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Exhaustive List of Positive Character Traits & The Secret to Meaningful Affirmation

By Emily Oak

list of 320 positive character traitsI wanted a catalog of virtues for LUVolutionaries to reference on a regular basis, so I put together a List of Positive Character Traits.  The main reason this resource is needed is because it’s clearly more meaningful to appreciate specific things about a person rather than affirm them with generic compliments.  I found similar lists online but none of them had ALL of the good personality traits in one place, so I made one myself!

You can’t go wrong, encouraging people but there IS a right way and a less right way to do it.  Let me explain.  Being precise, rather than general, about the traits we see in someone shows them we recognize their unique qualities and genuinely care about them as an individual.  

Here’s an example:  You could say “You’re a nice person Pam” OR  you could say “You’re great at hospitality Pam, it’s remarkable how you make everyone feel important and cared for!”

See what I mean?  Genuine, supportive, SPECIFIC edification — aaaaaaand you just made Pam’s day!

Ways to Use this List of 320 Positive Characteristics

Besides using this List of Positive Traits for better verbal encouragement, you can use it for writing in cards (a weakness of mine, sadly), love notes or creating personalized gifts.  Speaking of personalized gifts … For my Mother-in-Love’s 70th birthday, we wrote 70 distinct character traits we love about her on small pieces of paper.  Afterward, we folded them up and dropped them in a cute jar.

She reads them when she needs a pick me up or just wants to put a smile on her face.  In fact, after reading them, instead of throwing them away, she keeps them to fill the jar again later.

Smart lady! 🙂

For more personalized gift ideas, check out the Words of Affirmation Gift Ideas post.positive character traits gifts

Man, I love giving gifts that remind people how much of a gift they are to the world!  Making them does take more time than grabbing a gift card at Starbucks, but they’re always, always worth it!

It’s good for the soul, ya know?!  To to be appreciated for your abilities and attributes.  Who doesn’t need that?  Thankfully, everybody has a unique set of positive characteristics, so even when it comes to difficult people in our lives, there are still qualities to affirm in them.

I’m not saying it’s easy, just that it’s possible! 😉
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List of 320 Positive Character Traits

I made sure to stick to the Positive Character Traits only.  Most of us have a running list of the negative characteristics we’re working to overcome, so we don’t exactly need someone highlighting them for us!  Let’s be a witness to one another’s greatness and dig for gold.  It’s more fun that way!

