Word lists · C1
Personality nuances
Spanish words for “personality nuances”, most frequent first.
| # | Word | Type | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4003 | la cualidad | noun · f | quality, attribute | C1 |
| 4356 | el rasgo | noun · m | trait; feature (of the face) | C1 |
| 4469 | discreto | adjective | discreet; unobtrusive, modest | C1 |
| 4507 | la sabiduría | noun · f | wisdom | C1 |
| 4598 | observador | adjective | observant, perceptive | C1 |
| 4599 | reservado | adjective | reserved, withdrawn; reserved, booked | C1 |
| 4742 | ambicioso | adjective | ambitious | C1 |
| 4808 | distinguido | adjective | distinguished, eminent; elegant, refined | C1 |
| 4839 | cuidadoso | adjective | careful | C1 |
| 4842 | decente | adjective | decent, respectable; reasonable, acceptable | C1 |
| 4875 | la garra | noun · f | claw; drive, grit | C1 |
| 4998 | sofisticado | adjective | sophisticated; advanced, complex | C1 |
| 5041 | dominante | adjective | dominant, prevailing; domineering, bossy | C1 |
| 5236 | sobrio | adjective | sober; restrained, understated | C1 |
| 5302 | el empuje | noun · m | push, thrust; drive, vigour | C1 |
| 5388 | la sensibilidad | noun · f | sensitivity, sensibility; feeling (physical) | C1 |
| 5435 | el ego | noun · m | ego, self-importance; ego (psychology) | C1 |
| 5454 | honorable | adjective | honourable; Honourable (title) | C1 |
| 5475 | astuto | adjective | astute, cunning | C1 |
| 5740 | sutil | adjective | subtle; thin, delicate | C1 |
| 5751 | ingenioso | adjective | ingenious, clever; witty | C1 |
| 5776 | peculiar | adjective | peculiar, distinctive; odd, unusual | C1 |
| 5778 | siniestro | adjective | sinister, ominous | C1 |
| 5783 | la determinación | noun · f | determination, resolve; decision | C1 |
| 5828 | ingenuo | adjective | naive; innocent, unsuspecting | C1 |
| 5929 | la ambición | noun · f | ambition; greed, thirst (for power, money) | C1 |
| 5970 | rígido | adjective | rigid, stiff; strict, inflexible | C1 |
| 6166 | torpe | adjective | clumsy; slow-witted, dim | C1 |
| 6211 | atrevido | adjective | daring, bold; cheeky, insolent | C1 |
| 6241 | el ingenio | noun · m | ingenuity, wit; device, contraption | C1 |
| 6300 | espontáneo | adjective | spontaneous; natural, unaffected (person) | C1 |
| 6363 | arrogante | adjective | arrogant | C1 |
| 6516 | centrado | adjective | centred (on); focused (on); level-headed; grounded | C2 |
| 6607 | la valentía | noun · f | courage; bravery | C2 |
| 6615 | optimista | adjective | optimistic | C2 |
| 6645 | el modales | noun · m | manners; behaviour | C2 |
| 6723 | comportarse | verb | to behave; to perform; to act (market, system) | C2 |
| 6779 | el / la psicópata | noun · mf | psychopath; psycho (colloquial) | C2 |
| 6786 | privilegiado | adjective | privileged; favoured; exceptional; outstanding | C2 |
| 7020 | la valía | noun · f | worth; merit | C2 |
| 7024 | el / la canalla | noun · mf | scoundrel; rascal; roguish; cheeky (adjective) | C2 |
| 7136 | respetable | adjective | respectable; worthy of respect; considerable; sizeable | C2 |
| 7197 | preciar | verb | to pride oneself (preciarse de) | C2 |
| 7209 | la dedicación | noun · f | dedication; commitment | C2 |
| 7225 | inseguro | adjective | insecure; unsure; unsafe; dangerous | C2 |
| 7235 | audaz | adjective | bold; daring | C2 |
| 7250 | la escoria | noun · f | slag; dross; scum; dregs (of society) | C2 |
| 7336 | rudo | adjective | rough; coarse; villain wrestler (lucha libre) | C2 |
| 7402 | despiadado | adjective | ruthless; merciless | C2 |
| 7412 | exigente | adjective | demanding; fussy | C2 |
| 7434 | ignorante | adjective | ignorant; uninformed; ignorant (insult); boorish | C2 |
| 7436 | el temple | noun · m | composure; nerve; tempering (metal); tempera (painting) | C2 |
| 7470 | amigable | adjective | friendly; user-friendly; -friendly | C2 |
| 7472 | exquisito | adjective | exquisite; refined; delicious (food) | C2 |
