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temperamental temperamental definition

temperamental

 

 
  Overview  of  adj  temperamental 
 
  The  adj  temperamental  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  temperamental  --  (relating  to  or  caused  by  temperament;  "temperamental  indifference  to  neatness";  "temperamental  peculiarities") 
  2.  moody,  temperamental  --  (subject  to  sharply  varying  moods;  "a  temperamental  opera  singer") 
  3.  erratic,  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  Lancaster) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  temperamental 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  temperamental 
 
  Sense  2 
  moody,  temperamental 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  emotional)  ->  unemotional 
 
  Sense  3 
  erratic,  temperamental 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unreliable,  undependable)  ->  reliable,  dependable 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unreliable,  undependable)  ->  reliable,  dependable 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  temperamental 
 
  3  senses  of  temperamental 
 
  Sense  1 
  temperamental 
  Pertains  to  noun  temperament  (Sense  1) 
  =>disposition,  temperament 
  =>  nature 
 
  Sense  2 
  moody,  temperamental 
  =>  emotional  (vs.  unemotional) 
 
  Sense  3 
  erratic,  temperamental 
  =>  unreliable  (vs.  reliable),  undependable  (vs.  dependable) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  temperamental 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  temperamental 
 
  temperamental  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  temperamental 
  temperamental 
 
  Overview  of  adj  temperamental 
 
  The  adj  temperamental  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  temperamental  --  (relating  to  or  caused  by  temperament;  "temperamental  indifference  to  neatness";  "temperamental  peculiarities") 
  2.  moody,  temperamental  --  (subject  to  sharply  varying  moods;  "a  temperamental  opera  singer") 
  3.  erratic,  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  Lancaster)



temperamental definition