Temperamental Meaning

There are 3 meaning(s) for word Temperamental

Meaning 1 : likely to perform unpredictably

    Example : a temperamental motor; sometimes it would start and sometimes it wouldn't,that beautiful but temperamental instrument the flute

    Synonyms : erratic
Meaning 2 : subject to sharply varying moods

    Example : a temperamental opera singer

    Synonyms : moody
Meaning 3 : relating to or caused by temperament

    Example : temperamental indifference to neatness,temperamental peculiarities