Adjectives that start with D

Adjectives that start with D

Describing words, to help you tell someone else what something is like.
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Dis forDelicious

Something is delicious if it smells or tastes really, really good. People would describe something as delicious if they really enjoyed eating it.
Flavor
Photo of dense bamboo
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Dis forDense

Something is dense if the parts that make it up are very close together. For example, the bamboo forest in the picture is very dense. Materials that are very dense are typically heavier, for example the same volume of lead is heavier than wood. The opposite of dense is sparse.
Adjectives
Photo of diagonal lines
Tanakawho / CC BY-SA

Dis forDiagonal

A line is diagonal if it is not straight up and down relative to things around it, or not horizontal or vertical. Diagonal lines are at an angle.
Adjectives, Directions
Photo of a very different flower in a field of similar ones
Suvodeb Banerjee / CC BY-SA

Dis forDifferent

Two things are different if they are not like each other, or can very easily be told apart. The purple flower in the picture is very different to all the red ones. The opposite of different is similar.
Adjectives
Photo of a difficult puzzle
David Davies / CC BY-SA

Dis forDifficult

Something is difficult if it is complicated and takes some skill to achieve. The picture is of a difficult puzzle.
Adjectives
Photo of a dilated eye
Matías Proto / CC BY-SA

Dis forDilated

Something is dilated if it has become bigger or wider. The eye in the picture is dilated.
Adjectives
Photo of some dim lights
Timothy Allen / CC BY-SA

Dis forDim

A light is described as dim if it is not very bright. A room that is only dimly lit is also described as dim. The lights in the picture are dim. The opposite of dim is well lit or bright.
Adjectives
Photo of a dirty baby
Giraffian / CC BY-SA

Dis forDirty

Something is dirty if it needs to be washed. Things that are dirty often smell bad, and look bad because they have dirt, grease or other stains on them that shouldn't be there. The baby in the picture has a very dirty face.
Adjectives
Photo of a disappointed dog
Brian Burger / CC BY-SA

Dis forDisappointed

When you become a little sad because something doesn't work out the way you thought it would, you are disappointed.
Emotions, Adjectives
Photo of a ship in the distance
sgilsdorf / CC BY-SA

Dis forDistant

Something is distant if it is a long way away from you. Something can be distant in terms of physical distance or time, for example "her childhood was a distant memory".
Adjectives, Proximity

And also ...

Dainty, Dank, Dapper, Dear, Debonaire, Definite, Deft, Demure, Desolate, Devilish, Devoid, Digital, Disgusting, Distinct, Divine, Dizzy, Doubtful, Dour, Drunk, Dummy, Dynamic

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