| 7493 | prudente | adjective | prudent; careful; sensible | C2 |
| 7551 | paranoico | adjective | paranoid; paranoid (overly worried) | C2 |
| 7575 | civilizado | adjective | civilised | C2 |
| 7588 | persistente | adjective | persistent; lasting; persistent; tenacious (person) | C2 |
| 7601 | el temperamento | noun · m | temperament; character | C2 |
| 7611 | la madurez | noun · f | maturity; ripeness | C2 |
| 7635 | el empeño | noun · m | determination; effort; pawn (en empeño) | C2 |
| 7652 | la honra | noun · f | honour; dignity; funeral honours (honras fúnebres) | C2 |
| 7674 | cariñoso | adjective | affectionate; loving | C2 |
| 7720 | osar | verb | to dare | C2 |
| 7751 | la honestidad | noun · f | honesty | C2 |
| 7795 | aventurero | adjective | adventurous | C2 |
| 7795 | el aventurero | noun · m | adventurer | C2 |
| 7819 | perezoso | adjective | lazy | C2 |
| 7868 | la dulzura | noun · f | sweetness; gentleness; tenderness | C2 |
| 7883 | el capricho | noun · m | whim; fancy; treat; indulgence | C2 |
| 7889 | excéntrico | adjective | eccentric; quirky | C2 |
| 7892 | la constancia | noun · f | perseverance; constancy; record; proof (dejar constancia) | C2 |
| 7900 | la creatividad | noun · f | creativity | C2 |
| 7911 | la diligencia | noun · f | diligence; promptness; legal step; formality (diligencias) | C2 |
| 7936 | la intuición | noun · f | intuition | C2 |
| 7956 | la reflexión | noun · f | reflection; careful thought; reflection (of light) | C2 |
| 7968 | la ignorancia | noun · f | ignorance; lack of knowledge | C2 |
| 7985 | la aspiración | noun · f | aspiration; ambition; inhalation; suction | C2 |
| 8012 | ético | adjective | ethical | C2 |
| 8014 | velar | verb | to keep vigil; to hold a wake; to look after; to safeguard (velar por) | C2 |
| 8150 | admirable | adjective | admirable | C2 |
| 8201 | la generosidad | noun · f | generosity | C2 |
| 8203 | el dilema | noun · m | dilemma | C2 |
| 8239 | nato | adjective | born (natural, innate); ex officio (as in miembro nato) | C2 |
| 8288 | la discreción | noun · f | discretion; tact; discretion; free choice (a discreción) | C2 |
| 8294 | escéptico | adjective | sceptical; sceptic (person) | C2 |
| 8406 | susceptible | adjective | susceptible; liable (to); touchy; easily offended | C2 |
| 8430 | ambicionar | verb | to aspire to; to seek; to covet; to crave (power, wealth) | C2 |
| 8434 | la credibilidad | noun · f | credibility | C2 |
| 8484 | el tic | noun · m | tic (involuntary movement); quirk; verbal habit | C2 |
| 8518 | la aptitud | noun · f | aptitude; ability; fitness; suitability (aptitud física) | C2 |
| 8549 | el playboy | noun · m | playboy; womaniser | C2 |
| 8568 | el tacto | noun · m | touch (sense); feel; tact; discretion | C2 |
| 8573 | clemente | adjective | merciful; lenient; mild (weather, climate) | C2 |
| 8630 | la mentalidad | noun · f | mentality; mindset | C2 |
| 8636 | la superioridad | noun · f | superiority (advantage); air of superiority | C2 |
| 8668 | perverso | adjective | wicked; perverse; perverse (counterproductive) | C2 |
| 8670 | la destreza | noun · f | skill; dexterity; skills; competences (destrezas) | C2 |
| 8674 | distraído | adjective | absent-minded (by nature); distracted (at the moment) | C2 |
| 8685 | merecido | adjective | deserved; well-earned; comeuppance (su merecido) | C2 |
| 8695 | infame | adjective | vile; despicable; dreadful; appalling (quality) | C2 |
| 8700 | el / la aristócrata | noun · mf | aristocrat; aristocrat (refined person) | C2 |
| 8705 | apodar | verb | to nickname; to be known as (apodado) | C2 |
| 8718 | la hospitalidad | noun · f | hospitality; hospitality (industry) | C2 |
| 8720 | la beneficencia | noun · f | charity; benevolence; public welfare (historical) | C2 |
| 8739 | despreciable | adjective | despicable; contemptible; negligible (nada despreciable: not to be sneezed at) | C2 |
| 8760 | la inquietud | noun · f | unease; restlessness; worry; interests; intellectual curiosity (inquietudes) | C2 |
