Meaning & Definition of Temperamental in English
English⟶
Temperamental
/tɛmprəmɛntəl/
adjective
1. Relating to or caused by temperament
- "Temperamental indifference to neatness"
- "Temperamental peculiarities"
synonym:
- temperamental
2. Subject to sharply varying moods
- "A temperamental opera singer"
synonym:
- moody,
- temperamental
3. 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
synonym:
- erratic,
- temperamental