Describing Wordsfor Self

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Here are some adjectives for self: usual uncommunicative, serene, egotistical, sleek and brazen, nastier, wiser, usual, confident, normal malignant, normal grubby, normal jovial, normal, sinister, dear girlish, old, jovial, usual bawdy, cowardly inner, former shaggy, natural, lifelong, former robust, four-year-old younger, existential super, bright and forgetful, disheveled other, sweet adorable, plump and generous, once plump and generous, normal shabby, normal indifferent, normal, helpful, easily abashed, former, prosperous, usual willful, normal, dreary. You can get the definitions of these self adjectives by clicking on them. You might also like some words related to self (and find more here).

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Words to Describe self

Below is a list of describing words for self. You can sort the descriptive words by uniqueness or commonness using the button above. Sorry if there's a few unusual suggestions! The algorithm isn't perfect, but it does a pretty good job for most common nouns. Here's the list of words that can be used to describe self:

usual uncommunicative serene, egotistical sleek and brazen nastier, wiser usual, confident normal malignant normal grubby normal jovial normal, sinister dear girlish old, jovial usual bawdy cowardly inner former shaggy natural, lifelong former robust four-year-old younger existential super bright and forgetful disheveled other sweet adorable plump and generous once plump and generous normal shabby normal indifferent normal, helpful easily abashed
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former, prosperous usual willful normal, dreary placid, unexciting benign, distant normal, intractable other and far dearer masterful, practical old, likable usual ingratiating devilish, hateful usual, crisp dear, girlish normal ornery inimical other cocky, adventurous incorporeal omnipresent east, younger typical arrogant usual, arrogant intelligent highest august and most mighty pitiful, earthy languid, paradoxical certain meaner anxious, considerate secondary or subliminal ordinary or primary unimpassioned monastic lower, human thy opposite new unrestrained optimally consolidated lofty, ladylike disinterested other outspoken and delightful glandular biological normal fussy thick, inept better and universal righteous inner loathsome hungry personal and individualized medicine-animal characteristically gentle visual placid phantasmal other unique and endearing normal self-reliant plain, grand troublesome and wearisome noisy, all-pervading original and better comfortable and normal thine other unknown somber frail plump calm, well-cared-for former decrepit own excremental stubborn and secretive normal ebullient dreary, genuine inextricable other visible, daytime familiar impossible precious inexperienced thoughtful and hospitable higher and saner private, subjective youthful and idealistic usual melodramatic normal imperturbable peppery, independent wicked, fearful usual clean-shaven freckled, fat slight demonic direct and blustery fullest and most ancient old, buoyant normal vigorous mammoth, limitless perfumed corporeal own nauseous collective best hearty care-free despondent, miserable shrewd indomitable integral personal active, mindful insatiable and implacable ordinary and sociable old stately own rectorial complete and magnificently attractive prostrate and subconscious rational immutable jovial and rather noisy silent, incomprehensible infallible male imperial, warlike inefficient, worthless vain, querulous own, delightful other and still dearer practical and cool-headed smaller conscious gay, fiery dead other usual dapper own veracious own glassy old impertinent new e-z usual talkative usual abrasive old tactful sunny and happy usual ebullient great unborn former, well-stuffed tough, businesslike fragile, inner usual, cocky useless lunatic panic-stricken inner new, anonymous inviolable, rational inner, real ornery, irrepressible contemptible and corruptible trusting youthful wild other skinny, slippery insipid and most languid self-conscious twentieth-century cheery, chubby usual loutish misshapen other usual, immaculate darkest inner imperturbable, infuriating ridiculously deficient usual sunshiny red-blooded new usual hard-charging usual temperamental normal glorious own cute witty, flippant normal, harsh observant, scientific essential, innermost old snippy usual ornery incredibly soggy unconscious, subconscious uniquely self-contained usual intransigent usual bitchy usual, resourceful unarmed and miserable constant or abiding alert, wide-awake other and conscious permanent unchanging girlish, natural august and most exalted limited outer natural, irresponsible radiant, perfect daring and sinister absent thy finite and evil perfect cognitive finite or empirical indivisible absolute scarcely dearer undisguised and noble dry, genial detachable conscious aloof, spiritual masterful, competent former and kinder natural, cheery prostrate thy discontented, selfish distinct and unified larger and eternal ardent generous selfish, villainous own awake integral unique former, inglorious voluble, flamboyant inner innermost dilapidated true usual paranoid dearer thy old bouncy mischievous inner old, practical past insolent old, unpleasant pale, solitary enchanting majestic true, best healthier, stronger usual self-effacing usual chatty content thy usual imperturbable woefully unsophisticated appealing but woefully unsophisticated flirtatious and maddeningly attractive sweaty, weary royal and gubernatorial old, witty conscious primary self-destructive teenage normal, unruffled variably thick usual perky usual sassy innermost primitive confident suave cynical other best cooperative usual skilled attractive canadian emotional real usual haggard arrogant and incalculably ancient polite and blank strong, outspoken virginal, foolish normal, vivacious usual, talkative graceful, ebullient obscene mysterious intense and cool old luscious usual cagey normal irritable catlike elegant usual acerbic confident, sassy usual spirited remote, passive troubled inner unspoiled outer awake and hungry now awake and hungry former, pristine raucously genial warlike, intelligent sometime clean oily suave normal assertive original, physical normal hesitant usual, suspicious usual beefy younger, fearful