Adjectives Starting with Y – 60 Words to Boost Your Vocabulary

What are adjectives?

An adjective is defined as a word that modifies a noun or pronoun. For example: a huge crowd, million stars, pearly jewelry has both nouns and adjectives. We can see that adjectives describe nouns while providing very specific information.

These descriptive words provide readers with imagery and bring life to a text. Adjectives are the words that we use to differentiate between opposite things like dark and light colors or sour and sweet flavors. This is done by describing the traits or qualities of a noun or pronoun. Moreover, these words also tell us about the number of nouns or pronouns.

For example, in the sentence ‘The instructor picked out 3 members’, the number 3 serves as the describing word for the noun: members.

There are 13 types of adjectives altogether. It is quite an interesting language tool but we understand that grammatical concepts can be tricky. This is why we offer an entire range of workbooks and printable worksheets for help.

Some common types of adjectives include:

Descriptive adjectives: These are the most common type of adjectives. Descriptive adjectives simply describe nouns and pronouns in a text. Examples: blue sky, heavy pile, lovely performance.

Proper adjectives: Simply put, proper adjectives are proper nouns used as describing words. For example: Chinese people, Russian newspapers, Greek mythology.

Demonstrative adjectives: These adjectives are used to directly refer to something or someone. For example: this city, those bags, that idea.

Review how much you know about adjectives by taking the quiz below.

Adjectives Quiz

Identify the adjectives and choose the correct one from the options given.

List of adjectives starting with Y

Yakut	Youngling	Yapping	Yelled	Yieldless
Yankee	Youthful	Yappy	Yelling	Yodeling
Yao	Yo-yo	Yarrish	Yellow	Yon
Yappy	Yucatecan	Yawl	Yellow-bellied	Yonder
Yeasty	Yucky	Yawling	Yellowish	Young
Yellowish	Yugoslav	Yawning	Yenning	Youngish
Yemeni	Yugoslavian	Yeared	Yeomanlike	Youngly
Yiddish	Yummy	Yearling	Yeomanly	Your
Yielding	Yachting	Year-long	Yester	Yours
Yogic	Yacked	Yearly	Yew	Youthful
Yokelish	Yacking	Yearnful	Yewen	Youthly
Yon	Yahooing	Year-round	Yiddish	Youthsome
Yonder	Yammering	Yeast	Yieldable	Yugoslav
Young	Yankee	Yeasty	Yielding	Yugoslavian
Yummier	Yummiest

Adjectives Index

Adjectives starting with:
A	H	O	V
B	I	P	W
C	J	Q	X
D	K	R	Y
E	L	S	Z
F	M	T
G	N	U

Conclusion

Adjectives are describing words. They modify a noun or pronoun and enrich your written text with vibrant and interesting details. We can use adjectives both before and after nouns and pronouns. Remember to use our list of adjectives starting with Y the next time you write.

In the next article you can read about J adjectives.