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The 200 most common adjectives in Italian 🇮🇹
Italian adjectives ranked by how often they appear, each with its translation and an example sentence. Press the speaker to hear a word.
| # | Italian | English | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | solo | alone, by oneself, unattended, unaccompanied, lonely, lone, lonesome | |
| 2 | primo | first | |
| 3 | proprio | one's, one's own, her , its , their | |
| 4 | nuovo | new | |
| 5 | senza | coxless | |
| 6 | quanto | how, how much, how many | |
| 7 | alcuno | some, a few | |
| 8 | secondo | second | |
| 9 | grande | of greater physical dimensions or numerosity | |
| 10 | diverso | different, diverse | |
| 11 | italiano | Italian | |
| 12 | bene | upper-class, posh, high | Parioli è il quartiere bene di Roma per eccellenza.Parioli is the posh Rome neighborhood par excellence. |
| 13 | ultimo | last | |
| 14 | certo | certain, sure | qual che tu sii, od ombra od omo certo!1867 translation by Longfellowwhiche’er thou art, or shade or real man! |
| 15 | fine | thin | |
| 16 | fatto | done, made | |
| 17 | quel | Apocopic form of quello, used before a consonant that is not impure. | |
| 18 | pubblico | public | |
| 19 | possibile | possible | |
| 20 | vero | true | Se non è vero, è ben trovato.If it is not true, it is a good story. |
| 21 | diritto | straight, direct | |
| 22 | politico | political | |
| 23 | piccolo | small | |
| 24 | sociale | social, societal | |
| 25 | particolare | particular, private, personal | |
| 26 | fino | thin, fine | |
| 27 | europeo | European | |
| 28 | tipo | standard, model, average, stock | |
| 29 | maggiore | bigger, greater | |
| 30 | lungo | long | |
| 31 | importante | important | |
| 32 | interno | inside, indoor, internal, interior, inner | |
| 33 | comune | mutual, common | |
| 34 | generale | general | |
| 35 | necessario | necessary | |
| 36 | nazionale | home, national, domestic | |
| 37 | presente | present | |
| 38 | alto | high, tall | |
| 39 | piano | plane | |
| 40 | spesso | thick | Italia mia, benché ’l parlar sia indarno / a le piaghe mortali / che nel bel corpo tuo sì spesse veggio […]My dear Italy, although speaking is useless to [cure] the mortal wounds that in your beautiful body I see so many […] |
| 41 | unico | only, sole, one, single | |
| 42 | sito | situated, located, lying | |
| 43 | buono | good | |
| 44 | uso | used, accustomed | |
| 45 | meglio | better, best | |
| 46 | vario | varied, various | |
| 47 | bello | nice, fair, fine, pleasant, beautiful | |
| 48 | umano | human | |
| 49 | economico | economic, financial | |
| 50 | giovane | young | |
| 51 | personale | personal, private | |
| 52 | locale | local | |
| 53 | relativo | relevant, attendant, respective | |
| 54 | internazionale | international | |
| 55 | futuro | future | |
| 56 | migliore | better | |
| 57 | libero | free | |
| 58 | vecchio | old, outworn | |
| 59 | fondo | deep | |
| 60 | semplice | simple | |
| 61 | obiettivo | objective | |
| 62 | soggetto | subject, dependent | |
| 63 | cittadino | town, city, civic, urban | |
| 64 | qualsiasi | any | |
| 65 | vicino | near, close | |
| 66 | basso | low | |
| 67 | gente | noble | Beltà di donna di piagente core,e cavalieri armati che sian genti,cantar d’augelli, e ragionar d’amore,adorni legni in mar forte correntiBeauty of lovely-hearted woman, and armed knights who are noble; singing of birds, and talking about love; adorned ships crossing the strong sea |
| 68 | americano | American, United States, US, Yankee | |
| 69 | massimo | maximum | |
| 70 | difficile | difficult, hard | |
| 71 | materiale | material | |
| 72 | principale | main, principal | |
| 73 | partito | party per pale, divided into two equal parts vertically | |
| 74 | pieno | full | |
| 75 | seguito | popular, successful | |
| 76 | prossimo | very near, near, close | |
| 77 | terzo | third | |
| 78 | gran | Apocopic form of grande | |
| 79 | giusto | just, right | |
| 80 | chiaro | bright, shiny | |
| 81 | specifico | specific | |
| 82 | intero | whole, entire | |
| 83 | privato | private, personal | |
| 84 | storico | historic, historical | |
| 85 | singolo | single | |
| 86 | culturale | cultural | |
| 87 | simile | similar | |
| 88 | superiore | superior | |
| 89 | utile | useful | |
| 90 | precedente | preceding, previous, foregoing, earlier | in una vita precedentein a former life |
| 91 | tecnico | technical | |
| 92 | lavoratore | working | |
| 93 | vivo | alive, live | |
| 94 | bianco | white | |
| 95 | reale | real | |
| 96 | medico | medical | |