eternal discorporate old obsequious old, clever usual, absent-minded genuine, factual low or inner usual, florid normal shrewish cold cocky complacent official inner, sensible hernusual frivolous newfound other wretched, engrossing former affable vivid, unchanged blandly alert normal exuberant old, confident usual rambunctious old, prim cool, cerebral old, goofy skinny, nine-year-old dingy and bland previously whole old, devilish former natural usual, unflappable own doltish tragic former cute, familiar flippant, gallant happier, stronger amiable, sweet and charming filmy phantasmal sane and better imperishable inner adorable, vivid unbalanced and egotistical selfish, perishable blind and wayward worthy but very unpicturesque quietly greedy sly rapacious sinful and low unaffected, self-confident common better calm, humorous diminutive wicked therefore truest best and therefore truest grand contemptible unhappy, ignorant whimsical companionable darkly nervous inner non-material truest, fairest radiant sovereign anthropomorphic and primal complementary and even contrary charming, effusive infinite abstract honest original gentle asiatic inquisitively morbid able, powerful natural dear potent and exquisite vain, adorable far-off youthful secondary, astral independent, impervious higher unfulfilled actual and lower individual and indivisible incisively individual and indivisible incisively individual ideal and true cynical, restless charming, susceptible brisk and complacent breezy, masculine consequently wiser generic impersonal delicate but energetic normal, sceptical ruthless dead other and realer other and saner dismal, carnal omnipresent highest individual divine young nobler own reliant things--individual inner healthy former chubby vigorous, animal little awake haunting better merciless other precise, judicial continuous permanent bodily visible and conscious wise and whimsical middle-aged and prosaic playful comical sane, cautious separate exterior old and lesser uncomfortable lower trusting, loyal significant and charming blithe, care-free casual superior indifferent former true and bravest deliberately ignoble usual warm-hearted usual funny usual, sunny formerly robust immortal, radiant divine or true ordinary undeveloped lower, inhuman straightforward, sincere and honest swift, sensual deep passional defenseless lower individual and incomprehensible real possible merely personal and particular habitual nobler real, divine candid and trustworthy nervous, ineffectual personal or empirical unreal cosmic integral irreducible articulate inner usual, interested natural, brilliant possible and perfect own olden customary inscrutable permanent or inclusive bold, interested self-contained and arrogant gay, resilient competent and debonair blithe, audacious gifted and desirable transcendently gifted and desirable transcendently gifted all-important, little subjective or subliminal phenomenal and substantial subliminal or even real unworthy, puny spiritual or real conscious, higher supra-liminal primary or supra-liminal stiff slim wiser, social unreal, fictitious terribly insistent true, central forlorn, crumpled evil, unchanged autonomous central divine and august innate and persistent innermost inscrutable perfectly whole and undivided omniscient transcendental bland, capable own fossilized unconscious, subterranean imaginary or larger whole adorable contradictory sweet light-hearted and impetuous happy, light-hearted and impetuous true regular sputtering inquiring boisterous, independent bright talkative buoyant, optimistic inner nobler abundant instinctive stupidly respectable splendid and immaculate affable, bland deeper or deepest formerly lovable savage former natural straightforward wiser inner sane, undaunted subconscious oratorical disdainful, angry sentient, maternal dull, customary responsive, personal real purposive ordinary, warm temporal, social grave, unyielding gruff, enthusiastic immortal and inner little, conventional fresher, different present seasoned humorous, girlish tawdrily emphatic radical, primary former nihilistic inner, other slightly cynical and amusing cool and almost supernatural sluggish and jaded affable and well-dressed usual, affable and well-dressed old stodgy breezy, merry meek, academic irrelevant former clear-headed, energetic inner, better puzzling unsatisfactory humorous and wiser normal, good-natured calm and somewhat formal literal subconscious blase and immaculate pure or transcendental irritable, unsettled late jaunty supposedly foolish all-important little ear-splitting, nerve-shattering jovial and pompous spontaneous, interested charming, facile whole insignificant stupid, rough unselfish, selfless noble other weak inefficient dual and separate habitual sorrowful subtler material usual crabby baser and better natural charming ordinarily self-reliant former spontaneous feeble but willing calmer, saner infinite, undying true reasonable true, reasonable imperturbable neat bigger instinctive whole palpable old giddy volatile and breathless thy individual sixth, twentieth cool prudent formal, awkward impulsive, pliant own unattractive common and tiresome orderly law-abiding simpler freer slim, genteel old self-contained hypnotic or secondary semi-conscious primary primary or ordinary ordinary and subliminal radiant and vital deeper other well-dressed external ordinary jaunty presently insignificant poor and presently insignificant peaceful, lethargic well-developed national alert, every-day every-day, placid unassisted subliminal full-sized, undivided real, undying essential and immortal would-be-cynical sympathetic, would-be-cynical brightest and most agreeable enthusiastic better young and irresistible fictitious non-social definite, assertive other and braver former alert former, brighter least, unknown other or larval olden grave shrewd, iron-willed ordinary and imperturbable natural volatile unchanging absolute false artificial innermost and sincerest rare and unselfish capable, bland wearisome, diseased inner, wayward gentle and manageable meager, dissatisfied selfish self-seeking sleepless subconscious inner and truer higher, supranatural lower empirical masterful, everyday capable, adequate hitherto vain and complacent weary, shadowy sincere, calm plain-spoken, cheery ole dear private convulsive wider or greater active subliminal previous carnal absolute, abstract