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temperament
[ tem-per-uh-muhnt, -pruh-muhnt, -per-muhnt ]
noun
- the combination of mental, physical, and emotional traits of a person; natural predisposition.
Synonyms: ,
- unusual personal attitude or nature as manifested by peculiarities of feeling, temper, action, etc., often with a disinclination to submit to conventional rules or restraints.
- (old physiology) the combination of the four cardinal humors, the relative proportions of which were supposed to determine physical and mental constitution.
- Music.
- the tuning of a keyboard instrument, as the piano, organ, or harpsichord, so that the instrument may be played in all keys without further tuning.
- a particular system of doing this.
- Archaic. an act of tempering or moderating.
- Archaic. climate.
temperament
/ -prəmənt; ˈtɛmpərəmənt /
noun
- an individual's character, disposition, and tendencies as revealed in his reactions
- excitability, moodiness, or anger, esp when displayed openly
an actress with temperament
- the characteristic way an individual behaves, esp towards other people See also character personality
- an adjustment made to the frequency differences between notes on a keyboard instrument to allow modulation to other keys
- any of several systems of such adjustment, such as just temperament, a system not practically possible on keyboard instruments, mean-tone temperament, a system giving an approximation to natural tuning, and equal temperament, the system commonly used in keyboard instruments, giving a scale based on an octave divided into twelve exactly equal semitones See also just intonation
- obsolete.the characteristic way an individual behaves, viewed as the result of the influence of the four humours (blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile)
- archaic.compromise or adjustment
- an obsolete word for temperature
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of temperament1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of temperament1
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Example Sentences
“You want to push and get the most out of your guys and their potential. But there’s a delivery and a way that has to be of a certain temperament.â€
The serenity of his room reflects the temperament of a man who grew up in a settlement of just "seven or eight people" in the Nuuk fjord of the island.
Of course, it requires players with both the technique and the temperament to go through the gears, knowing when the time is right to accelerate and which bowlers to target.
Their backgrounds and temperaments could hardly be more different, yet both sense in each other a missing piece.
"It is the direct conversations that really matter – whatever Trump's personal style it's clear the substance is there," they say, adding that the PM's calm temperament helps.
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