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temperamental
tem·per·a·men·tal T0097800 (tĕm′prə-mĕn′tl, tĕm′pər-ə-)adj.1. Relating to or caused by temperament: our temperamental differences.2. Excessively sensitive or irritable; moody.3. Likely to perform unpredictably; undependable: a temperamental motor.
tem′per·a·men′tal·ly adv.temperamental (ˌtɛmpərəˈmɛntəl; -prəˈmɛntəl) adj1. easily upset or irritated; excitable; volatile2. of, relating to, or caused by temperament3. informal working erratically and inconsistently; unreliable: a temperamental sewing machine. ˌtemperaˈmentally advtem•per•a•men•tal (ˌtɛm pər əˈmɛn tl, -prəˈmɛn-, -pərˈmɛn-)
adj. 1. having or exhibiting a strongly marked, individual temperament. 2. moody, irritable, or excitable. 3. given to erratic behavior; unpredictable. 4. pertaining to temperament; constitutional: temperamental differences. [1640–50] tem`per•a•men′tal•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | temperamental - relating to or caused by temperament; "temperamental indifference to neatness"; "temperamental peculiarities" | | 2. | temperamental - subject to sharply varying moods; "a temperamental opera singer"moodyemotional - of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional" | | 3. | temperamental - 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 Lancastererraticundependable, unreliable - not worthy of reliance or trust; "in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"; "an undependable assistant" |
temperamentaladjective1. moody, emotional, touchy, sensitive, explosive, passionate, volatile, fiery, impatient, erratic, neurotic, irritable, mercurial, excitable, capricious, petulant, hot-headed, chippy (informal), hypersensitive, highly strung, easily upset, unstable a man given to temperamental outbursts and paranoia
moody calm, level-headed, even-tempered, easy-going, cool-headed, unflappable, phlegmatic, stable, unexcitable, unperturbable2. (Informal) unreliable, unpredictable, undependable, inconsistent, erratic, inconstant, unstable The machine guns could be temperamental.
unreliable reliable, dependable, stable, constant, steady3. natural, inherent, innate, constitutional, ingrained, congenital, inborn, hard-wired Some temperamental qualities are not easily detected by parents.temperamentaladjective1. Given to changeable emotional states, especially of anger or gloom:moody.2. Following no predictable pattern:capricious, changeable, erratic, fantastic, fantastical, fickle, freakish, inconsistent, inconstant, mercurial, ticklish, uncertain, unpredictable, unstable, unsteady, variable, volatile, whimsical.Translationstemperament (ˈtempərəmənt) noun a person's natural way of thinking, behaving etc. She has a sweet/nervous temperament. 氣質，性情，性格 气质，性格，性情 ˌtemperaˈmental (-ˈmen-) adjective emotional; excitable; showing quick changes of mood. 喜怒無常的 喜怒无常的，捉摸不定的，易激动的 ˌtemperaˈmentally (-ˈmen-) adverb1. by or according to one's temperament. She is temperamentally unsuited to this job. 神經質地 神经质地2. excitably. She behaved very temperamentally yesterday. 易激動地 易激动地EncyclopediaSeetemperamenttemperamental
Synonyms for temperamentaladj moodySynonyms- moody
- emotional
- touchy
- sensitive
- explosive
- passionate
- volatile
- fiery
- impatient
- erratic
- neurotic
- irritable
- mercurial
- excitable
- capricious
- petulant
- hot-headed
- chippy
- hypersensitive
- highly strung
- easily upset
- unstable
Antonyms- calm
- level-headed
- even-tempered
- easy-going
- cool-headed
- unflappable
- phlegmatic
- stable
- unexcitable
- unperturbable
adj unreliableSynonyms- unreliable
- unpredictable
- undependable
- inconsistent
- erratic
- inconstant
- unstable
Antonyms- reliable
- dependable
- stable
- constant
- steady
adj naturalSynonyms- natural
- inherent
- innate
- constitutional
- ingrained
- congenital
- inborn
- hard-wired
Synonyms for temperamentaladj given to changeable emotional states, especially of anger or gloomSynonymsadj following no predictable patternSynonyms- capricious
- changeable
- erratic
- fantastic
- fantastical
- fickle
- freakish
- inconsistent
- inconstant
- mercurial
- ticklish
- uncertain
- unpredictable
- unstable
- unsteady
- variable
- volatile
- whimsical
Synonyms for temperamentaladj subject to sharply varying moodsSynonymsRelated Wordsadj likely to perform unpredictablySynonymsRelated Words |