French Adjectives Ending in -e

French adjectives ending in -e have the same form for both masculine and feminine — no change needed. Only the plural -s is added: calme → calmes, agréable → agréables, utile → utiles.

abordable affordable, approachable
acceptable acceptable
acide acidic, sharp
acidulé / acidulée tangy, pleasantly tart
agréable pleasant, agreeable
aimable amiable
arabe Arab, Arabic
asiatique Asian
atypique atypical, unconventional
autre other, another
avare stingy
avide greedy, eager
antipathique unfriendly, unpleasant
barbare barbaric
basique basic
beige beige
belge Belgian
bête stupid
bizarre strange
brave brave
britannique British
brusque abrupt, blunt
caniculaire scorching, heatwave
calme calm
capable capable
cauchemardesque nightmarish
célèbre famous
chauve bald
chouette great, cool
classique classical, classic
confortable comfortable
coriace tough, chewy
coupable guilty
deuxième second
troisième third
quatrième fourth
cinquième fifth
sixième sixth
septième seventh
huitième eighth
neuvième ninth
dixième tenth
difficile difficult
disponible available
drôle funny
économique economic
efficace efficient, effective
égoïste selfish
énergique energetic
énorme enormous
enthousiaste enthusiastic
étrange strange
évitable avoidable
facile easy
fade bland
faible weak
faisable feasible, doable
fiable reliable, trustworthy
flexible flexible
fragile fragile
gauche left, awkward, clumsy
grave serious, severe
historique historic, historical
honnête honest
humble humble
humide humid
hypothétique hypothetical
identique identical
illogique illogical
immature immature
impossible impossible
imprévisible unpredictable
inacceptable unacceptable
incompréhensible incomprehensible
inconfortable uncomfortable
incroyable unbelievable
inoubliable unforgettable
insipide insipid, tasteless
insolite unusual, strange
insoutenable unbearable, unsustainable, untenable
intenable untenable
inévitable inevitable
incapable incapable, unable
instable unstable
inutile useless
irresponsable irresponsible
jaune yellow
jeune young
juste just (fair, right), accurate
lâche loose (not tight), cowardly
large wide, broad
laxiste lax, permissive
le moindre / la moindre the least
le pire / la pire the worst
libre free (available, at liberty)
lisse smooth
littéraire literary
magnifique magnificent
maigre skinny, thin, lean
malade sick
malhonnête dishonest
mauve mauve, purple
logique logical
mature mature
même same
mince sllim
minuscule tiny, minuscule
mixte mixed, co-educational
moche ugly, awful
moderne modern
modeste modest
moindre lesser
nécessaire necessary
nostalgique nostalgic
notable notable
optimiste optimistic
opaque opaque
ordinaire ordinary
pâle pale
paisible peaceful
pauvre poor, unfortunate / poor (financially)
pénible painful, tedious
pessimiste pessimistic
pire worse
polaire polar, arctic
politique political
populaire popular, common
possible possible
précoce precocious
pratique practical, handy
proche close (in distance or relationship)
propre own / clean
quelque some, a few
raide steep
rapide fast
rare rare
rebelle rebellious
respectable respectable
responsable responsible
riche rich
rigide rigid
rose pink
rouge red
russe Russian
sage wise, well-behaved
sale dirty
sensible sensitive, perceptible
serviable helpful, obliging
sévère strict, severe
similaire similar
simple mere / simple
sincère sincere
stable stable
sobre sober, understated
sociable sociable
solide solid, strong
solitaire solitary
sombre dark, gloomy
souple flexible, supple
soutenable sustainable, bearable, defensible
spectaculaire spectacular
stupide stupid
suisse Swiss
supplémentaire supplementary, additional
svelte slender
sympathique nice, friendly
tendre tender, gentle
terne dull, drab
tiède lukewarm, balmy, mild
timide shy, timid
torride scorching, torrid
tranquille calm, peaceful
triste sad
turquoise turquoise
typique typical
uniforme uniform, consistent
utile useful
vague vague, unclear
vide empty
vulnérable vulnerable