Adjectives are words that name or indicate qualities, features, characteristics or properties of the noun which they modify. As a general rule, we follow the order in the table below when using more than one adjective together.
Order | Adjective Type | Examples |
---|---|---|
1 | opinion/value | delicious, wonderful, pretty… |
2 | size | short, large, small, tall… |
3 | age/temperature | new, old, young, hot, cold… |
4 | shape/form | round, fat, thin, square… |
5 | color | red, black, blue, green… |
6 | origin | Spanish, American, French… |
7 | material | silver, cotton, paper, iron… |
8 | use | electric, political… |
9 | name | bath (towel)… |