tem·per·a·ment (t m pr -mnt, tmpr--)n. 1. a. The manner of thinking, behaving, or reacting characteristic of a specific person: a nervous temperament. See Synonyms at disposition. b. The distinguishing mental and physical characteristics of a human according to medieval physiology, resulting from dominance of one of the four humors. 2. Excessive irritability or sensitiveness: an actor with too much temperament. 3. Music Equal temperament. [Middle English, from Latin temper  mentum, from temperre, to temper; see temper.] |
temperament [ˈtɛmpərəmənt -prəmənt]
n
1. an individual's character, disposition, and tendencies as revealed in his reactions
2. excitability, moodiness, or anger, esp when displayed openly an actress with temperament
3. (Psychology) the characteristic way an individual behaves, esp towards other people See also character, personality
4. (Music, other)
a. an adjustment made to the frequency differences between notes on a keyboard instrument to allow modulation to other keys
b. any of several systems of such adjustment, such as just temperament, a system not practically possible on keyboard instruments (see just intonation), 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
5. (Psychology) 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)
6. Archaic compromise or adjustment
7. an obsolete word for temperature
[from Latin temperāmentum a mixing in proportion, from temperāre to temper]
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| Noun | 1. |  temperament - your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition"nature - the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others" physicality, animalism - preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites bloodthirstiness, bloodiness - a disposition to shed blood nervousness - a sensitive or highly strung temperament esprit de corps, team spirit, morale - the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed moodiness - having temperamental and changeable moods blood - temperament or disposition; "a person of hot blood" cheerfulness, sunniness, cheer, sunshine - the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room" uncheerfulness - not conducive to cheer or good spirits perfectionism - a disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable; "his perfectionism seemed excessive to his students" permissiveness, tolerance - a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior unpermissiveness, restrictiveness - a lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behavior within certain specified limits good nature - a cheerful, obliging disposition agreeability, agreeableness - a temperamental disposition to be agreeable ill nature - a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition disagreeableness - an ill-tempered and offensive disposition willingness - cheerful compliance; "he expressed his willingness to help" involuntariness, unwillingness - the trait of being unwilling; "his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made"; "in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton" friendliness - a friendly disposition unsociability, unsociableness - an unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship unfriendliness - an unfriendly disposition calm, calmness, composure, equanimity - steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity" discomposure - a temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure optimism - a general disposition to expect the best in all things pessimism - a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things epicurism - the disposition and habits of an epicure gourmandism - the disposition and habits of a gourmand |
| 2. | temperament - excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly) emotionalism, emotionality - emotional nature or quality | |
| 3. | temperament - an adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys equal temperament - the division of the scale based on an octave that is divided into twelve exactly equal semitones; "equal temperament is the system commonly used in keyboard instruments" |
temperament
noun
1. nature, character, personality, quality, spirit, make-up, soul, constitution, bent, stamp, humour, tendencies, tendency, temper, outlook, complexion, disposition, frame of mind, mettle, cast of mind His impulsive temperament regularly got him into difficulties.
2. moods, anger, volatility, impatience, petulance, excitability, moodiness, explosiveness, hot-headedness, mercurialness Some of the models were given to fits of temperament.
Translations
temperament [ˈtɛmpərəmənt] n
(= nature) → tempérament m
His impulsive temperament got him into difficulties → Son tempérament impulsif lui a valu des difficultés.
His impulsive temperament got him into difficulties → Son tempérament impulsif lui a valu des difficultés.
(= unreasonableness) → lunatisme m
a fit of temperament → une saute d'humeur
She was given to fits of temperament → Elle avait de fréquentes sautes d'humeur.
a fit of temperament → une saute d'humeur
She was given to fits of temperament → Elle avait de fréquentes sautes d'humeur.
