Looking for a list of common Italian adjectives? This article has got you covered! We’ve listed down 102 useful adjectives that you can use to to boost your vocabulary for your everyday conversations.
Take note that this article covers the commonly used Italian adjectives only. Other topics about Italian adjectives will be a lesson for another day.

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Now here’s your list!
Abile | Able |
Abituato | Accustomed |
Abbronzato | Tanned |
Accattivante | Attractive |
Amichevole | Friendly |
Barbuto | Bearded |
Basso | Short |
Bello | Beautiful |
Benedetto | Blessed |
Benigno | Benevolent |
Bianco | white |
Biondo | blond |
Brutto | ugly |
Buono | good |
Caldo | hot |
Calmo | calm |
Calvo | bald |
Caotico | chaotic |
Capriccioso | capricious |
Carico | loaded |
Carino | cute |
Cattivo | bad |
Chiuso | closed |
Deforme | deformed |
Delizioso | delicious |
Depresso | depressed |
Deserto | deserted |
Famoso | famous |
Fedele | faithful |
Fiducioso | trusting |
Freddo | cold |
Geloso | jealous |
Gentile | kind |
Gioioso | joyful |
Giovane | young |
Gradevole | agreeable |
Grande | big |
Grasso | fat |
Grave | serious |
Grosso | large |
Ideale | ideal |
Ignorante | ignorant |
Illegale | illegal |
Intelligente | intelligent |
Imbarazzante | embarrassing |
Largo | wide |
Leale | loyal |
Lento | slow |
Letale | lethal |
Liberale | liberal |
Lieto | pleased |
Lodevole | laudable |
Loquace | loquacious |
Lungo | long |
Lussuoso | luxurious |
Magro | thin |
Malato | ill |
Malizioso | malicious |
Marittimo | marine |
Matto | crazy |
Migliore | better |
Misero | miserable |
Naturale | natural |
Nero | black |
Noioso | boring |
Pacato | calm |
Paranoico | paranoid |
Pauroso | fearful |
Pentito | repentant |
Pericoloso | dangerous |
Perso | lost |
Pesante | heavy |
Piatto | flat |
Piccante | spicy |
Pieno | full |
Piccolo | small |
Popolare | popular |
Positivo | positive |
Possessivo | possessive |
Povero | poor |
Rapido | swift |
Raro | rare |
Realistico | realistic |
Regolare | regular |
Ricco | rich |
Sano | healthy |
Scarso | scarce |
Sconfitto | defeated |
Segreto | secret |
Seguente | next |
Taciturno | taciturn |
Tenace | tenacious |
Timido | shy |
Tollerante | tolerant |
Tranquillo | quiet |
Triste | sad |
Vecchio | old |
Veloce | fast |
Vivace | lively |
Vivo | alive |
Viziato | spoiled |
Volgare | vulgar |
Don’t forget, you can download a copy of this list in PDF format. If you don’t have time to go through everything now, a PDF copy would certainly come in handy!
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