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BY Frederic Bibard

Last Updated: June 6, 2023

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Looking for a list of the most common French adjectives or specific ones like French adjectives that start with n or e?

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In this article, we'll go through 129 of the most common French adjectives which you can use in everyday conversations. You will also be able to download the list in PDF format with sample sentences, get some audio to listen to the adjectives, and take a mini quiz towards the end of this article!

Table of Contents Free PDF copy + audioList of Common French AdjectivesMini QuizWant more?Speak, Listen, and Write French like a Native with a Talk in French MembershipHere are some FAQs about French AdjectivesWhere do adjectives go in French?Which adjectives go before the nouns in French?What are irregular adjectives in French?What are adjectives in French?

Adjectives are what you need if you want to describe a person, place, or thing. But remember, in French, you also need to make your adjectives agree with the word it is describing. But that's a different lesson which you can access here:

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List of Common French Adjectives

âgé	old/elderly
amical	friendly
ancien	old, ancient, time-honored, antique; former, ex; senior
argenté/e	silver
assuré	confident
autre	distinct, different; supplementary; other, remaining
beau	beautiful (with masculine word), good-looking, handsome, lovely, fine; noble; nice, tidy, good
belle	beautiful (with feminine person or noun)/ pretty
bizarre	odd, peculiar, strange
blanc	white; Caucasian; blank; innocent, pure
bleu	blue
bon	good, sound; valid; nice; right, correct; proper
bronzé	tan
brun/e (or) marron	brown
certain	definite, positive, clear, certain
chaud	warm, hot; ardent, keen; horny
cher	dear, beloved; expensive
clair	light, bright; clear; thin, sparse; obvious
confus	embarrassed, confused, ashamed
content	happy, glad, pleased
courageux	brave
dernier	last, final; previous; bottom; highest, top
désolé	apologetic, contrite, sorry; disconsolate, sorrowful; desolate, bleak
désorienté	confused
différent	different
difficile	difficult, hard, tough
doré/e	gold
doux	soft, smooth, sweet, milk
droit	straight; upright, plumb; honest, sound, sane
drôle	comical, funny, amusing; strange, funny, peculiar
du brouillard (il y a)	foggy
du soleil (il y a)	sunny
du vent (il y a)	windy
effrayé	scared
ennuyé	annoyed
ennuyeux	boring
entier	whole, entire; absolute, complete; intact
épuisé	exhausted
étrange	strange, odd
fâché	angry
facile	easy
faible	weak (person, object)
fatigué	tired
faux	wrong, untrue, false, mistaken; fake, forged, imitation, counterfeit
fort	strong, sturdy, powerful, hard, weighty; big, thick, stout, large; intense
frais	cool
français	French
froid	cold, chilly; insensitive, unfeeling; unfriendly; bleak
gèle	freezing
gentil	kind, nice, sweet
grand	tall, big, large, long, great, full-grown; major, top, leading, important
grave	grave, solemn; serious; major / totally (slang)
gris/e	gray
gros	large, big, thick; fat, heavy
haut	high, tall; top; lofty, high-minded
heureux	happy, glad, lucky, fortunate
humain	human; humane
humide	humid
impatient	impatient
important	important, significant, serious; substantial, large, sizeable, considerable
impossible	impossible; unbearable; intolerable
inquiet	worried
intelligent	smart
intéressant	interesting
jaune	yellow
jeune	young, green
joli	pretty, lovely, nice, attractive
juste	fair; just, legitimate; right
léger	light, subtle, superficial
libre	free; available; vacant
long, longue	long
lourd	heavy
malade	ill, sick, unwell; bad, diseased; mentally ill
mauvais	bad, poor; wrong, faulty; unpleasant, nasty
méchant	mean
meilleur	better, superior
même	same
mince	thin
moche, laid	ugly
mort	dead; buried, long-gone; lifeless, dull, stagnant
naïf	naive
navré	sorry
neige	snowing
nerveux	nervous
noir	black; dirty, grimy; dark; gloomy, somber
nouveau	new, young; latest; further; novel, original
nuageux	cloudy
orageux	stormy
orange	orange
ouvert	outgoing
pareil	the same, alike, similar; such (a)
paresseux	lazy
patient	patient
patriotique	patriotic
pauvre	poor; humble, wretched
petit	small, little, short; younger; brief; slight, minor
plein	full; solid; busy (as in day or life)
pleut	raining
pleut à verse	pouring
possible	possible, feasible
premier	early; nearest; next, first; main; chief, leading; original, initial
pressé	in a hurry
prêt	ready
prochain	next; imminent, near; immediate
propre	clean, neat, tidy; own, private
ravi	delighted
rose	pink
rouge	red
sale	dirty, filthy, murky, grimy; nasty
sérieux	serious, solemn, responsible; conscientious
seul	alone, on one's own; lonely, lonesome; only, single, sole; mere
simple	straightforward, simple, easy; mere; uncomplicated
solitaire	lonely
sportif	athletic
stupide	stupid
super	great, terrific
sympa	nice
timide	shy
tout	all (the), the whole (of the); all; completely; only
tranquille	quiet, peaceful, tranquil, calm. still
travailleur	hard-working
triste	sad, unhappy, sorrowful
vert	green; inexperienced
vide	empty; bare
vieille	old (feminine)
vieux	old (masculine), long-standing, ancient
violet	purple
vivant	living, alive; lively, spirited, bustling; vivid
vrai	true; genuine, real; complete, utter; straightforward

