Homework Help: English

Posted by Emily on Monday, May 24, 2010 at 11:25am.

Wha are the nouns that describe a person called? They are like a noun that describe's a person's perosnality, such as perfectionist, troublemaker, bookworm etc.

English - Writeacher, Monday, May 24, 2010 at 11:27am
Traits or characteristics?

Remember that nouns don't really describe; adjectives are used to describe nouns. You're referring to nouns that indicate a person's character:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/characteristic

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