Personality Types

PERSONALITY TYPES / PERSONALITY TRAITS

ADONIS — a handsome young man loved by the Greek goddess of love; any handsome young man

ADROIT — quick and skilful in thought or action

AESTHETE — a person who studies and enjoys beauty

AGNOSTIC — a person who is not sure whether God exists

ALTER EGO — the side of one's personality usually not seen by others

ALTRUIST — one willing to help others even it causes disadvantage to oneself

AMAZON — a tall, strong, masculine woman

AMBIDEXTROUS — able to use both hands with equal ease

AMBIVERT — a person who has qualities of an introvert as well as an extrovert

ASCETIC — one who leads a life of self-denial, avoiding physical pleasures

ATHEIST — one who does not believe that God exists

BIGAMIST — one who illegally marries a person while already legally married to another

CHAUVINIST — a person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of one's own race, cause or nation

CIRCE — the enchantress in Greek mythology who lured sailors to her island and turned them into pigs

CLAIRVOYANT — a person who claims to see the future or things others cannot see

COMPLACENT — one who feels satisfied in one's condition or situation, not feeling any need to try harder

CONNOISSEUR —  an expert, especially in judging excellence in food, arts etc.

CONSERVATIVE — one who has old ideas; resistant to change

COQUETTE — a seductive woman who uses sex appeal to exploit men

DEMAGOGUE — a person who wins support by exciting emotions and prejudices

DEXTEROUS — ability to think or act skilfully or quickly

DILETTANTE — a person who appears interested but has a shallow understanding of a subject, especially arts

EGOCENTRIC — with a great feeling of one's own importance and ability

EGOIST — self-centred person with little regard for others

EGOTIST — one who talks excessively about oneself; conceited and self-centred

ELITE — the socially superior part of a society; the creamy layer; best of a class

EPICUREAN - one who is devoted to the best forms of sensuous enjoyment

ERUDITE — having or showing profound knowledge

EXTROVERT — an energetic, happy, outgoing person who enjoys being with others

FUTILITARIAN — one who believes that human efforts are futile

GAUCHE — young, inexperienced, awkward and uncomfortable with other people

GLUTTON — one who eats and drinks in excess

GOURMAND — someone greatly interested in good food and drink

GOURMET — a connoisseur of food and drink

GREGARIOUS — a person who seeks and enjoys the company of others

GULLIBLE — someone who is too trusting and easily deceived

ICONOCLAST — one who strongly opposes generally accepted beliefs and traditions

INDEFATIGABLE — determined, energetic and never willing to admit defeat

INHIBITED — a person who is too shy to say or do what he wants to

INTELLIGENTSIA — highly educated and especially interested in arts and politics

INTROVERT — someone who is shy, quiet and unable to make friends easily

JINGOIST — strong believer in one's own nation's superiority

JUDAS — a person who can betray anyone

LIBERAL — someone who favours reform and progress; tolerant; broad-minded

MAGNANIMOUS — very large-hearted, extremely forgiving by nature

MARTINET — strict disciplinarian; someone who demands absolute conformity to rules and forms

MASOCHIST — a person who enjoys receiving punishment

MAUDLIN — feeling sad and very sorry for oneself

MISANTHROPE — one who dislikes other human beings and avoids involvement with society

MISOGAMIST — a person who hates marriage

MISOGYNIST — one who hates women

MODEST — simple; humble in spirit or manner

MONOGAMIST — one who believes in and practises being married to one person at a time

NUMISMATIST — a collector of coins

OBSEQUIOUS — excessively servile

OPINIONATED — a person who stubbornly sticks to his or her own opinions

PANDERER — a person who caters to the vulgar passions or plans of others; a pimp

PARVENU — someone who has newly acquired wealth and position but does not have the social skills to go with the new status

PEDAGOGUE — a teacher who is too formal and not very interesting

PEDANT — one who gives too much attention to formal rules or minor details

PERSPICACIOUS — one quick in noticing, understanding or judging things accurately; a very brilliant person

PHILANTHROPIST — one who helps poor people; lover of mankind

PHILATELIST — a collector of stamps

PHLEGMATIC — a person who stays calm and does not get emotional or excited in any situation

POLYGAMIST - one who believes in and practises being married more than one person at a time

POLYGLOT- a person who can speak many languages

POMPOUS - too serious about and full of oneself

PUERILE -immature, silly, trivial, childish

PUNCTILIOUS - very particular about correct behaviour and  attention to detail

PUSILLANIMOUS - one who lacks courage, strength and

resolution; ridiculously fearful

SADIST -- a person who enjoys causing pain to others

SCEPTIC - a person who habitually doubts values or beliefs

SINISTER - evil; wicked; dishonourable

SOLITARY - one who prefers to stay alone or in solitude

STOIC - a person indifferent to emotions, pain as well as pleasure

SUAVE - smoothly agreeable and courteous, sophisticated

SUPERCILIOUS - showing arrogant superiority; contemptuous of views and opinions of others

SYCOPHANT - a servile person who flatters someone in position or power for personal gain

TYRO - someone new to a field or activity

VAPID - a person without any sparkle, flavour; lacks intelligence or imagination

VERSATILE - competent in many areas

VINDICTIVE - revengeful; unwilling to forgive

VIRAGO - fierce, unpleasant woman who shouts a lot

VIRTUOSO - extremely skilled at something, especially playing an instrument or performing

VIVACIOUS - attractively energetic and enthusiastic

VULGARIAN - a vulgar person; crude; lacking taste; ostentatious

WANTON -- a person indulging in every passion, lewd and lustful

WORKAHOLIC - someone with a compulsive need to work and finds it difficult not to work