cruel

es-adj

cruel m or f (masculine and feminine plural crueles)

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin crūdēlis.


triste

triste m or f (masculine and feminine plural tristes, superlative tristísimo)

tristes (feminine masculine plural)
tristísimo (superlative)

Borrowed from Latin trīstis. Compare the Old Spanish tristo, inherited from Vulgar Latin trīstus.


cordial

cordial m or f (masculine and feminine plural cordiales)


malo

es-noun

malo m (plural malos, feminine mala, feminine plural malas)

malos (plural)
mala (feminine)
malas (feminine plural)

Inherited from Latin malus. Cognate with Ladino malo, Italian malo, Galician mao, Portuguese mau.


tranquilo

es-adj

tranquilo (feminine tranquila, masculine plural tranquilos, feminine plural tranquilas)

tranquila (feminine)
tranquilos (masculine plural)
tranquilas (feminine plural)

El campo es tranquilo.


juguetón

juguetón (feminine juguetona, masculine plural juguetones, feminine plural juguetonas)

juguetona (feminine)
juguetones (masculine plural)
juguetonas (feminine plural)


feliz

feliz m or f (masculine and feminine plural felices)

Borrowed from Latin fēlīcem. Compare Catalan feliç.

Él es un tipo feliz en general.

una ocasión feliz


fiel

fiel m or f (masculine and feminine plural fieles, superlative fidelísimo)

fieles (feminine masculine plural)
fidelísimo (superlative)

Inherited from Old Spanish fiel, from Latin fidēlis.

Irene siempre ha sido fiel a su marido.

Irene has always been faithful to her husband.

Sé fiel a quien eres.

Los perros son fieles.


cabezón

cabezón (feminine cabezona, masculine plural cabezones, feminine plural cabezonas)

cabezona (feminine)
cabezones (masculine plural)
cabezonas (feminine plural)

From cabeza (“head”) + -ón (augmentative suffix). Compare Portuguese cabeção.


amoroso

es-adj

amoroso (feminine amorosa, masculine plural amorosos, feminine plural amorosas)

amorosa (feminine)
amorosos (masculine plural)
amorosas (feminine plural)

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *amōrōsus, derived from Latin amōrem (“love”). By surface analysis, amor + -oso.


alegre

alegre m or f (masculine and feminine plural alegres)

Inherited from Latin alacrem, possibly through a Vulgar Latin root *alicer, alecrem.


brusco

brusco (feminine brusca, masculine plural bruscos, feminine plural bruscas)

brusca (feminine)
bruscos (masculine plural)
bruscas (feminine plural)


maduro

maduro (feminine madura, masculine plural maduros, feminine plural maduras)

madura (feminine)
maduros (masculine plural)
maduras (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Spanish maduro, from Latin mātūrus, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- (“to ripen, mature”).

der

mature, of relatively old age (said of people)


motivado

es-adj

motivado (feminine motivada, masculine plural motivados, feminine plural motivadas)

motivada (feminine)
motivados (masculine plural)
motivadas (feminine plural)


reservado

reservado (feminine reservada, masculine plural reservados, feminine plural reservadas)

reservada (feminine)
reservados (masculine plural)
reservadas (feminine plural)


frágil

frágil m or f (masculine and feminine plural frágiles, superlative fragilísimo)

frágiles (feminine masculine plural)
fragilísimo (superlative)

frail, brittle, fragile (personality trait)


encantador

encantador (feminine encantadora, masculine plural encantadores, feminine plural encantadoras)

encantadora (feminine)
encantadores (masculine plural)
encantadoras (feminine plural)

[ẽŋ.kãn̪.t̪aˈð̞oɾ]

Inherited from Old Spanish encantador. Analyzable as encantar (“to enchant”) + -ador.

Juan es un hombre encantador. Tienes suerte de tenerlo.

