This list of the most 140 common adjectives in French 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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