Discover a variety of descriptive words starting with “D” to accurately capture the traits and personalities of people in your life.
- Daring- Willing to take risks; bold.
- Dainty- Delicately small and pretty.
- Dashing- Attractive in a confident, exciting, and stylish way.
- Dauntless- Showing fearlessness and determination.
- Dedicated- Committed to a task or purpose.
- Decisive- Able to make decisions quickly and effectively.
- Decorous- In keeping with good taste and propriety; polite.
- Deep- Very profound or intense.
- Defiant- Showing resistance; bold disobedience.
- Deft- Neatly skillful and quick in one’s movements.
- Delightful- Causing delight; charming.
- Dependable- Trustworthy and reliable.
- Descriptive- Serving or seeking to describe.
- Desirable- Wanted or wished for as being attractive or useful.
- Determined- Having made a firm decision and being resolved not to change it.
- Devoted- Very loving or loyal.
- Dexterous- Showing or having skill, especially with the hands.
- Diligent- Having or showing care and conscientiousness in one’s work or duties.
- Discerning- Having or showing good judgment.
- Discreet- Careful and circumspect in one’s speech or actions.
- Dynamic- Positive in attitude and full of energy and new ideas.
- Diplomatic- Skilled in dealing with sensitive matters or people.
- Direct- Straightforward and honest.
- Disciplined- Showing a controlled form of behavior or way of working.
- Disarming- Having the effect of allaying suspicion or hostility, especially through charm.
- Distinctive- Characteristic of one person or thing, and so serving to distinguish it from others.
- Diverse- Showing a great deal of variety.
- Driven- Being very motivated to succeed.
- Dry- Subtle and understated, often in reference to humor.
- Dutiful- Conscientiously or obediently fulfilling one’s duty.
- Dynamic- Characterized by constant change, activity, or progress.
- Down- to-earth** – Practical, realistic, and friendly.
- Discernible- Able to be discerned; perceptible.
- Discrete- Individually separate and distinct.
- Dispassionate- Not influenced by strong emotion, and so able to be rational and impartial.
- Distinct- Clearly different or belonging to a different type.
- Divergent- Tending to be different or develop in different directions.
- Docile- Ready to accept control or instruction; submissive.
- Doubtful- Feeling uncertain about something.
- Dreamy- Having a magical or pleasantly unreal quality; dreamlike.
- Droll- Curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement.
- Dutiful- Conscientiously or obediently fulfilling one’s duty.
- Durable- Able to withstand wear, pressure, or damage.
- Dynamic- Positive in attitude and full of energy and new ideas.
- Decorous- In keeping with good taste; proper.
- Definitive- (of a conclusion or agreement) done or reached decisively and with authority.
- Debonair- (of a man) confident, stylish, and charming.
- Decadent- Characterized by or reflecting a state of moral or cultural decline.
- Deferential- Showing deference; respectful.
- Degenerate- Showing evidence of decline.
- Dejected- Sad and depressed; dispirited.
- Deliberate- Done consciously and intentionally.
- Delicate- Very fine in texture or structure; of intricate workmanship or quality.
- Deluded- Believing something that is not true.
- Demure- (of a woman or her behavior) reserved, modest, and shy.
- Depressive- Suffering from or prone to depression.
- Derisive- Expressing contempt or ridicule.
- Despondent- In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
- Detached- Aloof and objective.
- Dexterous- Showing or having skill, especially with the hands.
- Dictatorial- Tending to dictate; domineering.
- Diffident- Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence.
- Dignified- Having or showing a composed or serious manner that is worthy of respect.
- Diligent- Having or showing care and conscientiousness in one’s work or duties.
- Diminished- Made smaller or less.
- Diplomatic- Having or showing an ability to deal with people in a sensitive and effective way.
- Dire- (of a situation or event) extremely serious or urgent.
- Dirty- Not clean.
- Disaffected- Dissatisfied and no longer willing to support authority.
- Disappointed- Sad or displeased because someone or something has failed to fulfill one’s hopes or expectations.
- Disapproving- Expressing an unfavorable opinion.
- Disarming- Allaying suspicion or hostility, usually through charm.
- Disastrous- Causing great damage.
- Discerning- Having or showing good judgment.
- Discharged- Released from an obligation or responsibility.
- Disciplined- Showing a controlled form of behavior, often using a system of rules.
- Discontented- Dissatisfied, especially with one’s circumstances.
- Discreet- Carefully reserved in one’s speech or actions.
- Disparate- Essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison.
- Dispassionate- Not influenced by strong emotion, and so able to be fair and impartial.
- Dispensable- Able to be replaced or done without; superfluous.
- Disruptive- Causing or tending to cause disruption.
- Dissecting- Analyzing (something) in detail.
- Distinct- Recognizably different in nature from something else.
- Distracted- Unable to concentrate because one’s mind is preoccupied.
- Distraught- Very worried and upset.
- Distressed- Suffering from anxiety, sorrow, or pain.
- Dithering- Indecisive.
- Dogmatic- Inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true.
- Doleful- Expressing sorrow; mournful.
- Dominant- Most important, powerful, or influential.
- Doting- Extremely and uncritically fond of someone; adoring.
- Doubtful- Feeling uncertain or lacking conviction.
- Doughty- Brave and persistent.
- Downcast- Feeling or showing despair or disappointment.
- Down- to-earth** – With no illusions or pretensions; practical and realistic.
- Dreamy- Having a magical or captivating quality; charming.
- Dreary- Dull, bleak, and lifeless; depressing.
- Droll- Curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement.
- Dualistic- Involving the idea that there are two opposed and independent principles at work.