Descriptive writing Vocabulary

• Ethereal


  Delicately beautiful and light, seeming not to belong to this world
• Ethereal


  • The dancer moved with ethereal grace
• Cerulean


  Deep blue, like a clear sky
• Cerulean


  • The cerulean waves crashed against the shore
• Tarnished


  Dulled or discolored through wear or age
• Tarnished


  • The tarnished silver gleamed faintly in the moonlight
• Imbroglio


  A confused situation or argument
• Imbroglio


  • The traffic jam was an imbroglio of honking horns and frustrated drivers
• Panoramic


  Offering a wide view
• Panoramic


  • The mountain offered a panoramic vista of the valley below
• Cacophony


  A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds
• Cacophony


  • The construction site was a cacophony of clanging metal and drilling
• Mellifluous


  Sweet-sounding, melodious
• Mellifluous


  • The singer's mellifluous voice filled the concert hall
• Indistinct


  Not clearly heard or seen
• Indistinct


  • The murmur of the crowd was indistinct through the closed window
• Strident


  Harsh and grating
• Strident


  • The fire alarm let out a strident shriek
• Subtle


  Delicate, difficult to notice
• Subtle


  • A subtle change in his expression betrayed his nervousness
• Redolent


  Strongly reminiscent of a particular smell
• Redolent


  • The bakery was redolent of fresh bread and pastries
• Acrid


  Harsh and unpleasant to the smell
• Acrid


  • The acrid smoke from the bonfire stung her eyes
• Heady


  Intoxicating or powerfully affecting the senses, especially smell
• Heady


  • The heady scent of jasmine filled the air
• Musky


  Having a deep, earthy smell
• Musky


  • The old book had a musky aroma
• Pungent


  Strong and sharp in smell
• Pungent


  • The pungent odor of cheese permeated the room
• Gossamer


  Very light and delicate, like a spider's web
• Gossamer


  • She wore a gossamer dress that shimmered in the sunlight
• Tactile


  Of or relating to the sense of touch
• Tactile


  • The soft, tactile fur of the cat was comforting
• Gritty


  Rough or harsh in texture
• Gritty


  • The gritty sand scraped against her bare feet
• Viscous


  Thick and sticky, having a high viscosity
• Viscous


  • The thick mud was viscous and difficult to walk through
• Ebullient


  Overflowing with enthusiasm or excitement
• Ebullient


  • The children were ebullient after winning the game