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The 500 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
201médicalmedical
202chocolatchocolate, chocolate-coloured
203uniformeuniform
204bravebrave
205éterneleternal
206troisièmethird
207doubledouble , two
208platflat
209brillantshining, shiny
210lourdheavy
211amusantamusing, funny
212véritableveritable
213délicieuxdelicious
214completfull, without room for more
215cruelcruel
216suivantnext, following
217mocheugly
218noblenoble, aristocratic
219courageuxcourageous, brave, daring
220raisonnablereasonable, just, fair, consistent, sensible
221préféréfavourite
222extraordinaireextraordinary, out of the ordinary
223lâcheloose, slack
224magiquemagic, magical
225fantastiquefantastic
226sexysexy
227sensiblesensitive
228italienItalian
229sainhealthy, in good health
230tendretender
231divindivine, godlike
232arméarmed
233futurfuture
234tienyour, belonging to you
235adorableadorable
236supérieursuperior
237sourddeaf
238abrutiwhose physical or mental capacities have been impaired by tiredness or another factor, dazed
239extérieurexterior
240meurtrierdeadly, bloody , murderous
241furieuxfurious
242digneworthy
243presséquick, eager, impatient
244communcommon
245violentviolent
246particulierparticular
247musicalmusical
248sauvagewild, untamed, not domesticated
249précieuxprecious
250fidèleloyal
251totaltotal
252gratuitfree of charge
253inconnuunknown, obscure, unfamiliar, strange
254mortelmortal
255exprèsexpress
256romanRomance
257absurdeabsurd
258compliquécomplicated, intricate, convoluted
259aimablelikeable, amiable
260adulteadult
261généreuxgenerous, kind
262professionnelprofessional
263quartfourth
264vifalive
265blondblond
266royalroyal
267délicatdelicate
268romantiqueromantic
269cavepitted
270brefbrief
271cassébroken
272directdirect
273blesséinjured, wounded
274solidesecure, solid, firm, substantial
275francfree
276immenseimmense, huge
277ferméclosed
278officielofficial
279modernemodern
280chanteurthat sings
281soudainsudden
282débileweak
283jauneyellow
284espagnolSpanish, from or otherwise related to Spain, its people etc.
285incapableunable, incapable
286assissat, sat down, seated
287occupébusy
288crèmecream
289reconnaissantgrateful, thankful
290cardiaquecardiac
291ordinaireordinary
292civilcivil
293ennuyeuxdull, boring, tedious, tiresome, monotonous
294électriqueelectric, electrical
295incidentincidental
296réfléchireflexive
297expertexpert
298gaicheerful, merry
299dégueulassebloody disgusting, rank, yucky
300netclean, tidy
301illégalillegal, not permitted by law
302vainuseless, ineffective, fruitless
303étonnantamazing, surprising
304âgéold, elderly
305grisgrey, gray
306mystérieuxmysterious
307chicelegant, fancy, stylish, posh, swank
308sincèresincere
309proprofessional
310physiquephysical, sportive
311populairepeople's, working-class
312correctcorrect, right
313objectifof a material object, objective
314cliniqueclinical
315fameuxrecognised, well-known, famous
316largewide, broad
317laidphysically ugly
318liquideliquid
319ivredrunk, inebriated
320finalfinal
321mentalmind, mental
322centralcentral
323locallocal
324pourrirotten, decayed
325primefirst thing
326suffisantsufficient, enough
327injusteunjust, unfair
328reçuaccomplished
329positifpositive
330absoluabsolute
331psyClipping of psychologique .