John is a lovely man. You're lucky to have him.

charming, captivating, enchanting, lovely

Fue una noche encantadora.


encantador

es-noun

encantador m (plural encantadores, feminine encantadora, feminine plural encantadoras)

encantadores (plural)
encantadora (feminine)
encantadoras (feminine plural)

[ẽŋ.kãn̪.t̪aˈð̞oɾ]


generoso

es-adj

generoso (feminine generosa, masculine plural generosos, feminine plural generosas)

generosa (feminine)
generosos (masculine plural)
generosas (feminine plural)


dominante

dominante m or f (masculine and feminine plural dominantes)


conformista

conformista m or f (masculine and feminine plural conformistas)

conformistas (feminine masculine plural)

From conformar (“to conform”) + -ista (“-ist”).


conformista

es-noun

conformista m or f by sense (plural conformistas)


cortés

es-adj

cortés m or f (masculine and feminine plural corteses)


perfeccionista

es-noun

perfeccionista m or f by sense (plural perfeccionistas)


simpático

es-adj

simpático (feminine simpática, masculine plural simpáticos, feminine plural simpáticas)

simpática (feminine)
simpáticos (masculine plural)
simpáticas (feminine plural)

(anatomy) sympathetic (related to the sympathetic nervous system)


tierno

tierno (feminine tierna, masculine plural tiernos, feminine plural tiernas)

tierna (feminine)
tiernos (masculine plural)
tiernas (feminine plural)

Inherited from Latin tenerum, with metathesis. Compare Portuguese terno and English tender.


coqueto

coqueto (feminine coqueta, masculine plural coquetos, feminine plural coquetas)

coqueta (feminine)
coquetos (masculine plural)
coquetas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from French coquette, from coq (“cockerel”) + -et (masculine diminutive suffix); meaning "little cockerel".


coqueto

es-noun

coqueto m (plural coquetos, feminine coqueta, feminine plural coquetas)

coquetos (plural)
coqueta (feminine)
coquetas (feminine plural)


aguafiestas

aguafiestas m or f by sense (plural aguafiestas)

Verb-object compound, composed of agua (“to spoil”) + fiestas (“parties”).

es-verb-obj

No seas aguafiestas

party pooper, wet blanket, spoilsport, killjoy


cariñoso

es-adj

cariñoso (feminine cariñosa, masculine plural cariñosos, feminine plural cariñosas)

cariñosa (feminine)
cariñosos (masculine plural)
cariñosas (feminine plural)


astuto

astuto (feminine astuta, masculine plural astutos, feminine plural astutas)

astuta (feminine)
astutos (masculine plural)
astutas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin astūtus. Cognate with English astute.

cunning, crafty, sly, wily, slick, foxy, artful


celoso

celoso (feminine celosa, masculine plural celosos, feminine plural celosas)

celosa (feminine)
celosos (masculine plural)
celosas (feminine plural)

Inherited from Late Latin zelōsus, from zelus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”). Compare Italian geloso, French jaloux.


creativo

es-adj

creativo (feminine creativa, masculine plural creativos, feminine plural creativas)

creativa (feminine)
creativos (masculine plural)
creativas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Late Latin creātivus, from Latin creātus. By surface analysis, crear + -t- + -ivo.


heroico

heroico (feminine heroica, masculine plural heroicos, feminine plural heroicas)

heroica (feminine)
heroicos (masculine plural)
heroicas (feminine plural)


presuntuoso

presuntuoso (feminine presuntuosa, masculine plural presuntuosos, feminine plural presuntuosas)

presuntuosa (feminine)
presuntuosos (masculine plural)
presuntuosas (feminine plural)


infantil

infantil m or f (masculine and feminine plural infantiles)

[Los duendes] son pequeñitos, tienen caras infantiles y visten hábitos de tres colores distintos.

1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 52:


villano

villano (feminine villana, masculine plural villanos, feminine plural villanas)

villana (feminine)
villanos (masculine plural)
villanas (feminine plural)

rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines

Inherited from Late Latin vīllānus, from Latin vīlla. Cognate with English villain, villein.


atento

atento (feminine atenta, masculine plural atentos, feminine plural atentas)

atenta (feminine)
atentos (masculine plural)
atentas (feminine plural)


grosero

grosero (feminine grosera, masculine plural groseros, feminine plural groseras)

grosera (feminine)
groseros (masculine plural)
groseras (feminine plural)

rude, crass, uncouth, cheeky, fresh, boorish, loutish, coarse


educado

educado (feminine educada, masculine plural educados, feminine plural educadas, superlative educadísimo)

educada (feminine)
educados (masculine plural)
educadas (feminine plural)
educadísimo (superlative)


accesible

accesible m or f (masculine and feminine plural accesibles)