apprehensive, skeptical extra-marginal own extra-marginal former sturdy busy cunning thine harmonious precious ordinary whole wiry emotional lower unstable, miserable eventual and moral petty other regular subconscious true former wider or larger genial, outspoken undistinguished and ambitious original residual complex illusive usual harder unknown divine absolute sensual precious, gemlike rational, civilised solid and estimable clear-headed and efficient sunny, domestic patiently humble paramount best high best uncanny other steadfast, true sinful and righteous sulky impassive often naughty old, ethical truer sensitive tiresome, unsuccessful unconscious individual permanent conscious sinless highest intelligent eternal best, highest normal cheerful cold savage seemingly disembodied incredibly efficient same highest wonderful other male other amazing emotional usual chaotic usual charming outwardly genial usual energetic insignificant and diminutive unaffected, girlish criminally weak unsuspected potential usual stylish normal peaceful old and arrogant usual accurate old and disagreeable other impetuous old difficult usual, happy dapper, debonair usual dauntless usual sadistic energetic youthful familiar dynamic new, confident usual smart permanent sentient ready-made latent blithe and buoyant further inner unchangeable permanent subconscious or subliminal spiritual true spiritual other unusual, individual natural, charming vigorous, cheerful delightful and agreeable ineffable old artificial and lower saner and better true and irrevocable radiant, confident frivolous, pampered strange innermost vivid and generous usual inquisitive usual obnoxious dull, unhappy usual demure usual quirky fat but precious private central old, robust innermost secret usual radiant older inner magnificently attractive idle, contemplative former hardy uninteresting, commonplace real and deeper normally handsome better or truer usual forceful normal, cheerful normal calm own unequalled old charming old curious happy other own saucy new curious witty and gallant old, suave former formal cowardly secret assistant-principal usual assistant-principal usual bouncy maddeningly attractive bouncy, caustic usual unenthusiastic naturally repugnant usual scintillating old corporeal usual snotty intransigent, insubordinate obliviously cheerful bigger, silent lightly exasperated foetal and incompetent stronger, invulnerable other, baser irascibly humorous powerful, self-confident disreputable physical malicious other terrible other normal, respectful simple, first-order disastrously complacent greedy, mercenary entirely wretched original corporeal loud, inimitable hairy masculine usual obdurate usual moody apologetic and slightly fussy usual normal benign omniscient normal, flighty brilliant, witty depraved other slim and pallid exuberant, uncontrolled usually flaky humble, foolish sparkling, cheerful rational, calm old svelte cold, faraway usual cute big, unhealthy fearless ideal normal somber inferior, suspicious egoistical and hyperbolic marvellously egoistical and hyperbolic marvellously egoistical normal, magnificent former compact cold and shiny old resilient bright, ebullient old, testy ordinary decisive early-morning cheerful inner, true carefree, hoydenish normal rational usual seductive stark and sterile familiar, efficient obnoxious macho usual reticent usual tightfisted usual foul-mouthed anarchi�cal great gangling harmonious inner dismal, pathetic usual pessimistic spacious, superb normally perceptive normal serene old sexy smooth, civil vaunted but unworthy true malignant normal, robust fussy, incomprehensible vague and vulnerable usual protective loudly immaculate efficient and amiable old three-year-old true blue-eyed normal implacable brave and exciting uncompromising inner previously older bad and highly impressive easy, reckless usual gorgeous usual well-turned-out jovial and informal usual, easygoing mundane, basic former willful unemotional former sunny daft inner sexual substantial and sanctimonious true or total typical masterful typical, charming unitary and permanent self-reliant, self-confident openly confident ravenous rapacious lighthearted, enchanting inner, free usual resplendent reliable other low or subconscious human low former unimposing thy separate old balanced old ebullient normal impassive sad, respectable typically cold rational everyday once plump usual hefty light-hearted and sexy so-called whole all-powerful, immortal immortal, all-powerful usual, cryptic intimate, secret beautiful, intimate and personal grimy, disreputable properly attired al melodramatic usual, hearty old, chipper impatient, outrageous discrete identifiable clean-cut and characteristically boyish pitiful other chatty, irreverent own jaunty old enterprising usual detestable aggressive, dogmatic cheerfully caustic normal, boastful usual angry undisturbed suburban wiry slender boyish younger opposite royal vast flimsy prim, practical normal, ineffectual same, cheerful brutally straightforward obscure and capricious urbane and charming enthralling individual upbeat, radiant ambrosial real pathetic solid usually folksy normal, overbearing younger, boyish cocky and sure normal useful normal irritating forever young and gay forever young harder, steadier slender and suavely elegant natural, authentic nat\-ural, authentic meticulously logical gracious, formidable candid, pessimistic exuberant noisy constitutional war-time genial modest compassionate generous normal talkative ordinary, calmer basically shallow normal neat fortunately inimitable young, hasty normal, cocky earlier brave and resourceful earlier brave conscious, wide-awake normal soupy greater divine usual, nondescript usual, nasty easy, reliable perfect, perky inquisitive, gregarious normal pathetic usual leaden old hard-edged normal rubicund newly disabled gentle and dependable newfound intrepid normal, contrary normally outgoing usual charismatic spirited, playful scratchy or liquid cheeky, chirpy dreamy, off-center rational, mathematical normally compassionate judgmental, bigoted super gregarious sober subliminal deeper subliminal normal, ebullient usual antisocial delicious bad unfriendly daytime normal lecherous cool and direct interior physical practical and unperturbed naive former woefully singular formerly sensible small vibrant amazonian blond usual elusive younger, idealistic easygoing, popular