| 8761 | la elegancia | noun · f | elegance; grace; class (con elegancia) | C2 |
| 8813 | la obediencia | noun · f | obedience; due obedience (legal defence) | C2 |
| 8821 | la indirecta | noun · f | hint; veiled remark | C2 |
| 8847 | la amabilidad | noun · f | kindness; politeness; kindness (polite formula: tener la amabilidad de) | C2 |
| 8878 | comprensivo | adjective | understanding; sympathetic | C2 |
| 8886 | inmaduro | adjective | immature; unripe | C2 |
| 8950 | la pose | noun · f | pose (body position); pose; affectation | C2 |
| 9005 | el atributo | noun · m | attribute; quality; attribute (grammar, computing) | C2 |
| 9088 | sensato | adjective | sensible; level-headed (person); sensible; sound (decision, advice) | C2 |
| 9094 | vil | adjective | vile; despicable; base; filthy (vil metal) | C2 |
| 9102 | la diva | noun · f | diva (celebrated female singer); diva (demanding, temperamental woman) | C2 |
| 9108 | virtuoso | adjective | virtuous (morally good); virtuoso (highly skilled performer) | C2 |
| 9121 | la sinceridad | noun · f | sincerity; frankness | C2 |
| 9123 | hospitalario | adjective | hospitable; welcoming; hospital (adjective); of a hospital | C2 |
| 9130 | cínico | adjective | cynical; shameless; Cynic (philosopher) | C2 |
| 9146 | el / la nómada | noun · mf | nomad; nomadic; digital nomad (adjective use) | C2 |
| 9178 | el impostor | noun · m | impostor; fraud; impostor (as in impostor syndrome) | C2 |
| 9179 | dinámico | adjective | dynamic; lively; dynamic (not static) | C2 |
| 9216 | implacable | adjective | relentless; merciless; inexorable (time, advance) | C2 |
| 9236 | impaciente | adjective | impatient; restless; eager; looking forward (impaciente por) | C2 |
| 9278 | el amparo | noun · m | shelter; protection; refuge; amparo (legal writ protecting rights) | C2 |
| 9288 | hipócrita | adjective | hypocritical; hypocrite (person) | C2 |
| 9302 | la autoestima | noun · f | self-esteem | C2 |
| 9345 | el casanova | noun · m | ladies' man; womaniser | C2 |
| 9372 | la pretensión | noun · f | claim; aspiration; ambition (usually plural); expectation (pretensiones salariales) | C2 |
| 9396 | constructivo | adjective | constructive; building; of construction | C2 |
| 9403 | el / la aborigen | noun · mf | Aboriginal person; native inhabitant; aboriginal; native (adjective use) | C2 |
| 9405 | el mesías | noun · m | the Messiah; messiah; saviour figure | C2 |
| 9409 | desconfiar | verb | to distrust; to be wary of (desconfiar de); to doubt; to suspect (that something is so) | C2 |
| 9410 | descarado | adjective | brazen; shameless; cheeky; blatant; flagrant | C2 |
| 9446 | renombrado | adjective | renowned; well-known | C2 |
| 9459 | la faceta | noun · f | facet; side; aspect; facet (of a gem) | C2 |
| 9478 | el fumador | noun · m | smoker | C2 |
| 9550 | propenso | adjective | prone (to illness, accidents); inclined (to a behaviour) | C2 |
| 9575 | chulo | adjective | cocky; arrogant (Spain); cute; pretty (Mexico) | C2 |
| 9594 | irresponsable | adjective | irresponsible; irresponsible person (noun use) | C2 |
| 9596 | respetuoso | adjective | respectful; respecting; mindful of (rules, the environment) | C2 |
| 9598 | ordenado | adjective | tidy; neat; orderly; in good order | C2 |
| 9640 | binario | adjective | binary; binary (gender: no binario, non-binary) | C2 |
| 9740 | imprudente | adjective | reckless; imprudent; reckless person (noun use) | C2 |
| 9767 | impredecible | adjective | unpredictable; erratic; hard to read (a person) | C2 |
| 9770 | inquieto | adjective | restless; fidgety; uneasy; anxious (worried) | C2 |
| 9809 | angelino | adjective | of Los Angeles; Angeleno (person from Los Angeles; noun use) | C2 |
| 9828 | la eminencia | noun · f | leading figure; authority; Eminence (title); eminencia gris: power behind the throne | C2 |
| 9858 | seductor | adjective | seductive; alluring; tempting; attractive (offer, idea) | C2 |
| 9882 | la humildad | noun · f | humility; humbleness (modest social origin) | C2 |
