Adjectives that start with C

Adjectives that start with C

Describing words, to help you tell someone else what something is like.
Photo of a closed door
Neosnaps / CC BY-SA

Cis forClosed

Something is closed if you cannot get into it or through it. The door in the picture is closed. The opposite of closed is open. Another word for closed is shut.
Adjectives
Photo of a cloven hoof
Sandy Schultz / CC BY-SA

Cis forCloven

A cloven hoof is one that is in two pieces. Animals like cows, sheep and goats have cloven hooves.
Adjectives
Photo of coarse sand
Sean Hill / CC BY-SA

Cis forCoarse

Something is coarse if it is in pieces that are relatively large, larger than you would normally expect. The sand in the picture is very coarse. Something is chopped coarsely if it is in fairly large, uneven pieces. Someone who is vulgar and uses a lot of swear words is said to use coarse language.
Adjectives
Photo of a cold man.
Stuart Pilbrow / CC BY-SA

Cis forCold

You feel cold when the temperature gets very low. It is cold in winter. The poor man in the picture is very cold, you can almost see him shivering. Ice and the inside of your fridge or freezer is cold. Airconditioners blow cold air during summer to keep you cool.
Hot & cold, Thermal
Photo of colorful houses
Warren Rohner / CC BY-SA

Cis forColorful

Something is colorful if it is a very bright color, or if it has a lot of different colors on it. The houses in the picture are very colorful. The opposite of colorful is dull or drab.
Adjectives
Photo of a comfortable dog
Pete Markham / CC BY-SA

Cis forComfortable

Something is comfortable if it feels nice to use. You are comfortable if you feel good and at ease while doing something. The dog in the picture is in a very comfortable chair.
Positivity
Photo of a compact car
Shein / CC BY-SA

Cis forCompact

Something is compact if it fits into a small space. The car in the picture is a compact car. You can compact something when you compress it together so it takes up less space, for example you might compact the ground before you lay pavers on it.
Adjectives, Verbs
Photo of someone with some complicated machinery
Gwaar / CC BY-SA

Cis forComplicated

Something is complicated if it has a large number of interconnected parts or is difficult to understand. The person in the picture is looking at some complicated machinery.
Adjectives
Photo of a concealed cat
mararie / CC BY-SA

Cis forConcealed

Something is concealed if it is hidden or kept secret. The cat in the picture is concealed by the plants.
Adjectives
Photo of a cool drink
Max Hughes / CC BY-SA

Cis forCool

Something is cool if it is comfortably cold. The picture is of a cool drink. Something that is popular, particularly with young people, can also be described as cool.
Hot & cold, Thermal

And also ...

Capable, Careful, Careless, Casual, Caustic, Cautious, Celestial, Central, Chaotic, Charming, Chaste, Civil, Clad, Clandestine, Classic, Clear, Coherent, Colonial, Common, Competent, Complete, Complex, Compound, Concise, Confident, Confound, Conservative, Convincing , Corporate, Covert, Crass, Crazy, Creative, Crowned, Crude, Cuddly