| 97 | successivo | following, next, subsequent | |
| 98 | attuale | present, current, modern, existing | |
| 99 | fondamentale | fundamental, basic, essential | |
| 100 | militare | military | |
| 101 | animale | animal | |
| 102 | buon | Apocopic form of buono | |
| 103 | ambito | desirable, sought after | |
| 104 | inglese | English | |
| 105 | solito | usual, habitual, customary, same old | |
| 106 | fisico | physical | |
| 107 | civile | civil | |
| 108 | disponibile | available, disposable, at one's disposal, free | |
| 109 | avanti | previous, prior, last | |
| 110 | naturale | natural | |
| 111 | nero | black | |
| 112 | diretto | direct, straight, immediate | |
| 113 | facile | easy | |
| 114 | rosso | red | Costui, rosso di pel, Foscolo è dettoHe, of red hair, is called Foscolo |
| 115 | normale | normal | |
| 116 | noto | of common knowledge | |
| 117 | esterno | outside, outdoor, external, outer, outside, out | |
| 118 | seguente | following, next, subsequent, succeeding | |
| 119 | sicuro | safe, secure | |
| 120 | mondiale | world, worldwide | |
| 121 | responsabile | responsible, accountable, liable, in charge | |
| 122 | leggero | light | K-Meleon è un web browser davvero molto leggeroK-Meleon is a very light web browser |
| 123 | scientifico | scientific | |
| 124 | unito | united | |
| 125 | presto | ready | Ed ecco, quasi al cominciar de l'erta, ¶ una lonza leggera e presta molto, ¶ che di pel macolato era coverta; […]And lo! almost where the ascent began, a panther light and swift exceedingly, which with a spotted skin was covered o'er! |
| 126 | breve | brief, short | |
| 127 | regionale | regional | |
| 128 | complesso | complex, intricate, subtle | |
| 129 | francese | French | |
| 130 | interessante | interesting | |
| 131 | antico | ancient | |
| 132 | centrale | central | |
| 133 | lontano | distant | |
| 134 | minuto | tiny, minute, emaciated, thin | |
| 135 | finanziario | financial | |
| 136 | capitale | head | |
| 137 | intorno | of the surroundings, around, nearby | |
| 138 | caro | dear , sweetheart | |
| 139 | dubbio | doubtful, uncertain, dubious, questionable | |
| 140 | scorso | last, previous | |
| 141 | pronto | ready, prepared | |
| 142 | professionale | professional | |
| 143 | quadro | square | |
| 144 | contrario | contrary, opposite, alien | |
| 145 | totale | total | |
| 146 | speciale | special | |
| 147 | tedesco | German, of Germany | |
| 148 | finale | final, ending | |
| 149 | estero | foreign , overseas | |
| 150 | completo | complete, entire, full, whole | |
| 151 | minimo | superlative degree of piccolo | |
| 152 | ulteriore | further | |
| 153 | originale | original | |
| 154 | eventuale | possible, potential, contingent | |
| 155 | ufficiale | official | |
| 156 | continuo | continuous | |
| 157 | grave | grave, serious | un grave problemaa serious problem |
| 158 | pari | equal | |
| 159 | straniero | foreign, alien | |
| 160 | compagno | alike, like, similar, the same | |
| 161 | commerciale | trade, trading, business, commercial | |
| 162 | santo | holy | |
| 163 | positivo | positive | |
| 164 | contenuto | restrained, suppressed | |
| 165 | numeroso | numerous, large, big, many, several | |
| 166 | profondo | deep, profound | |
| 167 | ampio | wide, broad | |
| 168 | ricco | rich - possessing money, beauty etc. | |
| 169 | moderno | modern | |
| 170 | paziente | patient | |
| 171 | segreto | secret | |
| 172 | povero | poor | Nacqui povero, ed imparai prima a stentare che a godere.I was born poor and I learned how to live in hardship sooner than [I learned] how to enjoy. |
| 173 | industriale | industrial | |
| 174 | capace | large, capacious | |
| 175 | strano | strange, odd, dodgy | |
| 176 | tradizionale | traditional, customary | |
| 177 | recente | recent | |
| 178 | popolare | of the people, people's, popular | |
| 179 | verde | green | |
| 180 | grosso | big, large | |
| 181 | cristiano | Christian | |
| 182 | operativo | operative, effective | |
| 183 | scritto | written | |
| 184 | aperto | open | |
| 185 | quotidiano | daily, everyday | |
| 186 | romano | Roman | |
| 187 | morale | moral | |
| 188 | evidente | obvious, evident | |
| 189 | significativo | significant, sensical | |
| 190 | elettronico | electronic | |
| 191 | attivo | active | |
| 192 | qualunque | any | |
| 193 | assoluto | absolute | |
| 194 | parco | frugal, moderate, temperate, sparing | |
| 195 | religioso | religious, devout | |
| 196 | inferiore | inferior | |
| 197 | esperto | experienced, expert, skilled | |
| 198 | classico | classic, classical | |
| 199 | felice | happy | |
| 200 | insegnante | teaching |