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temperament

/ˈtɛmpəɹmənt/

noun

Meaning

  • A moderate and proportionable mixture of elements or ingredients in a compound; the condition in which elements are mixed in their proper proportions.

  • Any state or condition as determined by the proportion of its ingredients or the manner in which they are mixed; consistence, composition; mixture.

  • A person's usual manner of thinking, behaving or reacting.

  • A tendency to become irritable or angry.

  • The altering of certain intervals from their correct values in order to improve the moving from key to key.

  • Individual differences in behavior that are biologically based and are relatively independent of learning, system of values and attitudes.