When it comes to expanding your vocabulary, words that start with h offer a surprising mix of everyday descriptors, uplifting positives, and unique gems you may have never heard before. Are you looking for adjectives that start with h to describe a person? Or looking for positive adjectives to describe your book characters?
Below, you’ll discover over 300 adjectives starting with h, organized into helpful categories like positive traits, emotions, appearance, and more.
Positive Adjectives That Start With a H
Positive adjectives are a great way to describe people, actions, and ideas in an uplifting and inspiring way. They help highlight strengths, admirable qualities, and encouraging traits. Here are some adjectives starting with h to describe a person positively.
Handsome
Handy
Happy
Hardworking
Harmonious
Healthy
Heartfelt
Heartwarming
Heavenly
Helpful
Heroic
Honest
Honorable
Hopeful
Hospitable
Huggable
Humane
Humble
Humorous
Hungry (for success)
Negative Adjectives Starting with H
Not every description is flattering. Negative adjectives are just as important because they allow you to describe flaws, weaknesses, or unfavorable traits in people, situations, and things. They bring balance and realism to storytelling, character development, and everyday communication. Below is a list of negative adjectives starting with h.
Hairy
Halfhearted
Hardheaded
Harsh
Hasty
Hateful
Heartless
Heavy
Helpless
Hesitant
Hideous
Hopeless
Hostile
Hot-headed
Humdrum
Humiliated
Hungry (desperate sense)
Hurried
Hypocritical
Hysterical
Neutral / Everyday Descriptive Adjectives Starting with H
Not all adjectives carry a strong positive or negative tone. Many fall in between, serving as simple descriptors for appearance, quantity, or everyday qualities. These neutral adjectives starting with h are versatile and practical in writing and conversation.
Half
Halfway
Handmade
Handy
Hard
Hardbound
Harmless
Harsh-textured
Hazel
Healthy-looking
Heavyset
Heightened
Helpful-looking
Hexagonal
High
High-pitched
Historic
Hoarse
Hollow
Horizontal
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Handsome
Handy
Happy
Hardworking
Harmonious
Healthy
Heartfelt
Heartwarming
Heavenly
Helpful
Heroic
Honest
Honorable
Hopeful
Hospitable
Huggable
Humane
Humble
Humorous
Hungry (for success)
High-class
High-minded
Historic (positive tone)
Homey
Hope-giving
Hotshot
Humanitarian
Humility-filled
Humor-filled
Handcrafted
Healing
Heartening
Holy
Honored
Honoring
Hope-inspired
Hot-blooded (passionate)
Huge-hearted
Hypersonic (advanced sense)
High-spirited
Heart-healthy
Hardy
Highly-rated
Human-centered
Humor-loving
Healthy-minded
Helpful-hearted
Heaven-sent
Hero-like
High-ranking
Hairy
Halfhearted
Hardheaded
Harsh
Hasty
Hateful
Heartless
Heavy
Helpless
Hesitant
Hideous
Hopeless
Hostile
Hot-headed
Humdrum
Humiliated
Hungry (desperate sense)
Hurried
Hypocritical
Hysterical
Habitual (negative tone)
Hackneyed
Hard-hearted
Hard-nosed
Hard-pressed
Hard-to-please
Harmful
Harried
Harsh-voiced
Headless
Headstrong
Heavy-handed
Heedless
Helter-skelter
Hermetic (unapproachable sense)
High-strung
Hoarse-voiced
Horrendous
Horrible
Horrid
Horse-faced
Humiliating
Humorless
Hung-up
Hungry-looking
Hurtful
Hypercritical
Hypersensitive
Hypnotic (negative tone)
Half
Halfway
Handmade
Hard
Hardbound
Harmless
Hazel
Healthy-looking
Heavyset
Heightened
Helpful-looking
Hexagonal
High
High-pitched
Historic
Hoarse
Hollow
Horizontal
Household
Huge
Habitual
Hairless
Hand-drawn
Hand-painted
Hardcover
Hard-edged
Harsh-textured
Hasty-looking
Headed
Heart-shaped
Heated
Heavy-duty
Height-adjustable
Helical
Herbal
Hexed (neutral mystical)
Hidden
Hierarchical
Highborn
High-density
High-end
High-speed
High-tech
Historic-looking
Homebound
Homemade
Homely
Honey-colored
Hourly
Humid
Hardworking
Honest
Honorable
Helpful
Hopeful
Hospitable
Humane
Humble
Humorous
Hungry (ambitious)
Headstrong
Hot-tempered
Humanitarian
Hypersensitive
Hyperactive
Happy-go-lucky
Heart-driven
Heartwarming-minded
Hope-filled
High-spirited
Heroic-minded
Humility-filled
Honored-minded
Healthy-minded
Hope-centered
Hardheaded
Heartless-minded
Humdrum-minded
Humor-loving
Hostile-minded
Hypocritical-minded
Helpful-spirited
Hilarious
Honest-hearted
Hope-giving
Humane-hearted
Hyper-energetic
Hero-spirited
Healing-hearted
Hairless
Hairy
Half-lit
Half-open
Half-sized
Hand-drawn
Handcrafted
Handheld
Hard-edged
Hard-faced
Hardwood
Harsh-textured
Hazy
Headless
Heart-shaped
Heat-resistant
Heated
Heavenly-looking
Heavy-duty
Height-adjustable
Helical
Herbal
Hexagonal
Hidden
High-altitude
High-arched
High-backed
High-class
High-density
High-pitched
High-powered
High-rise
High-speed
High-tech
Hill-shaped
Historic-looking
Holistic
Hollow-sounding
Honey-colored
Horizontal
Horned
Horse-like
Hot
Hot-water
Housebound
Household
Huge-sized
Human-shaped
Humid
Hundredth
Hungry-looking
Hydrated
Hydraulic
Hypnotic-looking
