fiery personality
- noun
- /ˈfaɪəri pərˈsɒnəlɪti/
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personalidad ardiente
- Despite her fiery personality, she was known for her warm and welcoming nature.
Examples
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I know her fiery personality would have come up with something witty to place in her status on Facebook.
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Her fiery personality often made her the center of attention at parties.
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His fiery personality led him to stand up for what he believed in during debates.
Synonyms
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A person who is lively, energetic, and enthusiastic
A person who is very lively and often stands out
A tendency to get angry very quickly
Antonyms
How Passionate
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'intense, passionate, sometimes quick-tempered' is directly and predictably derived from combining 'fiery' (hot, passionate, quick-tempered) with 'personality' (character traits). The adjective+noun composition and the common fire-for-passion metaphor are cross-linguistically familiar, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Fiery personality comes from the image of a burning flame: bright, hot, and quick to flare up. Saying someone has a fiery personality compares them to that flame, because they show strong feelings and can get angry fast, so it means someone 'intense', 'passionate', or 'quick-tempered'.