We are all unique and what sets us apart from each other is the fact that we all have a
different personality. When you're describing people, how many times have you found yourself
using basic adjectives such as shy, cheerful, stubborn or reserved when talking about somebody?
Don't you think these adjectives are very basic and overused?
Well today, I have a fantastic lesson for you. Well we are going to be learning one
powerful word to describe someone's personality. Hey there I'm Nysha on Let's Talk and today
if you want to enhance your vocabulary not only in your speaking skills but also in your
written skills then keep watching this lesson.
Let's begin. So what would you call someone who is truthful, honest and accurate? What
word comes to mind? Well, apart from honest, is there any other adjective that you can
think of to describe such a person? I'll give you the perfect word and the adjective is
voracious. Say it with me, voracious, voracious.
This is its pronunciation, voracious. Veracious, one more time, veracious. So a veracious person
believes that honesty is the best policy and they won't even lie for the littlest of things.
They will, even if it gets them into trouble, they prefer just to be honest in life. So
let's look at some example sentences of how we can use this adjective.
My best friend is extremely voracious and tells me things as they are. So here's this
no nonsense person, if you go to someone who's voracious, they'll just tell you things as
they are. There's no grey in their opinions. If something is black, it's black, if something
is white, it's white. They will never really beat around the bush and just tell you honestly
what they think.
Here's another example, I'd rather be voracious even if it gets me into trouble than lie to
everyone. So don't you think this is a great quality to have in someone to be honest. So
next time you want to describe someone who is extremely honest, don't say honest, use
the advanced adjective. voracious to describe them instead.
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So someone who uses only a few words to express themselves and is rather brief in speech or
writing. What adjective comes to mind for that? So I've got a great advanced adjective
for you and the word to describe this type of personality is Laconic. Say it with me,
Laconic. Let's have a look at its pronunciation.
La co nic Nick, one more time, laconic. So laconic people are people who are very brief
when they speak, very short, sharp, crisp, their conversations are very to the point
and they don't like to really waste a lot of time in conversation because they feel
that they want to just get to the point very quickly.
Let's laconic.
In team meetings, but we always understand what he means. So someone who uses very few
words to describe themselves but is always correct and to the point, you can you describe
that personality type as laconic. Now moving on to the next personality type. So someone
who is modest or shy because of lack of confidence.
So we have two types of people, people who are very, very confident when they speak.
And then on the other side you have people who are very shy, timid, and reserved, and
they really can't express themselves, not because of anything else, but because they
lack that confidence. And how would you describe that personality type?
Let me tell you, the advanced adjective to describe this personality is, Diffident. Diffident.
Let's have a look at its pronunciation. Diff i dent. So the moment you get here diff, yeah,
but then the I has a uh sound. Say it with me. Diff i dent. Diffident. So let's see how
we can use this word in a sentence.
My younger brother is highly diffident and finds it hard to make fun of me. So someone
who is shy and always in their own shell, not really opening up, tends to just keep
to themselves is a person who would be diffident. So next time you want to describe this personality
type, instead of saying shy, you can say the person is diffident.
Moving on. Now, we have someone who is always cheerful and full of energy. Don't you like
such type of people? They just walk into a room and just spread positivity with their
cheerfulness. Now, how would you describe such a personality? The word is Abolient,
Abolient. And here is its pronunciation. A, Uh, Ba, Li, , Ant.
Although the word starts with an e, the pronunciation is uh. Okay, so it's a ba li ant. A bal iant.
Say it with me, a bal iant. So someone who is extremely cheerful, positive and just full
of energy is an a bal iant person. Sarah's a bal iant laughter filled the room with joy.
So here's how you would describe someone who is extremely cheerful.
Moving on. Now, someone who pays great attention to detail because they like everything to
be very neat, accurate and in good order. What would you describe this personality type
as? I'll give you a great word and the word is fastidious. Fastidious, let's learn its
pronunciation.
Fastidious, say it with me.
Fastidious, fastidious. So fastidious people are very detailed and they like everything
organized and to be, everything to be kept in the right place and if something is just
misplaced, they get very irritated because due to their nature, they like everything
to be in its set place. So that type of personality, you can call them fastidious.
My fastidious wife gets mad at me whenever I pack my own suitcase and she fills it all
again. So here's this husband packing his suitcase, putting everything he wants and
then his fastidious wife is saying, uh, uh, what have you done? It's all a mess. It's
not organized. I have to pack everything again. So that's fastidious wife there trying to
get everything organized.
Okay, now let's move forward to the following personality type. So someone who doesn't want
to change their opinion or actions despite of convincing them. What adjective comes to
mind? Someone stubborn, right? Someone who just doesn't listen to anybody and wants to
do what they want to do. So we're not gonna use the adjective stubborn.
