temperament

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Synonyms: temperment, temperant, temperaments, attemperament, intemperament

Antonyms: temperment, temperant, temperaments, attemperament, intemperament

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Noun

1. A person's usual [[manner]] of [[thinking]], [[behaving]] or [[reacting]].
2. A [[tendency]] to become [[irritable]] or [[angry]].
3. {{lb|en|music}} The [[altering]] of certain [[interval]]s from their [[correct]] [[value]]s in order to [[improve]] the moving from [[key]] to key.
4. {{lb|en|psychology}} Individual differences in behavior that are biologically based and are relatively independent of learning, system of values and attitudes.
5. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[moderate]] and [[proportionable]] [[mixture]] of elements or ingredients in a [[compound]]; the condition in which elements are mixed in their proper proportions.
6. {{lb|en|obsolete}} Any state or condition as determined by the proportion of its ingredients or the manner in which they are mixed; [[consistence]], [[composition]]; [[mixture]].

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