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Spanish Vocabulary List: Adjective Cognates

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OBJECTIVE:
Quickly learn some adjectives and increase your vocabulary!
TASK:
Find something or someone to describe and go for it!
PERPLEXED?
Surely you can tell the difference between a boy and a girl ?!?
¿Cognates ?
A cognate is a word that is almost the same in both the native language and the language you're studying.
The list below is by no means a complete list of English-Spanish adjective cognates. These are here to give you an idea of how much language overlaps and to give you a solid footing in the use of adjectives.

cognates
false cognates
a d j e t i v o s
just Spanish
past participles
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SINGULAR
PLURAL
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absurdo
absurda
absurdos
absurdas
absurd
agresivo
agresiva
agresivos
agresivas
aggressive
amable
amables
friendly, amiable
ambicioso
ambiciosa
ambiciosos
ambiciosas
ambitious
angular
angulares
angular
ansioso
ansiosa
ansiosos
ansiosas
anxious, eager, avid; anguished
básico
básica
básicos
básicas
basic, fundamental
brillante
brillantes
brilliant, shining, glowing
caprichoso
caprichosa
caprichosos
caprichosas
capricious, frolicking, whimsical
cilíndrico
cilíndrica
cilíndricos
cilíndricas
cylindrical
claro
clara
claros
claras
clear
comestible
comestibles
edible, eatable, comestible
cómico
cómica
cómicos
cómicas
funny, humorous, hilarious
común
comunes
common
confortable
confortables
comfortable
contento
contenta
contentos
contentas
content, satisfied
conservador
conservadora
conservadores
conservadoras
conservative
correcto
correcta
correctos
correctas
correct, right, sure
cortante
cortantes
cutting, sharp
cortés
corteses
courteous, considerate
creativo
creativa
creativos
creativas
creative
crudo
cruda
crudos
crudas
raw, crude, "hungover"
cruel
crueles
cruel
cuadrado
cuadrada
cuadrados
cuadradas
square. quadrate
culpable
culpables
culpable, guilty
curioso
curiosa
curiosos
curiosas
curious, odd, weird
chino
china
chinos
chinas
Chinese
débil
débiles
weak, debilitated
delicioso
deliciosa
deliciosos
deliciosas
delicious, tasty
dependiente
dependientes
dependent
descortés
descorteses
discourteous, inconsiderate, curt
desesperado
desesperada
desesperados
desesperadas
desperate, despairing, hopeless
deshonesto
deshonesta
deshonestos
deshonestas
dishonest
distinto
distinta
distintos
distintas
distinct, different, separate, individual
divorciado
divorciada
divorciados
divorciadas
divorced
doméstico
doméstica
domésticos
domésticas
domestic, tame
emocional
emocionales
emotional
enamorado
enamorada
enamorados
enamoradas
enamoured, in-love, infatuated
enfermo
enferma
enfermos
enfermas
sick, ill, infirm
especial
especiales
special
evitable
evitables
evitable, avoidable
excelente
excelentes
excellent
exótico
exótica
exóticos
exóticas
exotic
fantástico
fantástica
fantásticos
fantásticas
fantastic
favorito
favorita
favoritos
favoritas
favorite
feliz
felices
happy, joyful, merry, felicitous
feroz
feroces
fierce, ferocious
flexible
flexibles
flexible, bendable
formal
formales
formal
frágil
frágiles
breakable, fragile
frustrado
frustrada
frustrados
frustradas
frustrated, irritated
general
generales
general
grave
graves
grave, severe, critical
honesto
honesta
honestos
honestas
honest
horrible
horribles
horrible, horrid
húmedo
húmeda
húmedos
húmedas
humid
ignorante
ignorantes
ignorant
igual
iguales
same, even, equal
ilegal
ilegales
illegal
impaciente
impacientes
impatient
imposible
imposibles
impossible
impresionable
impresionables
impressionable
improbable
improbables
improbable, unlikely
incorrecto
incorrecta
incorrectos
incorrectas
incorrect, wrong
increíble
increíbles
incredible
independiente
independientes
independent
inevitable
inevitables
inevitable, ineluctable, unavoidable
inferior
inferiores
inferior, lower
inocente
inocentes
innocent
instantáneo
instantánea
instantáneos
instantáneas
instant
inteligente
inteligentes
intelligent
interesante
interesantes
interesting
intolerable
intolerables
intolerable
intolerante
intolerantes
intolerant
invierto
invierta
inviertos
inviertas
inverted, upside-down
invisible
invisibles
invisible
irresponsable
irresponsables
irresponsible
legal
legales
legal, lawful
liberal
liberales
liberal
libre
libres
free, liberated
loco
loca
locos
locas
crazy, mad, (insane)
maduro
madura
maduros
maduras
mature, ripe, ready
magnífico
magnífica
magníficos
magníficas
magnificent
manifiesto
manifiesta
manifiestos
manifiestas
manifest, plain, obvious, evident
mediano
mediana
medianos
medianas
medium, middling, moderate
mexicano
mexicana
mexicanos
mexicanas
Mexican
miserable
miserables
miserable
móvil
móviles
mobil, moveable, in motion
mudo
muda
mudos
mudas
mute, dumb
natural
naturales
natural
normal
normales
normal
obvio
obvia
obvios
obvias
obvious
organizado
organizada
organizados
organizadas
organized
original
originales
original
oscuro
oscura
oscuros
oscuras
obscure, dark
paciente
pacientes
patient
pálido
pálida
pálidos
pálidas
pallid, pale, wan
picante
picantes
picant, sharp, hot (spicy)
posible
posibles
possible
positivo
positiva
positivos
positivas
positive
precioso
preciosa
preciosos
preciosas
precious
preocupado
preocupada
preocupados
preocupadas
worried, concerned, preoccupied
probable
probables
probable
profundo
profunda
profundos
profundas
profound, deep
pudrido
pudrida
pudridos
pudridas
rotten, putrid, decayed
puro
pura
puros
puras
pure
rápido
rápida
rápidos
rápidas
fast, quick, rapid, speedy
responsable
responsables
responsible
ridículo
ridícula
ridículos
ridículas
ridiculous
sabroso
sabrosa
sabrosos
sabrosas
tasty, delicious, savory
sensitivo
sensitiva
sensitivos
sensitivas
sensitive
sentimental
sentimentales
sentimental
severo
severa
severos
severas
severe, harsh, rigid, strict, stern
sincero
sincera
sinceros
sinceras
sincere, honest
sospechoso
sospechosa
sospechosos
sospechosas
suspicious
superior
superiores
superior, upper, better, finer
tarde
tardes
late, tardy
terrible
terribles
terrible
tolerable
tolerables
tolerable
tolerante
tolerantes
tolerant
tranquilo
tranquila
tranquilos
tranquilas
quiet, calm, tranquil, peaceful
único
única
únicos
únicas
unique, sole, only
usado
usada
usados
usadas
used
vacío
vacía
vacíos
vacías
empty, vacuous
venenoso
venenosa
venenosos
venenosas
poisonous, venemous
vulgar
vulgares
vulgar, rude, coarse