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Words to Describe self

As you've probably noticed, adjectives for "self" are listed above. According to the algorithm that drives this website, the top 5 adjectives for "self" are: usual uncommunicative, serene, egotistical, sleek and brazen, nastier, wiser, and usual, confident. There are 995 other words to describe self listed above. Hopefully the above generated list of words to describe self suits your needs.

If you're getting strange results, it may be that your query isn't quite in the right format. The search box should be a simple word or phrase, like "tiger" or "blue eyes". A search for words to describe "people who have blue eyes" will likely return zero results. So if you're not getting ideal results, check that your search term, "self" isn't confusing the engine in this manner.

Note also that if there aren't many self adjectives, or if there are none at all, it could be that your search term has an abiguous part-of-speech. For example, the word "blue" can be an noun and an adjective. This confuses the engine and so you might not get many adjectives describing it. I may look into fixing this in the future. You might also be wondering: What type of word is self?

Describing Words

The idea for the Describing Words engine came when I was building the engine for Related Words (it's like a thesaurus, but gives you a much broader set of related words, rather than just synonyms). While playing around with word vectors and the "HasProperty" API of conceptnet, I had a bit of fun trying to get the adjectives which commonly describe a word. Eventually I realised that there's a much better way of doing this: parse books!

Project Gutenberg was the initial corpus, but the parser got greedier and greedier and I ended up feeding it somewhere around 100 gigabytes of text files - mostly fiction, including many contemporary works. The parser simply looks through each book and pulls out the various descriptions of nouns.

Hopefully it's more than just a novelty and some people will actually find it useful for their writing and brainstorming, but one neat little thing to try is to compare two nouns which are similar, but different in some significant way - for example, gender is interesting: "woman" versus "man" and "boy" versus "girl". On an inital quick analysis it seems that authors of fiction are at least 4x more likely to describe women (as opposed to men) with beauty-related terms (regarding their weight, features and general attractiveness). In fact, "beautiful" is possibly the most widely used adjective for women in all of the world's literature, which is quite in line with the general unidimensional representation of women in many other media forms. If anyone wants to do further research into this, let me know and I can give you a lot more data (for example, there are about 25000 different entries for "woman" - too many to show here).

The blueness of the results represents their relative frequency. You can hover over an item for a second and the frequency score should pop up. The "uniqueness" sorting is default, and thanks to my Complicated Algorithm™, it orders them by the adjectives' uniqueness to that particular noun relative to other nouns (it's actually pretty simple). As you'd expect, you can click the "Sort By Usage Frequency" button to adjectives by their usage frequency for that noun.

Special thanks to the contributors of the open-source mongodb which was used in this project.

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