Borrowed from Late Latin accessibilis (“accessible”), from accessus, perfect passive participle of accēdō (“approach”).


pedante

es-adj

pedante m or f (masculine and feminine plural pedantes)


envidioso

envidioso (feminine envidiosa, masculine plural envidiosos, feminine plural envidiosas)

envidiosa (feminine)
envidiosos (masculine plural)
envidiosas (feminine plural)


optimista

optimista m or f (masculine and feminine plural optimistas)

Borrowed from French optimiste, from Latin optimus, equivalent to óptimo + -ista.


optimista

es-noun

optimista m or f by sense (plural optimistas)


pesimista

es-adj

pesimista m or f (masculine and feminine plural pesimistas)

Borrowed from French pessimiste, from Latin pessimus, equivalent to pésimo + -ista.


descortés

descortés m or f (masculine and feminine plural descorteses)


ingenioso

ingenioso (feminine ingeniosa, masculine plural ingeniosos, feminine plural ingeniosas)

ingeniosa (feminine)
ingeniosos (masculine plural)
ingeniosas (feminine plural)

ingenious, resourceful, artful, clever, inventive


libertino

libertino (feminine libertina, masculine plural libertinos, feminine plural libertinas)

libertina (feminine)
libertinos (masculine plural)
libertinas (feminine plural)


desconfiado

desconfiado (feminine desconfiada, masculine plural desconfiados, feminine plural desconfiadas)

desconfiada (feminine)
desconfiados (masculine plural)
desconfiadas (feminine plural)

→ Tagalog: deskumpiyado


porfiado

porfiado (feminine porfiada, masculine plural porfiados, feminine plural porfiadas)

porfiada (feminine)
porfiados (masculine plural)
porfiadas (feminine plural)


engreído

engreído (feminine engreída, masculine plural engreídos, feminine plural engreídas)

engreída (feminine)
engreídos (masculine plural)
engreídas (feminine plural)

[ẽŋ.ɡɾeˈi.ð̞o]

conceited, smug, self-satisfied, self-important, stuck-up, cocky, full of oneself


terco

terco (feminine terca, masculine plural tercos, feminine plural tercas)

terca (feminine)
tercos (masculine plural)
tercas (feminine plural)

Attested from the fifteenth century, probably cognate with Italian tirchio and Catalan enterc (“stiff, rigid”). Several farther etymologies have been suggested: a shared proto-Romance word from Proto-Celtic *terkos (“scarce, meagre”), compare Irish tearc (“meagre”)); a derivation from Italian pirchio (“stingy”, dialectal) + tirato (“avaricious”); or, reversing the usual derivation, from rare entercar (whence entercarse), syncopated from rare 16th. century *enternegar, from Latin internecō (“to slaughter”); or from Latin tricae (“trivia”), via a verb derived in Vulgar Latin. As the word has no mediaeval attestation, a southern European borrowing from dialectal Italian may be most likely; of the proto-Romance theories, derivation from internecō is phonetically the easiest.

compound

stubborn, stiff-necked, obstinate, willful, dogged, pigheaded, hardheaded, bullheaded


testarudo

es-adj

testarudo (feminine testaruda, masculine plural testarudos, feminine plural testarudas)

testaruda (feminine)
testarudos (masculine plural)
testarudas (feminine plural)


apasionado

apasionado (feminine apasionada, masculine plural apasionados, feminine plural apasionadas)

apasionada (feminine)
apasionados (masculine plural)
apasionadas (feminine plural)


perezoso

perezoso (feminine perezosa, masculine plural perezosos, feminine plural perezosas)

perezosa (feminine)
perezosos (masculine plural)
perezosas (feminine plural)

From pereza + -oso. Compare French paresseux.


distraído

distraído (feminine distraída, masculine plural distraídos, feminine plural distraídas)

distraída (feminine)
distraídos (masculine plural)
distraídas (feminine plural)


hilarante

hilarante m or f (masculine and feminine plural hilarantes)


bondadoso

bondadoso (feminine bondadosa, masculine plural bondadosos, feminine plural bondadosas)

bondadosa (feminine)
bondadosos (masculine plural)
bondadosas (feminine plural)


obstinado

obstinado (feminine obstinada, masculine plural obstinados, feminine plural obstinadas)

obstinada (feminine)
obstinados (masculine plural)
obstinadas (feminine plural)

