The six factors, their facets, and the personality-descriptive adjectives that typically belong to these six groups are as follows:[
Honesty-Humility (H):
Facets: Sincerity, Fairness, Greed Avoidance, Modesty
Adjectives: {Sincere, honest, faithful, loyal, modest/unassuming} versus {sly, deceitful, greedy, pretentious, hypocritical, boastful, pompous}
Emotionality (E): Facets: Fearfulness, Anxiety, Dependence, Sentimentality Adjectives: {Emotional, oversensitive, sentimental, fearful, anxious, vulnerable} versus {brave, tough, independent, self-assured, stable}
Extraversion (X): Facets: Social Self-Esteem, Social Boldness, Sociability, Liveliness Adjectives: {Outgoing, lively, extraverted, sociable, talkative, cheerful, active} versus {shy, passive, withdrawn, introverted, quiet, reserved}
Agreeableness (A): Facets: Forgivingness, Gentleness, Flexibility, Patience Adjectives: {patient, tolerant, peaceful, mild, agreeable, lenient, gentle} versus {ill-tempered, quarrelsome, stubborn, choleric}
Conscientiousness (C): Facets: Organization, Diligence, Perfectionism, Prudence Adjectives: {organized, disciplined, diligent, careful, thorough, precise} versus {sloppy, negligent, reckless, lazy, irresponsible, absent-minded}
Openness to Experience (O): Facets: Aesthetic Appreciation, Inquisitiveness, Creativity, Unconventionality Adjectives: {intellectual, creative, unconventional, innovative, ironic} versus {shallow, unimaginative, conventional}