This list of the most 140 common adjectives in French (with audio) is the perfect place to start expanding your French vocabulary, and it’s very useful when it comes to producing descriptive sentences, which can be used daily.
Most Common Adjectives In French
| English | French |
| Able | Capable |
| Active | Actif |
| Aged | Vieil |
| Amazing | Incroyable |
| Angry | énervé |
| Awake | Éveillé |
| Bad | Mauvais |
| Beautiful | Magnifique |
| Best | Meilleur |
| Big | Grand |
| Black | Noire |
| Broken | Cassé |
| Burnt | Brûlé |
| Busy | Occupé |
| Certain | Certain |
| Cheap | pas cher |
| Chic | Chic |
| Clean | propre |
| Clear | Clair |
| Clever | intelligent |
| Closed | Fermé |
| Cold | Froid |
| Comfortable | Confortable |
| Complex | Complexe |
| Cooked | cuisiné |
| Crazy | Fou |
| Dangerous | Dangereux |
| Dark colored | De couleur foncée |
| Dear | Cher |
| Delicious | Délicieux |
| Different | Différent |
| Difficult | Difficile |
| Dirty | Sale |
| Dry | Sec |
| Dumb | Stupide |
| Early | tôt |
| Easy | Facile |
| Economic | Économique |
| Empty | Vide |
| Envious | Envieux |
| Expensive | Cher |
| Famous | Célèbre |
| Far | Loin |
| Fast | Rapide |
| Fat | Gras |
| Free | Gratuit/ libre |
| Full | Complet |
| Funny | Drôle |
| Generous | Généreux |
| Good | Bon |
| Great | Grand |
| Greedy | Cupide |
| Happy | Heureux |
| Hard | Dur |
| Heavy | Lourd |
| High | Élevé |
| Hot | Chaud |
| Human | Humain |
| Important | Important |
| Innocent | Innocent |
| International | International |
| Jealous | Jaloux |
| Kind | Gentil |
| Known | Connu |
| Large | Grand |
| Last | Dernier |
| Late | tard |
| Light | Léger |
| Light colored | De couleur claire |
| Little | Peu |
| Local | Local |
| Low | Faible / bas |
| Major | Majeur |
| Medium | Moyenne |
| Messy | Désordonné |
| Mixed | Mixte |
| Modern | Moderne |
| Much | Beaucoup |
| Mute | Muet |
| Nasty | Méchant |
| National | Nationale |
| Natural | Naturel |
| Naughty | Vilain |
| Necessary | Nécessaire |
| Nervous | Nerveux |
| New | Nouveau |
| Normal | Normal |
| Old | Vieux |
| Open | Ouvert |
| Polite | Poli |
| Political | Politique |
| Popular | Populaire |
| Possible | Possible |
| Pretty | Jolie |
| Public | Public |
| Real | Réel |
| Recent | Récent |
| Respectable | Respectable |
| Right | Droite |
| Rough | Difficile |
| Round | Rond |
| Sad | Triste |
| Salty | Salé |
| Sensitive | Sensible |
| Serious | Sérieux |
| Sharp | Pointu |
| Short | Court |
| Shy | Timide |
| Sick | Malade |
| Silent | Silencieux |
| Similar | Similaire |
| Skillful | Compétent |
| Small | Petit |
| Smart | intelligent |
| Social | Social |
| Soft | Doux |
| Solid | Solide |
| Spacious | Spacieux |
| Special | Spécial |
| Spicy | Épicé |
| Stinky | Puant |
| Strong | Fort |
| Stupid | Stupide |
| Sweet | Doux / sucré |
| Tall/Long | Haut /long |
| Thin | Mince |
| Tight | Serré |
| Tired | Fatigué |
| Traditional | Traditionnel |
| Ugly | Moche |
| Warm | Chaud |
| Weird | Bizarre |
| Wet | Mouillé |
| White | Blanc |
| Whole | Entier |
| Wrong | Faux |
| Young | Jeune |
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