Associations to the word «Temperament»
Noun
- Tuning
- Octave
- Conformation
- Questionnaire
- Trait
- Disposition
- Aptitude
- Peculiarity
- Galen
- Sensibility
- Personality
- Fifth
- Calm
- Complexion
- Bile
- Breed
- Intellect
- Unison
- Interval
- Terrier
- Gaiety
- Rousseau
- Individuality
- Genius
- Habit
- Gentle
- Imagination
- Susceptibility
- Caregiver
- Mood
- Gait
- Chord
- Humour
- Harpsichord
- Fret
- Balzac
- Parenting
- Refinement
- Briggs
- Arousal
- Temper
- Propensity
- Inclination
- Humor
Adjective
- Ardent
- Poetical
- Tempered
- Tuned
- Artistic
- Fiery
- Imaginative
- Suited
- Placid
- Equal
- Poetic
- Melancholy
- Morbid
- Nervous
- Volatile
- Genial
- Passionate
- Energetic
- Unequal
- Unpredictable
- Innate
- Peculiar
- Lively
- Endowed
- Cheerful
- Affectionate
- Enthusiastic
- Restless
- Emotional
- Sensitive
- Dreamy
- Habitual
- Receptive
- Bodily
- Joyous
- Sensual
- Inherited
- Calm
- Playful
- Incompatible
- Sombre
- Observable
- Erotic
- Aggressive
- Hopeful
- Harmonic
- Hysterical
- Susceptible
Wiktionary
TEMPERAMENT, noun. (obsolete) A moderate and proportionable mixture of elements or ingredients in a compound; the condition in which elements are mixed in their proper proportions.
TEMPERAMENT, noun. (obsolete) Any state or condition as determined by the proportion of its ingredients or the manner in which they are mixed; consistence, composition; mixture.
TEMPERAMENT, noun. A person's normal manner of thinking, behaving or reacting
TEMPERAMENT, noun. A tendency to become irritable or angry
TEMPERAMENT, noun. (music) the altering of certain intervals from their correct values in order to improve the moving from key to key
Dictionary definition
TEMPERAMENT, noun. Your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition".
TEMPERAMENT, noun. Excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly).
TEMPERAMENT, noun. An adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys.
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.