Temperamental in English dictionary

  • temperamental

    Meanings and definitions of "Temperamental"

    • (no comparative or superlative) of, related to, or caused by temperament
    • subject to changing and unpredictable emotional states; moody, capricious; sometimes used figuratively to describe user-unfriendly or unstable machines or software that are either complicated and/or have poorly written instructions and are subsequently difficult to operate.
    • adjective
      (not comparable)
      Of, related to, or caused by temperament.
    • adjective
      Subject to changing and unpredictable emotional states; moody, capricious; sometimes used figuratively to describe user-unfriendly or unstable machines or software that are either complicated and/or have poorly written instructions and are subsequently difficult to operate.
    • adjective
      likely to perform unpredictably; "erratic winds are the bane of a sailor"; "a temperamental motor; sometimes it would start and sometimes it wouldn't"; "that beautiful but temperamental instrument the flute"- Osbert Lancaster
    • adjective
      relating to or caused by temperament; "temperamental indifference to neatness"; "temperamental peculiarities"
    • adjective
      subject to sharply varying moods; "a temperamental opera singer"

    Synonyms of "Temperamental" in English dictionary

    erratic, nature, emotional are the top synonyms of "Temperamental" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Temperamental

    • temperamental ( comparative more temperamental, superlative most temperamental)
    • temperamental (comparative more temperamental, superlative most temperamental)
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