temperament
n
(= disposition) → Veranlagung f; (of a people) → Temperament nt; his temperament isn’t suited to that job → er ist von seiner Veranlagung her nicht für diese Stelle geeignet; he has an artistic temperament → er ist eine Künstlernatur; their temperaments are quite different → sie sind völlig unterschiedlich veranlagt; he has a happy temperament → er hat ein fröhliches Wesen or Naturell
no art (= temper, excitability) → Temperament nt; she was given to fits of temperament → sie war launisch
temperament [ˈtɛmp/ərəmənt] n (nature) → temperamento, carattere m, indole f; (moodiness) → umore m variabile
temperament [ˈtɛmp/ərəmənt] n (nature) → temperamento, carattere m, indole f; (moodiness) → umore m variabile
temperament [ˈtɛmp/ərəmənt] n (nature) → temperamento, carattere m, indole f; (moodiness) → umore m variabile
n temperament [ˈtempərəmənt]
a person's natural way of thinking, behaving etc She has a sweet/nervous temperament. temperament مِزاج، طَبْع нрав povaha temperament; natur das Temperament ψυχοσύνθεση, ιδιοσυγκρασία, ταμπεραμέντο temperamento temperament طبع luonne tempérament מֶזֶג स्वभाव temperament, ćud vérmérséklet perangai lunderni, skapgerð temperamento 気質 기질, 성질 temperamentas, būdas temperaments pembawaan temperament temperament, lynne usposobienie temperamento temperament нрав; темперамент povaha temperament temperament temperament อารมณ์ huy, yaradılış 氣質 темперамент مزاج، سرشت khí chất, tính khí 气质
adj temperaˈmental [-ˈmen-]
emotional; excitable; showing quick changes of mood. temperamenteel مِزاجي، ذو نَزَوات темпераментен náladový temperamentsfuld launisch ευερέθιστος, άστατος, κυκλοθυμικός temperamental; caprichoso; de cambios de humor bruscos temperamentne دمدمی temperamenttinen capricieux, fantasque הֲפַכפַּך भावुक स्वभाव वाला temperamentan, strastven temperamentumos emosional mislyndur, viðkvæmur capriccioso, instabile 気まぐれな 변덕이 심한, 기질이 있는 temperamentingas temperamentīgs ada angin temperamentvol oppfarende, humørsyk ulegający nastrojom temperamental capricios; schimbător темпераментный náladový temperamenten temperamentan temperamentsfull ที่มีอารมณ์แปรปรวน değişken mizaçlı, dakikası dakikasına uymayan 易激動的 темпераментний جذباتي thất thường 易激动的
adv temperaˈmentally [-ˈmen-]
1 by or according to one's temperament She is temperamentally unsuited to this job. temperamenteel مِزاجِيّا، من ناحِيَة المِزاج според нрава svou přirozeností af natur veranlagungsmäßig λόγω ιδιοσυγκρασίας por temperamento/naturaleza loomult از نظر خلق و خو luonteeltaan par nature מִבְּחִינַת הַמֶזֶג स्वभावत: u pogledu temperamenta alkatilag secara emosional skapgerðarlega per temperamento 気質的に 기질적으로 pagal temperamentą temperamenta ziņā krn pembawaannya van nature av natur/temperament z uwagi na swoje usposobienie por temperamento din fire по темпераменту svojou povahou po naravi temperamentno till temperamentet, av naturen ตามการแสดงออกทางอารมณ์ของคน ๆ หนึ่ง huy/yaradılış açısından 敏感地 за темпераментом مزاجاً thất thường 敏感地
2 excitably She behaved very temperamentally yesterday. temperamenteel بصورَةٍ إنْفِعالِيَّه възбудено popudlivě, vznětlivě opfarende; temperamentsfuldt launisch με καπρίτσια, άστατα de manera temperamental; de modo caprichoso temperamentselt با تند خویی oikullisesti capricieusement בְּמַצבֵי רוּחַ उत्तेजित हो कर razdražljivo hevesen mudah tersinggung á duttlungafullan hátt capricciosamente 興奮して 격하게, 흥분적으로 audringai, karštai dedzīgi; strauji sgt beremosi grillig oppfarende, temperamentsfullt gwałtownie de maneira instável capricios неуравновешенно náladovo, prchko temperamentno temperimentalno temperamentsfullt ซึ่งตื่นเต้นได้ง่าย kolay heyecanlanan 易激動地 темпераментно جذباتيت کے ساتھ không bình tĩnh 易激动地
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