332douloureuxpainful
333scientifiquescientific
334rondround
335vendeursellable, able to sell a lot
336légalstatutory: having to do with an act of parliament
337splendidesplendid, magnificent, impressive
338exceptionnelexceptional
339internationalinternational
340pâlepale
341lasweary, tired
342lentslow
343timideshy, timid
344mincethin, slim, slender
345paniquepertaining to the god Pan
346sympathiquenice, kind, friendly, likeable
347invisibleinvisible
348excitantexciting
349négatifnegative
350dégoûtantdisgusting
351impressionnantimpressive
352fragilefragile
353ravissantravishing, delightful, entrancing
354intimeintimate
355familialfamily, familial
356habituelcustomary, habitual
357discretdiscreet
358classiqueclassic
359minablelousy, stinky, rubbish
360religieuxreligious
361nucléairenuclear
362fabuleuxfabulous
363marchandmerchant, mercantile
364suprêmesupreme
365conscientPhysically alert, conscious
366connuknown
367absentabsent
368techniquetechnical
369actuelcurrent
370naziNazi
371effrayantcausing fear, fearful, frightening
372efficaceeffective
373volontairevoluntary, deliberate
374originaloriginal
375complicekindred, close
376grasfat
377bienvenuwelcome
378muetdumb
379prostituéwhoring, prostituting
380légitimelegitimate
381marinmaritime
382critiquecritical
383fédéralfederal
384naindwarf
385mondialglobal, worldwide
386confortablecomfortable, providing comfort
387péniblepainful, hard, displeasing
388aérienair, aerial
389bâtardbastard
390arabeArabic
391surprissurprised
392célibatairesingle
393communistecommunist
394alertealert
395plastiqueplastic
396endormiasleep
397sienhis , her
398catholiqueCatholic
399remarquableremarkable, noteworthy
400disponibleavailable
401solitairesolitaire, solitary
402pratiquepractical, applied
403brunbrown
404misérabledestitute, impoverished
405interneinternal
406commercialcommercial
407indienIndian
408soûlAlternative spelling of saoul
409mouilléwet, moist
410chanceuxwith good luck, fortunate
411douétalented, gifted
412maigremeagre, skinny
413détenudetained
414impatientimpatient
415fâchéangry
416humblehumble
417récentrecent
418pristaken
419cinglénuts, bonkers, crazy
420chrétienChristian
421vitalvital
422vôtresyour
423tragiquetragic
424spirituelspiritual
425extrêmeextreme
426silencieuxsilent
427serrétight
428saouldrunk
429amerbitter
430chiantannoying
431intactintact
432phareleading, signature, key, flagship
433sublimesublime, extraordinary
434mâlemale
435fatalfatal
436anonymeanonymous
437alliéfriendly, allied
438essentielessential
439fascinantfascinating, captivating
440grossiercoarse
441cérébralcerebral
442répugnantdisgusting, repugnant
443honorablehonorable
444glacéicy, frozen
445insupportableunbearable, intolerable
446insenséinsane, crazy
447historiquehistorical
448familierfamiliar
449humidemoist, humid
450menuslim, small, fine
451fixefixed
452indépendantindependent
453obscurobscure
454quittequits
455confusconfused
456financierfinancial
457romainof the city of Rome, Roman
458probableprobable
459aimébeloved
460loyalloyal
461atroceatrocious
462spatialspatial
463désagréableunpleasant, disagreeable
464épouvantableatrocious, awful, appalling
465judiciairejudicial
466étroitnarrow
467soviétiqueSoviet
468modestemodest
469ivrognealcoholic
470chimiqueof chemistry, chemical
471sensésensible, rational
472brûlantburning
473tarécrazy, barking, mad
474cachéhidden
475habillésmart, formal
476inconscientunthinking, unaware
477majeurgreater, larger, more important
478désespéréhopeless
479vulgairevulgar, crude
480gênantembarrassing
481vastevast
482obligéobligated
483inhabituelunusual, uncustomary, unhabitual
484épaisthick
485actifactive
486quotidiendaily, everyday, quotidian, commonplace, mundane
487élégantelegant
488lointaindistant, remote, far-off
489brisébroken
490domestiquedomestic
491stablestable
492uniunited
493explosifexplosive
494artistiqueartistic
495municipalmunicipal
496mûrmatured, ripe
497amicalfriendly, amicable
498agressifaggressive
499brutalbrutal
500extraterrestreextraterrestrial

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