  1. Able
  2. Accessible
  3. Accountable
  4. Adaptable
  5. Adoring
  6. Adventurous
  7. Affable
  8. Affectionate
  9. Agreeable
  10. Alert
  11. Ambitious
  12. Amicable
  13. Amusing
  14. Appreciative
  15. Articulate
  16. Assertive
  17. Astute
  18. Attentive
  19. Assertive
  20. Authentic
  21. Available
  22. Aware
  23. Balanced
  24. Beautiful
  25. Benevolent
  26. Bold
  27. Brave
  28. Bright
  29. Brilliant
  30. Broad-minded
  31. Calm
  32. Candid
  33. Capable
  34. Captivating
  35. Careful
  36. Caring
  37. Cautious
  38. Certain
  39. Charming
  40. Charismatic
  41. Classy
  42. Clear
  43. Clear-headed
  44. Clever
  45. Collaborative
  46. Committed
  47. Compassionate
  48. Communicator
  49. Comradery
  50. Confident
  51. Connected
  52. Conscientious
  53. Conscious
  54. Considerate
  55. Consistent
  56. Content
  57. Cooperative
  58. Cordial
  59. Courageous
  60. Creative
  61. Curious
  62. Dainty
  63. Daring
  64. Dashing
  65. Decisive
  66. Dedicated
  67. Deference
  68. Delicate
  69. Deference
  70. Dependable
  71. Determined
  72. Devout
  73. Dignified
  74. Diligent
  75. Diplomatic
  76. Direct
  77. Discerning
  78. Disciplined
  79. Discreet
  80. Dutiful
  81. Dynamic
  82. Eager
  83. Easygoing
  84. Effective
  85. Efficient
  86. Eloquent
  87. Empathetic
  88. Emphatic
  89. Empowering
  90. Encouraging
  91. Enduring
  92. Energetic
  93. Enterprising
  94. Enthusiastic
  95. Equitable
  96. Ethical
  97. Expressive
  98. Extroverted
  99. Exuberant
  100. Facilitator
  101. Fair
  102. Faithful
  103. Fearless
  104. Firm
  105. Flexible
  106. Focused
  107. Forgiving
  108. Forthright
  109. Frank
  110. Friendly
  111. Funny
  112. Generative
  113. Generous
  114. Genuine
  115. Gentle
  116. Genuine
  117. Giddy
  118. Glamorous
  119. Good-Natured
  120. Gorgeous
  121. Graceful
  122. Gracious
  123. Grateful
  124. Gregarious
  125. Handsome
  126. Handy
  127. Happy
  128. Hard-Working
  129. Hardy
  130. Helpful
  131. Heroic
  132. Honest
  133. Honorable
  134. Hopeful
  135. Hospitable
  136. Humble
  137. Humorous
  138. Idealistic
  139. Imaginative
  140. Immaculate
  141. Impartial
  142. Independent
  143. Innovative
  144. Independent
  145. Integrated
  146. Integrity
  147. Inquiring
  148. Insightful
  149. Integrity
  150. Intelligent
  151. Intentional
  152. Interested
  153. Intimate
  154. Intriguing
  155. Introspective
  156. Introverted
  157. Intuitive
  158. Inventive
  159. Jolly
  160. Jovial
  161. Joyful
  162. Jubilant
  163. Just
  164. Keen
  165. Kind
  166. Kingly
  167. Knightly
  168. Knowledgeable
  169. Leader
  170. Legendary
  171. Liberal
  172. Listener
  173. Lovable
  174. Loving
  175. Loyal
  176. Magnanimous
  177. Mature
  178. Meek
  179. Merciful
  180. Meritorious
  181. Meticulous
  182. Mischievous
  183. Moderate
  184. Modest
  185. Neat
  186. Networker
  187. Neutral
  188. Noble
  189. Non-Authoritarian
  190. Non-Judgmental
  191. Nostalgic
  192. Nurturing
  193. Obedient
  194. Objective
  195. Observant
  196. Open
  197. Open-Minded
  198. Opinionated
  199. Optimistic
  200. Opulent
  201. Orderly
  202. Organized
  203. Original
  204. Ornery
  205. Passionate
  206. Patient
  207. Patriotic
  208. Peaceful
  209. Persevering
  210. Perceptive
  211. Personable
  212. Persistent
  213. Personable
  214. Persuasive
  215. Pioneering
  216. Placid
  217. Planner
  218. Playful
  219. Pleasant
  220. Plucky
  221. Polished
  222. Polite
  223. Poised
  224. Polite
  225. Powerful
  226. Practical
  227. Precise
  228. Principled
  229. Proactive
  230. Problem-Solver
  231. Productive
  232. Profound
  233. Protective
  234. Prudent
  235. Punctual
  236. Purposeful
  237. Quaint
  238. Quick-Witted
  239. Quiet
  240. Quirky
  241. Quizzical
  242. Rational
  243. Reasonable
  244. Relaxed
  245. Reliable
  246. Reserved
  247. Resilient
  248. Resourceful
  249. Respectful
  250. Responsible
  251. Responsive
  252. Reverent
  253. Romantic
  254. Rowdy
  255. Saintly
  256. Scrupulous
  257. Secure
  258. Self-Confident
  259. Self-Disciplined
  260. Selfless
  261. Self-Generating
  262. Self-Reliant
  263. Sensible
  264. Sensitive
  265. Sensual
  266. Serious
  267. Serving
  268. Shrewd
  269. Shy
  270. Sincere
  271. Skillful
  272. Sociable
  273. Solid
  274. Spiritual
  275. Spontaneous
  276. Sporting
  277. Stable
  278. Stately
  279. Steadfast
  280. Stealthy
  281. Stern
  282. Stoic
  283. Straightforward
  284. Strong
  285. Studious
  286. Suave
  287. Subtle
  288. Submissive
  289. Successful
  290. Supportive
  291. Sympathetic
  292. Tactful
  293. Tasteful
  294. Temperant
  295. Tenacious
  296. Thorough
  297. Thoughtful
  298. Thrifty
  299. Tidy
  300. Tolerant
  301. Tough
  302. Trusting
  303. Trusted
  304. Truthful
  305. Unassuming
  306. Uncomplaining
  307. Understanding
  308. Upright
  309. Versatile
  310. Vibrant
  311. Virtuous
  312. Vivacious
  313. Warm
  314. Well-Read
  315. Well-Rounded
  316. Willing
  317. Wise
  318. Witty
  319. Youthful
  320. Zealous

list of positive traits for encouragement

We tend to put people in categories and relate to them from there, but it really doesn’t matter how talented, successful, beautiful, or charismatic someone is.  There isn’t a person breathing that can’t benefit from a little extra love.  Between the negative thoughts we have about ourselves, social media insecurities, unrelenting marketing, and difficult relationships, it’s easy to feel like we’re missing the mark.

My hope is for this List of 340 Positive Character Traits to be used as a weapon to slay giants.  You know the ones — those great big intimidating accusations that try and convince everybody of our insignificance.  Let’s fight back by reminding the world of THE TRUTH: We are made in the image of an incredible God who freely gave each of us some of his dynamic characteristics so that we could demonstrate his nature and goodness on the earth.   

Now go slay those giants and be a world changer with your gracious, precise, constructive affirmations, because the world needs more of that.  The world needs more of you.

TAKE ACTION:  Start with yourself.  Look over the list of 230 traits and write down all the ones that represent you.  We can’t remind others of who they are without first reminding ourselves.

emily oak

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