Describe yourself in one word

So writes Scott Adams (Dilbert). "Suppose you had to pick one word to describe yourself. Your first reaction, I assume, is that it is impossible. You are so many different things, in so many different contexts. No one word can capture more than a tiny slice. Now suppose I ask you to think of people you know, and see how many of them you can describe in one word. Suddenly it gets a lot easier. He’s a jerk, she’s hot, he’s a loser, she’s a nerd, etc."

Scott's readers, and there are a lot of them, most commonly described themselves as: complicated, curious, eccentric, flexible, misunderstood, determined, inscrutable, fabulous, eclectic, oblivious, moist, provocateur, skeptical [sic], awesome, enigmatic or clever. Scott finds it "fascinating" that few if any of these adjectives are on a list of "positive personality attributes" that he found on the Internet. ("Fascinating" was another word his readers did not use to describe themselves.) He does not, however, reveal the word that was most commonly used by his readers to describe him: maybe that is for a future post, or maybe you have to dig around in his comments and find out for yourself. Me, I think I can resist the temptation to describe myself in one word, but don't let me stop you.

Comments

[Jenny Davidson]

Interesting. The word I would use to describe you is "thoughtful" (or perhaps "intelligent," only it does not convey quite as much personal warmth, which I feel is an important aspect). The word I would use to describe myself is "enthusiastic"!

[Maxine]

Interesting, isn't it Jenny -- I think of myself as a bit of a magpie, but glad that I come over with at least a touch of warmth!
Yes, "enthusiastic" is appropriate for you, but you are also strikingly good-hearted (note the slightly cheaty hyphen there!) and of course, intelligence does not begin to describe it in your case. And your light-year speed reading....and your energy...you see, I am clearly not focused enough to begin to be able to sum people up in a word.

[Jenny Davidson]

Fun!

[Peter]

Well ...
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[Peter]

Well ...
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[Susan Balée]

Ineffable.

[Maxine]

You or me, Susan? ;-)

[Susan Balée]

you, me, all of us. one word is not capable of describing a person, unless it's a state-of-being word like "alive" or "dead." And I just now read that Heath Ledger is dead and I'm very, very sorry. A fine actor, with what looked like a wonderful future ahead of him. One word: Tragic.

[Maxine]

Oh, how sad, Susan.