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See also:

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Try one or two sentences using the French adjectives listed above. Don't forget to share it with all of us in the comments!

Here are some FAQs about French Adjectives

Where do adjectives go in French?

In French, you put most adjectives after the noun they modify.

Which adjectives go before the nouns in French?

These are the French adjective that are placed before the nouns:

– beau (beautiful)– joli (pretty)– jeune (young)– vieux (old)– nouveau (new)– bon (good)– meilleur (better)– mauvais (bad)– gentil (kind)– petit (small)– haut (high)– gros (fat)

What are irregular adjectives in French?

The irregular adjectives are adjectives that don’t follow the same patterns that most French adjectives do.

– Bon (m), Bonne (f) – good– Doux (m), Douce (f) – gentle, soft, sweet– Faux (m), Fausse (f) – false– Neuf (m), Neuve (f) – new– Vieux (m), Vieille (f) – old

What are adjectives in French?

In French, adjectives describe a noun (person, place, or thing) and have to “agree” with the word they are describing according to its gender and number.

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Frederic Bibard

Frederic Bibard is the founder of Talk in French, a company that helps french learners to practice and improve their french. Macaron addict. Jacques Audiard fan. You can contact him on Instagram

Thank you so much! So useful 🙂

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• De rien 🙂

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Merci beaucoup pour partager les adjectifs. 🙂

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[…] Here is the list of the most common French Adjectives sorted it out by alphabetical order. […]

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Merci bcp! 🙂 Je voudrais repaser les verbs plus importants et la conjugation.

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• Bonjour Astrid, vous pouvez regarder sur le site il y a déjà beaucoup d’articles sur ce sujet.

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merci..c’est utile pour niveau débutant 🙂

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• Oui et c’est toujours utile pour les étudiants plus avancés. On oublie souvent des notions simples.

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Merci Frederic, It’s going to be really useful for me, I’m just starting studying french.

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C’est une belle liste! je ne suis toutefois pas certaine de la traduction de stupide, qui, ici au Canada ( je ne pourrais pas parler pour les autres pays anglophone, semble avoir une traduction plus proche du “con” que du stupide, sutout lorsque l’on parle de quelqu’un de stupide…c’est ici un mot interdit dans la bouche des enfants, c’est pour dire! Merci.

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• Hum, je ne savais pas. J’ai cherché un peu sur internet pour être sûr. En fait un con = une personne stupide, ce n’est jamais gentil de dire que quelqu’un est stupide. Mais on peut aussi utiliser le mot stupide pour une idée. Je ne sais pas trop. J’aimerais bien entendre l’avis d’anglophones.

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[…] If you think, you know enough about the adjectives. You can also check it out this huge list of the most common adjectives. […]

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vous pouvez constuire une liste d’adjectifs suivants pars les prépositions Pr exemple, je suis prêt à, ou, c’est susceptible vers/de

Merci!

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• Pas pour le moment mais pourquoi pas plus tard.

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i love this website <3 with the help of this website i was able to do all my french holiday homework of writing 3 adjectives daily. thankyou so much 🙂

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So helpful!! Merci 😀

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merci beaucoup

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good stuff bro

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• Haha merci frère

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Merci Beaucoup Frederic, très helpful!

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Thank you very much! So helpful.

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you just beat every need o google translate for any of my projects

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• yes it be great

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merci 🙂

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I once saw a list of words frequently used like désormais, Tellement etc which make French such a beautiful language to listen to. I saw it on You-tube but cannot find it now.

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• It was from our website/youtube channel? Thx

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