Capricorn Characteristics and Personality Traits Capricorns are overachievers, persistent, practical, and sensitive. They're known for their hardworking habits, and they're overachievers who make success look effortless — even though they put a lot of time and care into their careers and relationships.
As the zodiac's most career-driven and ambitious sign, those born between Dec 22-Jan 19, will always be able to rise to the occasion. Known as the Mountain Goat, Capricorns are agile with the ability to climb to the top of any mountain or corporation, taking the surefooted, slowly-but-surely path through life.
Ambitious, hardworking, and enterprising is one side of the sign. The Capricorn natives are extremely driven, enthusiastic about life, and capable of setting lofty but attainable objectives. The Capricorn natives on the other hand are lost in a world of actual or perceived barriers to achievement.
Capricorns are renowned for being great problem-solvers, plus they have great organizational skills and a hard-working, persistent approach. This means that any job within the sciences is likely to be a good match for them.
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Capricorns don't have time for emotions. It's not that they don't care, they just prefer logical and practical facts. They will give you advice and tell you exactly what to do, but they will also lose patience and leave, if you don't listen to them right away.
Capricorn. Capricorns can cry when they see albums from their youth or when they feel nostalgic.
Characteristics of Capricorns
They are known for their practicality and level-headedness, but can also be fiercely protective of their loved ones and quick to anger when they feel threatened. Sometimes they have to resolve these issues in their own way.
Capricorn's weaknesses include pessimism, greed, and pride. Their stubbornness is also legendary! By acknowledging their weaknesses, Capricorn can take the first step in overcoming them once and for all.
If there's one thing that Capricorns can't get enough of, it's the feeling of accomplishment, Grace says. To keep the Cap in your life happy, remember to give them a high-five when they do a good job and do something to celebrate all their wins. They thrive from praise because they really value how others see them.
Capricorns are competitive and love to win, but they also want it to be earned and respected. Likewise, they appreciate excellence wherever they find it and can be among the most supportive in the zodiac.
The Best Marriage Partner for a Capricorn
Capricorn is the cardinal earth sign of the zodiac ruled by Saturn, the taskmaster planet. Speaking astrologically, Capricorn is most compatible with Scorpio, Taurus, or Virgo.
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This sign loves to be the one in control, even though their partner may not like it all the time. What's worse is that they might not even listen to their partner because their nature isn't such at all. Capricorns tend to hold grudges for a long time, even at their partners.
Capricorn: Capricorns prefer earthy shades like brown and khaki. They don't wear red very often, but are partial to the shade. White compliments them and black-and-white combinations are all-time favourites.
As mentioned, Capricorns are slow to fall in love and only consider being in a relationship with someone they see long-term potential with. They take love very seriously and won't just end a relationship without a solid reason. Thus, when Capricorn initiates a breakup, they are likely to cut ties and never look back.
Capricorns are the rarest sign in the zodiac; according to The New York Times, the three least common birthdays are Christmas, New Years Day and Christmas Eve, all of which fall during Capricorn season, drastically lowering the world's Cap headcount.
Generally, the most compatible signs for Capricorn friendships and romantic relationships are fellow earth signs (Capricorn, Virgo, Taurus), as they speak the same emotional language, and water signs for their emotional connection (Cancer, Pisces, Scorpio).
You have least interest in gossip and rumours, you care only about the truth. Capricorns have high standards: For your high standards, some people call you fussy or picky but to you it's simply a matter of not settling for second best whether it's your career, love life or pretty much anything else that matter.
Capricorn (December 22 – January 19)
Power Color: Charcoal Grey. The strong neutral is practical but makes a statement, much like the Capricorn sign.
Capricorns are responsible for their own loneliness for being the most workaholic people of all. They always prioritise their work, ambitions, goal over their social relationships. As a result, they start to get detached from others very quickly. This eventually makes them feel lonely.
Capricorn: Fear of losing control
Naturally coded to be high achievers, a Capricorn has a meticulous plan for getting where they want to be in life. However, this insistence on trying to control life down to the smallest detail is ironically what can derail their grand plans.
Natural friends: Taurus, Virgo, Scorpio and Pisces – grounded, stable and supportive signs that Capricorn knows it can rely on.
Capricorn: Capricorns are gloomy and close-minded individuals. For Capricorn's expressing emotions is very important and not doing so can lead to major depression. They usually take the responsibility for everything and constantly blame themselves. This guilt often turns into depression.
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They won't care if they have a ton of friends or just a few. They will make an effort at friendship just like they do with everything else. They're quite supportive, patient and dependable. Capricorn will always keep their promises and have your back.
Capricorns' strict, no-nonsense attitude can make them overlook the good in life, causing them to become dissatisfied and deeply unhappy. When a Capricorn thinks too much about how things look rather than how things feel for them, they can get stuck in a cycle of negativity and mood swings.