| Term | Definition |
| roux | redhead (m.) |
| rousse | redhead (f.) |
| grand | tall |
| fort | strong |
| faible | weak |
| laid | ugly |
| petit | small, little |
| moche | plain |
| âgé | aged (m.) |
| vieux | old (m.) |
| vieille | old (f.) |
| chauve | bald |
| mignon | cute (m.) |
| mignonne | cute (f.) |
| dynamique | dynamic |
| énergique | energetic |
| intéressant | interesting |
| ennuyeux | boring (m.) |
| ennuyeuse | boring (f.) |
| jeune | young |
| méchant | mean |
| paresseux | lazy (m.) |
| paresseuse | lazy (f.) |
| intelligent | intelligent |
| bête | stupid (not a cognate) |
| stupide | stupid (cognate) |
| triste | sad |
| content | happy (because of circumstances) |
| génial | brilliant |
| impoli | impolite |
| poli | polite |
| fatigué | tired |
| pessimiste | pessimistic |
| optimiste | optimistic |
| marrant | funny (familiar word) |
| amusant | funny (1) |
| drôle | funny (2) |
| casse-pied | irritating, a pain in the neck (familiar) |
| pénible | irritatin, a pain |
| noir | black |
| blanc | white |
| latin | Hispanic/Latino |
| timide | shy |
| sympathique | nice (m. & f.) |
| gentille | nice (f.) |
| gentil | nice (m.) |
| sportive | athletic (f.) |
| sportif | athletic (m.) |
| asiatique | Asian |
| heureux | happy (by nature, inside) |
| indépendent | independent |
| sincère | sincere |
| sérieux | serious, hard-working (m.) |
| sérieuse | serious, hard, working (f.) |
| travailleur | hard-working (m.) |
| travailleuse | hard-working (f.) |
| riche | rich |
| pauvre | poor |
| joli | pretty |
| belle | beautiful |
| beau | handsome (beautiful) |
| brun | dark-haired |
| blond | blond |
| heureuse | happy (f.) (by nature, inside) |
| blanche | white (f.) |