Describing people

Lesson 24
فهرست
Excited Ready Sleepy Hungry Thirsty Young Old Fat Thin Tall Short Smart Stupid Angry Happy Sad

Excited

Title: Excited

ronunciation: /ɪkˈsaɪ·t‌ɪd/ 

Part of speech: adjective   

Formal or informal:Both      

Countable or uncountable: Uncountable    

Transitive or intransitive: N/A  

Stress marks: ɪkˈsaɪ·t‌ɪd     

Synonym: Enthusiastic    

Opposite: Calm                  

 

feeling very happy and enthusiastic

The children were excited about going to the zoo

feeling very happy and enthusiastic

Ready

Title: Ready

Pronunciation: /ˈrɛd·i/   

Part of speech: adjective

Formal or informal: Both   

Countable or uncountable: Uncountable     

Transitive or intransitive: N/A        

Stress marks: ˈrɛd·i   

Synonym: Prepared    

Opposite: Unprepared              

prepared to do something

Are you ready to leave?

prepared to do something

Sleepy

Title: Sleepy

Pronunciation: /ˈsli·pi/

Part of speech: adjectiv

Formal or informal: Both    

Countable or uncountable:Uncountable   

Transitive or intransitive: N/A

Stress marks:ˈsli·pi    

Synonym: Tired  

Opposite: Awake                    

tired and ready to fall asleep

I’m feeling very sleepy

tired and ready to fall asleep

Hungry

Title: Hungry

Pronunciation:/ˈhʌŋ·gri/    

Part of speech: adjective 

Formal or informal:Both   

Countable or uncountable: Uncountable  

Stress marks: ˈhʌŋ·gri                     

synonym:Famished                     

 

Opposite: Full             

 

feeling the need to eat food

I’m hungry

feeling the need to eat food

Thirsty

Title: Thirsty

Pronunciation: /ˈθɜr·sti/

Part of speech:adjective

Formal or informal: Both

Countable or uncountable: Uncountable               

Transitive or intransitive: N/A    

Stress marks:ˈθɜr·sti   

Synonym: Dehydrated 

Opposite:Quenched

feeling the need to drink something

After exercising, I’m always thirsty

feeling the need to drink something

Young

Title: Young

Pronunciation: /jʌŋ/

Part of speech: adjective

Formal or informal: Both

Countable or uncountable: Uncountable

Stress marks: jʌŋ

Synonym: Youthful

Opposite: Old

 

having lived or existed for only a short time and not fully grown or developed

She is a young girl with a bright future

having lived or existed for only a short time and not fully grown or developed

Old

Title: Old

Pronunciation: /oʊld/

Part of speech: adjective

Formal or informal: Both

Countable or uncountable: Uncountable

Stress marks: oʊld

Synonym: Aged

Opposite: Young

 

 

having lived or existed for a long time; not young

My grandparents are old but still very active

having lived or existed for a long time; not young

Fat

Title: Fat

Pronunciation: /fæt/

Part of speech: adjective

Formal or informal: Both

Countable or uncountable: Uncountable

Stress marks: fæt

Synonym: Obese

Opposite: Thin

 

 

having a lot of excess flesh; overweight

He needs to lose weight because he is too fat

having a lot of excess flesh; overweight

Thin

Title: Thin

Pronunciation: /θɪn/

Part of speech: adjective

Formal or informal: Both

Countable or uncountable: Uncountable

Stress marks: θɪn

Synonym: Slim

Opposite: Fat

 

 

having little flesh on the body; not fat

She is thin, but she eats healthy and exercises regularly

having little flesh on the body; not fat

Tall

Title: Tall

Pronunciation: /tɔl/

Part of speech: adjective

Formal or informal: Both

Countable or uncountable: Uncountable

Stress marks: tɔl

Synonym: High

Opposite: Short

 

 

of great or more than average height, especially when compared to width or length

The basketball player is very tall and can dunk easily

of great or more than average height, especially when compared to width or length

Short

Title: Short

Pronunciation: /ʃɔrt/

part of speech: adjective-

Formal or informal: Both

Countable or uncountable: Uncountable

Stress marks: ʃɔrt

Synonym: Brief

Opposite: Tall

 

measuring a small distance from end to end; not long

She is short, but she has a big personality

measuring a small distance from end to end; not long

Smart

Title: Smart

Pronunciation: /smɑrt/

Part of speech: adjective/noun/adverb

Formal or informal - Both

Countable or uncountable - Uncountable

Transitive or intransitive - N/A

Stress marks - smɑrt

Synonym - Intelligent

Opposite - Stupid

adjective - having or showing quick intelligence or ready mental capability; stylish in dress

She is very smart and always gets good grades

adjective - having or showing quick intelligence or ready mental capability; stylish in dress

Stupid

Title: Stupid

Pronunciation : /ˈstu·pɪd/

Part of speech : adjective/noun

Formal or informal : Both

Countable or uncountable : Uncountable

Transitive or intransitive : N/A

Stress marks : ˈstu·pɪd

Synonym : Foolish

Opposite : Smart

adjective - lacking intelligence; slow to learn

He made a stupid mistake on the test

adjective - lacking intelligence; slow to learn

Angry

Title: Angry

Pronunciation : /ˈæŋ·gri/

Part of speech : adjective       

Formal or informal : Both        

Countable or uncountable : Uncountable           

Transitive or intransitive

feeling or showing anger

He was angry at the unfair treatment

feeling or showing anger

Happy

Title: Happy

Pronunciation : /ˈhæp·i/       

Part of speech : adjective       

Formal or informal : Both             

Countable or uncountable : Uncountable    

Transitive or intransitive : N/A    

Stress marks : ˈhæp·i         

Synonym : Joyful     

Opposite : Sad          

feeling, showing, causing, or expressing joy; delighted; pleased

She was happy to see her friends

feeling, showing, causing, or expressing joy; delighted; pleased

Sad

Title: Sad

Pronunciation : /sæd/       

Part of speech : adjective

Formal or informal : Both     

Countable or uncountable : Uncountable         

Transitive or intransitive : N/A      

Stress marks :sæd       

Synonym : Unhappy   

Opposite : Happy      

feeling sorrow; unhappy; sorrowful

She felt sad after hearing the news

feeling sorrow; unhappy; sorrowful