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English
Etymology
temperament + -al
Pronunciation
Adjective
temperamental (comparative more temperamental, superlative most temperamental)
- (not comparable) Of, related to, or caused by temperament.
- Subject to changing and unpredictable emotional states; moody, capricious.
- (of a machine or of software, figuratively) User-unfriendly, unstable, that is complicated or has poorly written instructions and is subsequently difficult to operate.
Derived terms
Translations
emotional or moody, inconsistent
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English temperamental. By surface analysis, temperamento + -al.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: tem‧pe‧ra‧men‧tal
Adjective
temperamental m or f (plural temperamentais)
- temperamental (regarding temperament)
- temperamental (who has untimely and intense reactions)
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
From temperament + -al.
Adjective
temperamental m or n (feminine singular temperamentală, masculine plural temperamentali, feminine and neuter plural temperamentale)
- temperamental, moody
Declension
Declension of temperamental
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tempeɾamenˈtal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: tem‧pe‧ra‧men‧tal
Adjective
temperamental m or f (masculine and feminine plural temperamentales)
- temperamental, moody
Derived terms
Further reading