artistic temperament
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- noun
- /ɑrˈtɪstɪk ˈtɛmpərəmənt/
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temperamento artístico
- Twenty years later, Thomas Mann would attribute Tonio Krüger's artistic temperament to the Southern blood inherited from his Italian mother.
Examples
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Writers were creative, had more artistic temperaments, and were not so very serious.
Academic text (2001) -
In both cases, the final selections were to stress individual artistic temperament and personality.
Academic text (1993) -
Some committee members also worried that this practice would lead to the bizarre juxtaposition of opposing artistic temperaments in the same room.
Academic text (1993) -
Von Gluck: the artistic temperament, delicate with hands and sensibilities.
Fiction book (1992) -
Many artists share an artistic temperament, which allows them to express emotions vividly.
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Her artistic temperament helped her create beautiful paintings that resonated with viewers.
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People often admire his artistic temperament because of his unique and imaginative approach to design.
Antonyms
How Sensitive
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- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: an 'artistic temperament' is simply a temperament characterized by being artistic, combining 'artistic' (related to art/creativity) with 'temperament' (pattern of emotional responses). This adjective+noun pattern is transparent and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words should be able to infer the phrase's meaning.
Etymology
Artistic temperament evokes a simple picture: the word temperament once meant a person's natural 'mix' of feelings, and artistic adds the idea of an artist's strong, changeable emotions. That's why it describes someone who is creative, sensitive, and sometimes moody.