Semantic Classes of Adjectives in GermaNet
Adjective class		Examples
Perceptional	lightness	`bright, dark`
	color (color)	`red, green, blue`
	sound	`loud, quiet`
	Taste (taste)	`sweet, sour, salty`
	smell	`aromatic, musty`
	surface	`rough, smooth, shiny`
Spatial (place)	dimension	`long, short, flat`
	direction	`north, frontal`
	localization	`close, upper, under`
	origin (Origin)	`native, foreign`
	spatial distribution	`full empty`
	shape (shape)	`Round Square`
	existence	`available, present`
Temporality-related (time)	time	`early late`
	velocity	`slow, fast, fast`
	age	`old, young`
	habit	`normal, typical, strange`
Motion-related (motion)	motion	`clumsy, fluent`
Material-related (substance)	composition	`golden, coarse, fine`
	state	`open closed`
	stability	`stable, wobbly`
	consistency	`liquid, firm, slimy`
	ripeness (ripeness of food)	`ripe, fresh, green`
	dampness	`wet, dry, damp`
	purity	`clean, dirty, murky`
	gravity (weight)	`heavy, light, massive`
	physics	`electric, magnetic`
	chemistry (chemistry)	`asbestos-containing, dioxinhaltig`
	temperature	`warm cold`