| 9883 | enérgico | adjective | energetic; vigorous; firm; forceful (measures, protest) | C2 |
| 9888 | simpatizar | verb | to get on well with; to take to; to sympathise with; to support (a cause, a party) | C2 |
| 9918 | pasivo | adjective | passive; inactive; liabilities (accounting; noun use) | C2 |
| 9937 | el lugareño | noun · m | local; villager; local; of the place (adjective use) | C2 |
| 9955 | travieso | adjective | mischievous; naughty | C2 |
| 9956 | soso | adjective | bland; tasteless; dull; lacking charm (person, joke) | C2 |
| 9970 | cortejar | verb | to court; to woo; to court (voters, investors) | C2 |
| 9979 | llorón | adjective | crybaby; tearful (someone who cries easily); La Llorona (the weeping woman of folklore); sauce llorón | C2 |
| 9982 | entrometer | verb | to meddle; to butt in (entrometerse); nosy; meddlesome (entrometido, adjective) | C2 |
| 9984 | refinado | adjective | refined (processed); refined; sophisticated (taste, manners) | C2 |
| 10071 | tosco | adjective | coarse; rough (material, finish); crude; unrefined (manners, person) | C2 |
| 10076 | la baronesa | noun · f | baroness | C2 |
| 10096 | temerario | adjective | reckless; rash; rash (judgement, claim) | C2 |
| 10106 | adinerado | adjective | wealthy; well-off; wealthy person (los adinerados; noun use) | C2 |
| 10132 | la formalidad | noun · f | formality; formal requirement; seriousness; reliability (of a person) | C2 |
| 10139 | la fiera | noun · f | wild beast; savage animal; fierce person; whiz (ser una fiera en...) | C2 |
| 10144 | el quijote | noun · m | quixote; idealistic dreamer | C2 |
| 10155 | la rareza | noun · f | rarity; rare thing; oddity; quirk | C2 |
| 10185 | el sobrenombre | noun · m | nickname; added name; epithet (title given to a ruler) | C2 |
| 10250 | la dureza | noun · f | hardness; harshness; severity (of a person, climate) | C2 |
| 10313 | incompetente | adjective | incompetent; without jurisdiction (law) | C2 |
| 10322 | puertorriqueño | adjective | Puerto Rican; Puerto Rican (person; noun use) | C2 |
| 10374 | marroquí | adjective | Moroccan; Moroccan (person; noun use) | C2 |
| 10379 | férreo | adjective | iron; of iron (vía férrea: railway); iron; unbending (will, discipline) | C2 |
| 10399 | la vanidad | noun · f | vanity; conceit; futility; emptiness (vanidad de vanidades) | C2 |
| 10426 | el prodigio | noun · m | prodigy; marvel (person); wonder; marvel (thing) | C2 |
| 10430 | neoyorquino | adjective | New York (of New York); New Yorker (person; noun use) | C2 |
| 10437 | soñador | adjective | dreamy; idealistic; dreamer (person; noun use) | C2 |
| 10473 | bisexual | adjective | bisexual | C2 |
| 10495 | el benefactor | noun · m | benefactor; patron | C2 |
| 10508 | latinoamericano | adjective | Latin American; Latin American (person; noun use) | C2 |
| 10567 | impulsivo | adjective | impulsive; rash; impulsive person (noun use) | C2 |
| 10584 | el renombre | noun · m | renown; fame (de renombre: renowned) | C2 |
| 10613 | la arrogancia | noun · f | arrogance | C2 |
| 10621 | brusco | adjective | abrupt; sudden; brusque; curt (person, manner) | C2 |
| 10674 | el olfato | noun · m | sense of smell; nose; flair (instinct) | C2 |
| 10718 | el hidalgo | noun · m | hidalgo; nobleman of the lower nobility; honourable; generous (adjective use) | C2 |
| 10800 | cambiante | adjective | changeable; variable (weather, mood); fickle; inconstant (person) | C2 |
| 10936 | tramposo | adjective | cheating; dishonest (person); cheat; cheater (noun use) | C2 |
| 10965 | lunático | adjective | lunatic; deranged (dated, offensive); moody; erratic | C2 |
| 10979 | obstinado | adjective | stubborn; obstinate; persistent (cough, rain) | C2 |
| 10979 | obstinar | verb | to persist stubbornly (obstinarse en) | C2 |
| 10993 | sarcástico | adjective | sarcastic | C2 |
| 11021 | el / la confidente | noun · mf | confidant; informant; informer (police) | C2 |
