Definition of temperament

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Temperament (v. t.) Condition with regard to heat or cold; temperature.

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Disposition :: Disposition (n.) Natural or prevailing spirit, or temperament of mind, especially as shown in intercourse with one's fellow-men; temper of mind..
Vein :: Vein (n.) Peculiar temper or temperament; tendency or turn of mind; a particular disposition or cast of genius; humor; strain; quality; also, manner of speech or action; as, a rich vein of humor; a satirical vein..
Intemerament :: Intemerament (n.) A bad state; as, the intemperament of an ulcerated part..
Hot-livered :: Hot-livered (a.) Of an excitable or irritable temperament; irascible.
Idiocratical :: Idiocratical (a.) Peculiar in constitution or temperament; idiosyncratic.
Condition :: Condition (n.) Temperament; disposition; character.
Mettle :: Mettle (n.) Substance or quality of temperament; spirit, esp. as regards honor, courage, fortitude, ardor, etc.; disposition; -- usually in a good sense..
Phlegm :: Phlegm (a.) Sluggishness of temperament; dullness; want of interest; indifference; coldness.
Temperament :: Temperament (v. t.) Condition with regard to heat or cold; temperature.
Temperamental :: Temperamental (a.) Of or pertaining to temperament; constitutional.
Spontaneity :: Spontaneity (n.) The quality or state of being spontaneous, or acting from native feeling, proneness, or temperament, without constraint or external force..
Composure :: Composure (n.) Frame; make; temperament.
Saturnist :: Saturnist (n.) A person of a dull, grave, gloomy temperament..
Temperament :: Temperament (v. t.) The peculiar physical and mental character of an individual, in olden times erroneously supposed to be due to individual variation in the relations and proportions of the constituent parts of the body, especially of the fluids, as the bile, blood, lymph, etc. Hence the phrases, bilious or choleric temperament, sanguine temperament, etc., implying a predominance of one of these fluids and a corresponding influence on the temperament..
Attemperance :: Attemperance (n.) Temperance; attemperament.
Sanguine :: Sanguine (a.) Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood; as, a sanguine bodily temperament..
Attemperament :: Attemperament (n.) A tempering, or mixing in due proportion..
Crasis :: Crasis (n.) A mixture of constituents, as of the blood; constitution; temperament..
Bovine :: Bovine (a.) Having qualities characteristic of oxen or cows; sluggish and patient; dull; as, a bovine temperament..
Temperament :: Temperament (v. t.) Due mixture of qualities; a condition brought about by mutual compromises or concessions.
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