From Latin obstinātus. Doublet of ostinato.


maleducado

maleducado (feminine maleducada, masculine plural maleducados, feminine plural maleducadas)

maleducada (feminine)
maleducados (masculine plural)
maleducadas (feminine plural)


afectuoso

afectuoso (feminine afectuosa, masculine plural afectuosos, feminine plural afectuosas)

afectuosa (feminine)
afectuosos (masculine plural)
afectuosas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin affectuōsus (“affectionate”). By surface analysis, afecto + -oso.


inconformista

es-noun

inconformista m or f by sense (plural inconformistas)

* in- (“non-”) + conformista (“conformist”)


vivaz

es-adj

vivaz m or f (masculine and feminine plural vivaces)


condescendiente

condescendiente m or f (masculine and feminine plural condescendientes)

condescendientes (feminine masculine plural)


condescendiente

Likely a Calque of English condescending.


servicial

servicial m or f (masculine and feminine plural serviciales)


cabezota

cabezota m or f (masculine and feminine plural cabezotas)


cabezadura

cabezadura m or f (masculine and feminine plural cabezaduras)

headstrong, hardheaded, pigheaded, stubborn


inaccesible

inaccesible m or f (masculine and feminine plural inaccesibles)

inaccesibles (feminine masculine plural)

Borrowed from Late Latin inaccessibilis. By surface analysis, in- + accesible.


introvertido

introvertido (feminine introvertida, masculine plural introvertidos, feminine plural introvertidas)

introvertida (feminine)
introvertidos (masculine plural)
introvertidas (feminine plural)


introvertido

es-noun

introvertido m (plural introvertidos, feminine introvertida, feminine plural introvertidas)

introvertidos (plural)
introvertida (feminine)
introvertidas (feminine plural)


extrovertido

es-adj

extrovertido (feminine extrovertida, masculine plural extrovertidos, feminine plural extrovertidas)

extrovertida (feminine)
extrovertidos (masculine plural)
extrovertidas (feminine plural)


extrovertido

es-noun

extrovertido m (plural extrovertidos, feminine extrovertida, feminine plural extrovertidas)

extrovertidos (plural)
extrovertida (feminine)
extrovertidas (feminine plural)


extroversión

Alternative form of extraversión (“extroversion”)


tocho

es-adj

tocho (feminine tocha, masculine plural tochos, feminine plural tochas)

tocha (feminine)
tochos (masculine plural)
tochas (feminine plural)

Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *tusculus, diminutive of Latin tuscus.

¡No seás tocho!

Esa es una gran tocha.


burbujeante

burbujeante m or f (masculine and feminine plural burbujeantes)

burbujeantes (feminine masculine plural)


coquetil

coquetil m or f (masculine and feminine plural coquetiles)


entrañable

entrañable m or f (masculine and feminine plural entrañables)


cautivador

cautivador (feminine cautivadora, masculine plural cautivadores, feminine plural cautivadoras)

cautivadora (feminine)
cautivadores (masculine plural)
cautivadoras (feminine plural)


enamoradizo

enamoradizo (feminine enamoradiza, masculine plural enamoradizos, feminine plural enamoradizas)

enamoradiza (feminine)
enamoradizos (masculine plural)
enamoradizas (feminine plural)

"Yo te veo muy enamoradiza y no te quiero hacer sufrir" le advirtió Portillo, a lo que Icardi le retrucó que ella no tiene ganas "de ir rápido".

2016 May, “Noche hot para la hermana de Icardi”, in El Pais (Uruguay):

tenderhearted (that falls in love easily)


patudo

patudo (feminine patuda, masculine plural patudos, feminine plural patudas)

patuda (feminine)
patudos (masculine plural)
patudas (feminine plural)

From pata (“animal leg; human foot”) + -udo (“augmentative of body part”).


asustaviejas

es-noun

asustaviejas m or f (plural asustaviejas)


feliciano

feliciano m (plural felicianos, feminine feliciana, feminine plural felicianas)

felicianos (plural)
feliciana (feminine)
felicianas (feminine plural)