Adjectives that start with S to describe a person

Person adjectives starting with S. Comprehensive list with positive, negative, appearance, traits, and other describing words for people. Please find below a list of S adjectives which might be used to describe a person.

Positive Personality or Character Traits

  • scintillating
  • secure
  • self-effacing
  • selfless
  • sensible
  • sharp
  • sincere
  • sinless
  • skilled
  • skillful
  • smart
  • sophisticated
  • spirited
  • stately
  • statesmanlike
  • strong
  • studious
  • successful
  • superhuman
  • supportive
  • sweet
  • sympathetic

Negative Personality or Character Traits

  • sadistic
  • sarcastic
  • sardonic
  • scatterbrained
  • scornful
  • screechy
  • selfish
  • servile
  • shady
  • shallow
  • shameful
  • shifty
  • shortsighted
  • shrewish
  • sinful
  • sinister
  • slanderous
  • slimy
  • slippery
  • sloppy
  • slothful
  • slovenly
  • slow
  • sluggish
  • sneaky
  • snippy
  • snobbish
  • snotty
  • sour
  • spineless
  • spiteful
  • stingy
  • stupid
  • subservient
  • sulky
  • sullen
  • surly

Physical Appearance or Look

  • scarecrowish
  • scrawny
  • shabby
  • shapely
  • short
  • skinny
  • sleek
  • slender
  • slight
  • slim
  • small
  • snazzy
  • spiffy
  • stocky
  • stunning
  • stylish
  • svelte

Physical State

  • shivering
  • shivery
  • sick
  • sickly
  • silent
  • sleepy
  • smelly
  • sweaty

Mental / Emotional State

  • sad
  • scared
  • sentimental
  • somber
  • stable

Voice

  • shrill
  • soft

Other

  • sailorly
  • salacious
  • sallow
  • sanctimonious
  • sane
  • sappy
  • sassy
  • satisfied
  • saucy
  • scarlet
  • scary
  • schizophrenic
  • scholarly
  • schoolgirlish
  • scientific
  • sclerotic
  • seafaring
  • secret
  • secretive
  • secular
  • secularist
  • sedate
  • sedentary
  • seductive
  • selective
  • senile
  • sensational
  • sensitive
  • sensual
  • sensuous
  • sentient
  • serene
  • serious
  • shadowy
  • shaggy
  • shaky
  • shocked
  • shocking
  • showy
  • shrewd
  • shy
  • silly
  • simple
  • simplistic
  • sinewy
  • single
  • sizeable
  • skeptical
  • sly
  • smiling
  • smooth
  • smug
  • snappy
  • sober
  • sociable
  • social
  • socialist
  • soft
  • solemn
  • solitary
  • sore
  • sorry
  • soulful
  • special
  • spiritual
  • spontaneous
  • spooky
  • sporadic
  • sporting
  • stationary
  • statuesque
  • staunch
  • staunchest
  • steadfast
  • steady
  • steely
  • sterile
  • stern
  • sticky
  • stiff
  • still
  • stimulating
  • straight
  • straight-forward
  • strange
  • strapping
  • strategic
  • strict
  • strictest
  • striking
  • stringy
  • stubborn
  • suave
  • submissive
  • subordinate
  • subtle
  • subversive
  • succinct
  • sultry
  • sure
  • surprised
  • suspicious

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