temperament

UK /ˈtɛm.pə.ɹə.mənt/ US /ˈtɛm.pɚ.ə.mənt/

noun 5

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

right, wrong

She has the right temperament to work as a nurse in a busy hospital.

nervous | romantic | artistic, scientific, etc.

VERB + TEMPERAMENT

have

PREP

by/in ~

My father is naturally cautious in temperament, so he always checks things twice before deciding.

of ~

She has always been a person of a calm temperament, never getting upset by small problems.

PHRASES

a display of temperament

The tennis player's display of temperament during the match upset the referee.

Definitions

noun

A person's usual manner of thinking, behaving or reacting.

President Taft did not have the temperament either to dominate or to work with his Congress.

A tendency to become irritable or angry.

The altering of certain intervals from their correct values in order to improve the moving from key to key.

Individual differences in behavior that are biologically based and are relatively independent of learning, system of values and attitudes.

A moderate and proportionable mixture of elements or ingredients in a compound; the condition in which elements are mixed in their proper proportions.

If I will aske meere Philosophers, what the soule is, I shall finde amongst them, that will tell me, it is nothing, but the temperament and harmony, and just and equall composition of the Elements in the body, which produces all those faculties which we ascribe to the soule […]

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Synonyms

noun — your usual mood

disposition

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

President Taft did not have the temperament either to dominate or to work with his Congress.

Wiktionary

If I will aske meere Philosophers, what the soule is, I shall finde amongst them, that will tell me, it is nothing, but the temperament and harmony, and just and equall composition of the Elements in

Wiktionary

Nancy has a very lively and sweet temperament.

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Solvency is entirely a matter of temperament and not of income.

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Success often depends on one's temperament.

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Only individuals with an aberrant temperament can in the long run retain their self-esteem in the face of the disesteem of their fellows.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, temperament is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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