirty
45noirblack in colour
46drôlefunny, amusing
47graveserious
48simplesingle
49différentdifferent
50génialingenious, characteristic of a genius
51librefree, at liberty
52pareilsuch
53bizarrebizarre, odd, strange, funny
54froidcold
55normalnormal
56vivantalive
57impossibleimpossible
58clairclear
59fauxfalse, untrue
60sujetsubject
61tranquillecalm, quiet, tranquil, still, peaceful, serene
62blancwhite color
63journalThat is relative to each day, journal
64sérieuxserious
65saufsafe
66amoureuxin love
67calmecalm
68certaincertain, for certain, indubitably
69secretsecret
70tristesad
71rougered
72dangereuxdangerous
73ennemienemy
74idiotidiotic, stupid
75intérieurinterior
76douxsweet
77magnifiquemagnificent, splendid, superb
78terribleterrible
79exactexact, precise
80étrangestrange
81baslow
82chaudwarm, hot
83spécialspecial
84sympanice, likeable
85comprisunderstood
86esteast
87merveilleuxmarvelous, brilliant
88fierproud
89hauthigh
90fermefirm
91capableable, capable
92excellentexcellent, splendid
93entierwhole
94incroyableincredible
95richerich
96ancienold, former, ex-
97inutileunused
98gaucheleft
99stupidestupid
100bleublue
101mignoncute
102intéressantinteresting
103époquevintage
104horriblehorrible
105plusieursseveral, many, a lot
106telsuch
107présentpresent
108directeurleading, managing
109américainof America, American
110coolcool
111censésupposed to, meant to
112contraireopposite
113patientpatient
114ridiculeridiculous
115personnelpersonal
116videempty
117étrangerforeign
118parfaitperfect
119dinguemad, crazy, nuts
120purpure
121intelligentintelligent
122sacrésacred, holy
123voisinneighbouring/neighboring
124procheclose, near, closeby, nearby
125enchantéenchanted, delighted
126charmantcharming
127formidablefearsome
128mienmy
129honnêtehonest
130superbesuperb, excellent, impressive
131méchantmean, unkind
132secondsecond
133nécessairenecessary
134entenduunderstood
135fiancéengaged
136coupableguilty
137nerveuxnerve, nervous
138énormeenormous, huge
139rapidefast, rapid
140enceintepregnant
141publicpublic
142partidivided into two equal parts vertically, per pale, said of an escutcheon
143fraisfresh
144sexuelsexual
145responsableresponsible
146uniqueunique
147juifJewish
148utileuseful
149jalouxjealous
150nombreuxnumerous, many
151nulof poor quality, lousy, rubbish
152deuxièmesecond
153militairemilitary, militaristic
154imbécilestupid, foolish, acting like an imbecile
155françaisFrench
156secdry
157profonddeep
158malinnocive, pernicious
159courtshort
160agréablepleasurable, nice, pleasant, agreeable
161puissantpowerful, mighty
162ouvertopen
163joyeuxjoyful, happy
164naturelnatural
165innocentinnocent
166sagewise: prudent, cautious, and judicious
167faibleweak
168réelreal
169aveugleblind
170politiquepolitical
171demihalf
172égalequal
173malheureuxunhappy, miserable, poor
174légerlight
175prudentprudent, careful, cautious
176propriétaireproprietary
177mauditdamn, cursed, goddam
178mariémarried
179principalmain, key, principal
180perdulost
181privéprivate
182fatiguétired
183portableportable
184marrantfunny, amusing
185criminelcriminal
186russeRussian
187affreuxfrightful, causing fear
188inquietworried
189nationalnational
190socialsocial, related to society, community
191curieuxcurious, inquisitive, intrigued, wondering, possessing curiosity
192policierpolice
193rarerare
194foutudone for, screwed, fucked, doomed
195évidentevident, obvious
196suspectsuspicious, suspect
197sombredark
198célèbrefamous
199précisWhich does not leave doubt, specific, explicit
200urgenturgent

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