Adjectives that start with P

Adjectives that start with P

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

Pis forPretty

Pretty is having a pleasing look or sound. It can also mean attractive or nice to see, such as a pretty flower or pretty music. It can also mean "quite" in everyday speech, like "pretty good" or "pretty fast." The woman in the picture is wearing a pretty dress.

Pis forPrivate

Something is private if it is only for the use of one person, or a specific group of people, and isn't to be shared with anyone else. For example, a private bathroom or a private club. The opposite of private is public.

Pis forPropped

Propped is the past tense of prop, or describes something that is being supported by a prop.

Pis forProud

You feel proud when you have a good feeling about something that you have done, or something that someone else has done. A parent may be proud of their child who has just graduated university. A child may be proud of making a very good painting. The boy in the picture is proud of his newborn baby brother.

Pis forPure

Something is pure if it is made up of all the one kind of thing, with nothing different. Something pure has no contaminations or anything added. The flower in the picture is pure white.

Pis forPurebred

Purebred means an animal or plant with parents of the same type, so its traits are true to its breed. People use the term when breeding or showing animals, like dogs, cats, and horses. It is often found in pet stores, animal clubs, and pedigree papers. Some people want purebred animals for predictable features.