| 11025 | emprendedor | adjective | enterprising; go-getting | C2 |
| 11033 | disperso | adjective | scattered; dispersed; distracted; unfocused (mind) | C2 |
| 11077 | el paisano | noun · m | fellow countryman; compatriot; de paisano: in plain clothes | C2 |
| 11078 | disciplinado | adjective | disciplined (self-controlled); orderly; well-drilled (a group) | C2 |
| 11078 | disciplinar | verb | to discipline; to punish; to instil discipline; to train | C2 |
| 11080 | plebeyo | adjective | common; low-born; vulgar; coarse (disparaging) | C2 |
| 11090 | el / la secuaz | noun · mf | henchman; minion; follower; hanger-on (pejorative) | C2 |
| 11108 | el / la sinvergüenza | noun · mf | scoundrel; shameless person (insult); cheeky rascal (teasing) | C2 |
| 11120 | ostentar | verb | to flaunt; to show off; to hold (a title, rank, position) | C2 |
| 11138 | la hez | noun · f | dregs; scum (la hez de la sociedad); heces: faeces | C2 |
| 11170 | el ermitaño | noun · m | hermit; recluse; loner (figurative) | C2 |
| 11238 | el charlatán | noun · m | charlatan; quack; chatterbox; windbag (talkative person) | C2 |
| 11242 | el renegado | noun · m | renegade; defector; maverick; rogue (positive or neutral) | C2 |
| 11270 | manipulador | adjective | manipulative (person); handler (noun use: manipulador de alimentos) | C2 |
| 11319 | majo | adjective | nice; pleasant; lovely (Spain, informal); pretty; good-looking (dated, Spain) | C2 |
| 11332 | terco | adjective | stubborn; obstinate (person); stubborn person (noun use) | C2 |
| 11352 | el bufón | noun · m | jester (at court); buffoon; clown (figurative, derogatory) | C2 |
| 11375 | el jeque | noun · m | sheikh; tribal or community leader (Arab world) | C2 |
| 11418 | pícaro | adjective | roguish; cunning, mischievous; rogue; picaro (literary figure, noun use) | C2 |
| 11456 | autoritario | adjective | authoritarian (regime, government); domineering; bossy (person) | C2 |
| 11477 | tolerante | adjective | tolerant; open-minded; tolerant of (a condition or substance: tolerante a) | C2 |
| 11496 | la manía | noun · f | mania; obsession; quirk; dislike; grudge (tener manía a) | C2 |
| 11502 | la sintonía | noun · f | signature tune; theme music; rapport; being in tune (estar en sintonía) | C2 |
| 11503 | minucioso | adjective | meticulous (person); thorough; detailed (work, report) | C2 |
| 11509 | el optimismo | noun · m | optimism | C2 |
| 11518 | peleador | adjective | quarrelsome; pugnacious; fighter (noun use: combative person, boxer) | C2 |
| 11564 | el escudero | noun · m | squire; shield-bearer; loyal right-hand man (figurative) | C2 |
| 11590 | el confesor | noun · m | confessor (priest who hears confession); confidant (figurative) | C2 |
| 11596 | innato | adjective | innate; inborn | C2 |
| 11624 | el pillo | noun · m | rascal; scamp (affectionate); sly; crafty (adjective use) | C2 |
| 11635 | el cretino | noun · m | idiot; moron (insult); cretin (dated medical term; offensive) | C2 |
| 11636 | desafiante | adjective | defiant; challenging (attitude); challenging; demanding (task, project) | C2 |
| 11645 | sádico | adjective | sadistic; cruel; sadist (noun use) | C2 |
| 11646 | el intelecto | noun · m | intellect; mind; thinking faculty (as opposed to feeling) | C2 |
| 11650 | la afinidad | noun · f | affinity; similarity; affinity (chemistry) | C2 |
| 11707 | londinense | adjective | of London; London (adjective); Londoner (person; noun use) | C2 |
| 11744 | vicioso | adjective | vicious (círculo vicioso: vicious circle); depraved; addicted to vice (person) | C2 |
| 11766 | odioso | adjective | hateful; odious; obnoxious; unbearable (person) | C2 |
| 11782 | la complicidad | noun · f | complicity (in a crime); rapport; close understanding | C2 |
| 11784 | malicioso | adjective | malicious; spiteful; mischievous; knowing (smile, look) | C2 |
| 11789 | el / la gilipollas | noun · mf | idiot; jerk (vulgar insult, Spain) | C2 |
| 11796 | caprichoso | adjective | whimsical; fickle; fussy; spoiled (child) | C2 |