102 Adjectives That Start With “H”

The letter “H” offers up a whole host of positive adjectives for those halcyon days, healthy appetites, and happy people you love.

There are plenty of times when you’re just feeling horrible, hapless, or haggard. The negative vibes can get to anyone, but sometimes you need the right “H” adjective to describe heartbreaking moments, heinous memories, or hateful actions.

Sometimes you need a solid “H” adjective that isn’t positive or negative. Just a perfect medium word to describe herbal medicines for hoarse voices or homemade food for your hungry family.

Many of the words above can apply to people, but it doesn’t hurt to fill your personal lexicon with “H” adjectives for personality traits. Whether you’re writing about a humble character or just want better words to describe your hip and happening friends, you have a huge selection of adjectives that start with “H” to describe people.

Now that your personal vocabulary is full of helpful, honest-to-goodness adjectives that start with “H,” it’s a good idea to look at some sentence examples to get the hang of using them.

1. Debbie took on some harsh new workouts to improve her conditioning.
2. On her run home, she stopped for some herbal tea and a scone.
3. After dinner, she enjoyed some homemade brownies and wine.
4. A healthy mindset gave her the energy to get through the week.
5. Monday arrived with its usual troubles, including a frustrating conversation with a hostile customer.
6. She went home happy, however, thanks to some hilarious jokes from a coworker.
7. She limbered up with some horizontal stretches before going on her evening run.
8. The rhythm of the air conditioner was almost hypnotic as she returned home.
9. Settling into bed, Debbie drifted into a halcyon night's sleep.
10. He preferred more hands-on carpentry lessons to get the hang of handling wood.
11. He was jealous of his hip friends who always seemed to know about the new trends and fashions.
12. She was getting hungry just from watching the cooking videos.
13. Everyone on the team was a little high-strung after the boss’ stern speech about layoffs.
14. His parents still tended to be a bit hypercritical about his career choices, despite him being a full-grown adult.
15. The museum offered an in-depth look at historical photos.
16. The puppy was extremely huggable.
17. The hirsute lad was tired of having to trim his beard every single morning.
18. His hangdog expression proved that the proposal didn’t go as planned.
19. She is such a humane person who volunteers at the shelter and donates to animal rescue programs.
20. His hunky boyfriend was extremely attractive.

Hopefully you’re happy with all of these adjectives that start with “H,” but if you’re hungry for more, you can include other parts of speech that start with “H.” From nouns to verbs and beyond, building up your “H” vocabulary is good for your writing and conversations, and it can improve your score in word games.

• Nouns That Start With “H”
• Verbs That Start With “H”
• “H” Words for Word Games