Adjectives are describing words. Large, grey, and friendly are all examples of adjectives. In the examples below, these adjectives are used to describe an elephant.
Natalie Portman walks the Cannes Film Festival red carpet on May 13, 2015. The actress recently signed on for the role of Jackie Kennedy in a new biopic. Photo: Reuters. Minka Kelly, pictured here at the Los Angeles premiere of Lee Daniels' The Butler on Aug. 12, 2013, played Jackie Kennedy in the film.
George Kennedy (shown on the right, starred in Charade, The Sons of Katie Elder, The Dirty Dozen, Cool Hand Luke, and The Naked Gun and played MP Sgt. Kennedy on The Phil Silvers Show, Father Samuel Cavanuagh on Sarge, Bumper Morgan on The Blue Knight, and Carter McKay on Dallas) plays arm-wrestler Burt.