temperamental
/ˌtɛmp(ə)ɹəˈmɛntl̩/
temperamental adjective: of, related to, or caused by temperament.
Adjective
temperamental (comparative more temperamental, superlative most temperamental)
- Of, related to, or caused by temperament.
- Subject to changing and unpredictable emotional states; moody, capricious.
- User-unfriendly, unstable, that is complicated or has poorly written instructions and is subsequently difficult to operate; unpredictable and erratic.
temperamental meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
temperamental in Tamil
- எதிர்பாராது மாறும் மனப்பாங்கு
temperamental in Urdu
- مزاجی, تنک مزاج
temperamental in Malayalam
- excitable, volatile, emotional
- എളുപ്പത്തിൽ ക്ഷോഭിക്കുന്ന, എളുപ്പം മനസ്സുമാറുന്ന, അസ്ഥിരബുദ്ധിയായ, ശീഘ്രകോപിയായ, വേഗം വികാരാ ധീനമാകുന്ന, വെെകാരിക
- innate, inherent, natural
- സഹജമായ, ജനം മുതലുള്ള, ജന്മ, സ്വഭാവാനുസാരമായ, നെെസർഗ്ഗികമായ, കൃത്രിമമല്ലാത്ത
Forms of temperamental
| comparative | more temperamental |
|---|---|
| superlative | most temperamental |
Origin of temperamental
From temperament + -al.
Words formed from temperamental
Words that rhyme with temperamental
- mental
- transcendental
- accidental
- complemental
- gentle
- elemental
- oriental
- rental
- trental
- continental
- dental
- experimental
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- instrumental
- incruental
- lentil
- predental
- bidental
- cental
- coincidental
- decremental
- documental
- emolumental
- environmental
- firmamental
- interdental
- interdepartmental
- judgmental
- occidental
- parliamental
- pseudodental
- submental
- supradental
- addental
- adjustmental
- advectional
- affectational
- agro-environmental
- alimental
- alveolodental
- amental
- antidental
- apartmental
- apicodental
- aplacental
- argental
- argumental
- atlantodental
- atramental
- bimental
- bioenvironmental
- biparental
- cemental
- cervicomental
- cliental
- compartmental
- componental
- craniodental
- departmental
- developmental
- diaplacental
Questions about temperamental
- What does temperamental mean?
- Temperamental means of, related to, or caused by temperament.
- What is temperamental in Tamil?
- Temperamental in Tamil is எதிர்பாராது மாறும் மனப்பாங்கு. See Temperamental meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is temperamental?
- Temperamental is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce temperamental?
- Temperamental is pronounced /ˌtɛmp(ə)ɹəˈmɛntl̩/.
Words near temperamental in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: temperamental (page history and authors); temperamental (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); temperamental (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); temperamental (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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