likely to perform unpredictably; ; ; - Osbert Lancaster
“erratic winds are the bane of a sailor”
Word Forms
temperament
noun
your usual mood
mood
noun
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
moodiness
noun
having temperamental and changeable moods
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Europe
🇩🇪German
temperamentvoll
im Zusammenhang mit oder durch das Temperament verursacht
🇫🇷French
capricieux
lié ou causé par le tempérament
🇮🇹Italian
capriccioso
relativi o causati dal temperamento
🇳🇱Dutch
temperamentvol
gerelateerd aan of veroorzaakt door temperament
🇷🇺Russian
темпераментный
относящийся к темпераменту или вызванный им
India
🇮🇳Hindi
तेज़-मिज़ाज
स्वभाव से संबंधित या उसके कारण
🇧🇩Bengali
মেজাজ
মেজাজের সাথে সম্পর্কিত বা সৃষ্ট
🇮🇳Tamil
சுபாவமுள்ள
மனோபாவத்துடன் தொடர்புடையது அல்லது ஏற்படுகிறது
🇮🇳Telugu
స్వభావముగల
స్వభావానికి సంబంధించిన లేదా కారణం
🇮🇳Marathi
स्वभाव
संबंधित किंवा स्वभावामुळे
🇮🇳Gujarati
સ્વભાવગત
સ્વભાવથી સંબંધિત અથવા કારણે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮನೋಧರ್ಮದ
ಮನೋಧರ್ಮಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಉಂಟಾಗುತ್ತದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സ്വഭാവഗുണമുള്ള
സ്വഭാവവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതോ കാരണമായതോ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸੁਭਾਅ ਵਾਲਾ
ਸੁਭਾਅ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਜਾਂ ਕਾਰਨ
🇵🇰Urdu
مزاج
مزاج سے متعلق یا اس کی وجہ سے
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
脾气暴躁的
与气质有关或由气质引起的
🇯🇵Japanese
気まぐれな
気質に関連する、または気質によって引き起こされる
🇰🇷Korean
변덕스러운
기질과 관련되거나 기질로 인해 발생하는
🇻🇳Vietnamese
thất thường
liên quan đến hoặc gây ra bởi tính khí
🇹🇭Thai
เจ้าอารมณ์
เกี่ยวข้องหรือเกิดจากอารมณ์
🇮🇩Indonesian
emosional
berkaitan dengan atau disebabkan oleh temperamen
🇵🇭Filipino
barumbado
nauugnay o sanhi ng ugali
🇲🇾Malay
perangai
berkaitan atau disebabkan oleh perangai
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مزاجي
المتعلقة أو الناجمة عن مزاجه
🇮🇷Persian
خلق و خوی
مربوط به مزاج یا ناشی از مزاج
🇹🇷Turkish
huysuz
mizaçla ilgili veya mizaçtan kaynaklanan
🇮🇱Hebrew
הֲפַכְפַּך
קשור או נגרם על ידי מזג
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'temperamental'?
The primary meaning of 'temperamental' is 'relating to or caused by temperament'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'temperamental' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'temperamental' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'temperamental' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'temperamental' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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