Back to Course

Basic French Grammar Topics

0% Complete
0/0 Steps
  1. Course Content

    French Greetings
    3 Topics
  2. Subject Pronouns
    3 Topics
  3. The Verb "to be"
    4 Topics
  4. The Verb "to have"
    3 Topics
  5. Negative Sentences
    3 Topics
  6. The Definite Article
    3 Topics
  7. The Indefinite Article
    3 Topics
  8. Zero Article
    3 Topics
  9. Partitive Articles
    3 Topics
  10. Adjectives
    4 Topics
  11. The Order of Adjectives
    3 Topics
  12. -ER Verbs (present)
    3 Topics
  13. Possessive Adjectives
    3 Topics
  14. Interrogatives
    4 Topics
  15. -IR Verbs (present tense)
    3 Topics
  16. -RE Verbs (present tense)
    3 Topics
  17. Possession
    3 Topics
  18. The Verb "to make" "to do"
    3 Topics
  19. Weather Expressions
    4 Topics
  20. Numbers 1-100
    4 Topics
  21. The Date
    3 Topics
  22. Telling Time
    3 Topics
  23. The Expression "there is" "there are"
    3 Topics
  24. The Verb "to go"
    2 Topics
  25. The Near Future
    3 Topics
  26. The Expression "it is necessary"
    3 Topics
  27. Demonstrative Adjectives
    3 Topics
  28. Possessive Pronouns
    3 Topics
  29. The Verb "to put"
    3 Topics
Lesson 10, Topic 3
In Progress

Vocabulary List-French Adjectives

Stephen Sovenyhazy March 17, 2024
Lesson Progress
0% Complete

List of Common French Adjectives

âgéold/elderly
amicalfriendly
ancienold, ancient, time-honored, antique; former, ex; senior
argenté/esilver
assuréconfident
autredistinct, different; supplementary; other, remaining
beaubeautiful (with masculine word), good-looking, handsome, lovely, fine; noble; nice, tidy, good
bellebeautiful (with feminine person or noun)/ pretty
bizarreodd, peculiar, strange
blancwhite; Caucasian; blank; innocent, pure
bleublue
bongood, sound; valid; nice; right, correct; proper
bronzétan
brun/e (or) marronbrown
certaindefinite, positive, clear, certain
chaudwarm, hot; ardent, keen; horny
cherdear, beloved; expensive
clairlight, bright; clear; thin, sparse; obvious
confusembarrassed, confused, ashamed
contenthappy, glad, pleased
courageuxbrave
dernierlast, final; previous; bottom; highest, top
désoléapologetic, contrite, sorry; disconsolate, sorrowful; desolate, bleak
désorientéconfused
différentdifferent
difficiledifficult, hard, tough
doré/egold
douxsoft, smooth, sweet, milk
droitstraight; upright, plumb; honest, sound, sane
drôlecomical, funny, amusing; strange, funny, peculiar
du brouillard (il y a)foggy
du soleil (il y a)sunny
du vent (il y a)windy
effrayéscared
ennuyéannoyed
ennuyeuxboring
entierwhole, entire; absolute, complete; intact
épuiséexhausted
étrangestrange, odd
fâchéangry
facileeasy
faibleweak (person, object)
fatiguétired
fauxwrong, untrue, false, mistaken; fake, forged, imitation, counterfeit
fortstrong, sturdy, powerful, hard, weighty; big, thick, stout, large; intense
fraiscool
françaisFrench
froidcold, chilly; insensitive, unfeeling; unfriendly; bleak
gèlefreezing
gentilkind, nice, sweet
grandtall, big, large, long, great, full-grown; major, top, leading, important
gravegrave, solemn; serious; major / totally (slang)
gris/egray
groslarge, big, thick; fat, heavy
hauthigh, tall; top; lofty, high-minded
heureuxhappy, glad, lucky, fortunate
humainhuman; humane
humidehumid
impatientimpatient
importantimportant, significant, serious; substantial, large, sizeable, considerable
impossibleimpossible; unbearable; intolerable
inquietworried
intelligentsmart
intéressantinteresting
jauneyellow
jeuneyoung, green
jolipretty, lovely, nice, attractive
justefair; just, legitimate; right
légerlight, subtle, superficial
librefree; available; vacant
long, longuelong
lourdheavy
maladeill, sick, unwell; bad, diseased; mentally ill
mauvaisbad, poor; wrong, faulty; unpleasant, nasty
méchantmean
meilleurbetter, superior
mêmesame
mincethin
moche, laidugly
mortdead; buried, long-gone; lifeless, dull, stagnant
naïfnaive
navrésorry
neigesnowing
nerveuxnervous
noirblack; dirty, grimy; dark; gloomy, somber
nouveaunew, young; latest; further; novel, original
nuageuxcloudy
orageuxstormy
orangeorange
ouvertoutgoing
pareilthe same, alike, similar; such (a)
paresseuxlazy
patientpatient
patriotiquepatriotic
pauvrepoor; humble, wretched
petitsmall, little, short; younger; brief; slight, minor
pleinfull; solid; busy (as in day or life)
pleutraining
pleut à versepouring
possiblepossible, feasible
premierearly; nearest; next, first; main; chief, leading; original, initial
presséin a hurry
prêtready
prochainnext; imminent, near; immediate
propreclean, neat, tidy; own, private
ravidelighted
rosepink
rougered
saledirty, filthy, murky, grimy; nasty
sérieuxserious, solemn, responsible; conscientious
seulalone, on one’s own; lonely, lonesome; only, single, sole; mere
simplestraightforward, simple, easy; mere; uncomplicated
solitairelonely
sportifathletic
stupidestupid
supergreat, terrific
sympanice
timideshy
toutall (the), the whole (of the); all; completely; only
tranquillequiet, peaceful, tranquil, calm. still
travailleurhard-working
tristesad, unhappy, sorrowful
vertgreen; inexperienced
videempty; bare
vieilleold (feminine)
vieuxold (masculine), long-standing, ancient
violetpurple
vivantliving, alive; lively, spirited, bustling; vivid
vraitrue; genuine, real; complete, utter; straightforward