# Where can I find a bank of words that are adjectives?

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**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [May 15, 2009, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-a-bank-of-words-that-are-adjectives/496527 "2009-05-15T14:51:07Z")
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### Author: ![Diamonds02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2009, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-a-bank-of-words-that-are-adjectives/496527/1 "2009-05-15T14:51:07Z")

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We have wikipedia for “nouns”, but I notice the site rarely list adjective words. Where can I find a website or book that lists description words?

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### Author: ![Kimmy\_Gibbler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Kimmy\_Gibbler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimmy_Gibbler)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2009, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-a-bank-of-words-that-are-adjectives/496527/2 "2009-05-15T15:09:08Z")

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> [@Diamonds02](#):
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> We have wikipedia for “nouns”, but I notice the site rarely list adjective words. Where can I find a website or book that lists description words?

The dictionary?

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### Author: ![Diamonds02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2009, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-a-bank-of-words-that-are-adjectives/496527/3 "2009-05-15T15:40:14Z")

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> [@Kimmy\_Gibbler](#):
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> The dictionary?

I’m looking for something a little more condensed. 🙂

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### Author: ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2009, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-a-bank-of-words-that-are-adjectives/496527/4 "2009-05-15T16:08:47Z")

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[Wiktionary](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page), especially its [Category: English adjectives](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:English_adjectives)

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### Author: ![Diamonds02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2009, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-a-bank-of-words-that-are-adjectives/496527/5 "2009-05-15T16:42:23Z")

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> [@Giles](#):
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> [Wiktionary](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page), especially its [Category: English adjectives](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:English_adjectives)

Thanks! The frequency lists under wiktionary is exactly what I’m looking for.