temperament

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noun

1. your usual mood (Freq. 1)
- he has a happy disposition
• Syn:
disposition
• Derivationally related forms:
temperamental
• Hypernyms:
nature
• Hyponyms:
aloneness, loneliness, lonesomeness, solitariness, animalism,
physicality, bloodiness, bloodthirstiness, heart, spirit, nervousness,
esprit de corps, morale, team spirit, moodiness, blood, perfectionism,
permissiveness, tolerance, unpermissiveness, restrictiveness, good nature, agreeableness,
agreeability, ill nature, disagreeableness, willingness, unwillingness, involuntariness,
friendliness, unsociability, unsociableness, unfriendliness, composure, calm,
calm, equanimity, discomposure, optimism, pessimism,
epicurism, gourmandism
• Part Meronyms:
cheerfulness, cheer, sunniness, sunshine, uncheerfulness
• Attrubites:
willing, unwilling
2. excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly)
• Derivationally related forms:
temperamental
• Hypernyms:
emotionality, emotionalism
3. an adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys
• Hypernyms:
adjustment, registration, readjustment
• Hyponyms:
equal temperament