Instead I have an advanced adjective for you to describe such a personality and the adjective
is obstinate. Obstinate, I know this pronunciation can be a bit tricky. Let's see how to pronounce
this word. Ob, st, so again the I has a uh sound, yeah. Obstinate, say it with me, obstinate.
Obstinate, obstinate. So an obstinate person is someone who is stubborn.
If they've made their opinion about something, they are not likely to change it because they
are very stubborn, right? So let's see how we can use this word in a sentence. Rhea's
obstinate nature often caused conflicts with her peers at work. Of course, if you've got
a stubborn nature, an obstinate nature rather, you are not likely to really think or consider
people, other people's opinions and that can get you into trouble and cause a lot of conflict
between your peers, especially when you're working where you're likely to be working
in a team or expected to be working in a team.
Moving forward. Now, someone who is lazy or disinclined to working or making any effort,
you know like a couch potato who doesn't really like to do anything. So, we are not gonna
use the word lazy. Instead, the advanced word is indolent, indolent and let's have a look
at its pronunciation indolent.
Say it with me, indolent. Indolent. Indolent is the word to use instead of calling someone
lazy. And here's how we can use it in a sentence. His indolent attitude towards exercise and
healthy eating caused him to gain weight. Of course, if you're going to be lazy and
not really look after yourself and your body, then you're bound to put on weight.
So, here's an example of saying, You know, don't be lazy. If you are going to be lazy,
then you're going to end up just gaining weight and being unhealthy. Now moving on, someone,
a personality type who's incapable of making mistakes or being wrong, who feels that they
are always accurate and reliable or certain when they say anything or do anything.
What type of personality word comes to mind? The word is Infallible, infallible, here is
the pronunciation, in fa li ble, say it with me, infallible. And how would we use this
word in a sentence. Jane's instincts were infallible. She always knew the right decision
to make. Now some people have this innate ability to just be calm in a situation, always
thinking correctly, clearly and making the right decisions no matter how much pressure
is on them.
So such a personality type would be an infallible person where they're always correct and making
the right wise decisions in situations. So, that was all about a person with an infallible
personality. Now, moving on to the next personality type. Now, someone who is willing to take
risks and go the extra mile.
So, in common words you would say someone who is very daring, who really, really wants
to challenge themselves and take risks in life. What would you call that personality
type? The word is audacious and let's see how we can pronounce this word or
Say it with me, audacious. So that was audacious. Say it with me again, audacious, audacious.
Now let's see how we can use this word in a sentence. It was audacious of her to quit
her high paying job to join A startup, I mean who does that? So someone who is a risk taker
is an audacious person and that's the personality adjective you can use next time you want to
describe someone who loves taking risks.
Moving on to the next personality type. Someone who is shrewd, clever and skilled at handling
situations. So someone who can gauge a situation and know exactly what they need to do, what
they need to say, how they need to behave and just have that presence of mind of how
to be in a situation. And what is the advanced adjective we can use to describe someone like
that?
I've got a great word for you and the word is, canny. Canny, say it with me. Kani, let's
have a look at its pronunciation. So the C A becomes Ka, Ka, Ni, Kani, Kani. So a person
who is extremely clever and knows how to handle a situation very well. With his canny business
acumen, he managed to turn a small start up into a successful multinational business.
So next time you want to call a business person as sharp, instead of calling them sharp in
business, you can call them canny. Now finally, let's have a look at a brief summary of all
the words we've learned today and their meanings. Veracious, which means To be truthful, honest
and accurate. Laconic, which means someone who expresses their views or their thoughts
only in a few words.
Diffident, the pronunciation was diffident. And what does it mean? Someone who is modest
and shy, someone who lacks confidence and is always timid and in their own little shell,
diffident. The next one is? Abolient, which means someone who is cheerful and full of
energy. So next time you can call that person as an abolient personality.
Next is fastidious, fastidious and it means someone who has attention to detail. Next
is obstinate, which means someone who is stubborn, right? Who is refusing to change. So a stubborn
person, you would call them as obstinate. Indolent, which means a lazy person, infallible,
which meant someone who is not capable of failing, someone who always tends to make
the right decisions.
So he's never really wrong. I mean, we'd be perfect if we would not make mistakes, but
this personality type tends to just make the right decisions. Audacious, do you remember
what this word meant? Someone who likes taking? risks, right? Willing to take risks. And lastly,
the word canny, which meant someone who's shrewd, clever and skilled.
Most business people who are successful. tend to be canny, right? So that was it, guys.
Today's lesson was all about powerful adjectives to describe people's personalities. So next
time you want to use better words to describe people, use the words that I have taught you
today in today's lesson and not only improve your vocabulary but also your written skills.
And I'll see you soon in another great video. Until then, take care, bye bye.