temperament
A person's usual manner of thinking, behaving or reactingA person's usual manner of thinking, behaving or reacting.
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» Tom certainly has the right temperament for the job.
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6 senses(countable, uncountable)A person's usual manner of thinking, behaving or reacting.
Temperament, Charakter, Veranlagung
темпера́ментtemperáment, хара́ктерxarákter, нравnrav
темпера́ментtemperáment, хара́ктерxarákter, но́ровnórov
(countable, uncountable)A tendency to become irritable or angry.
Temperament
(countable, uncountable)The altering of certain intervals from their correct values in order to improve the moving from key to key.
Stimmung
(countable, uncountable)Individual differences in behavior that are biologically based and are relatively independent of learning, system of values and attitudes.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A moderate and proportionable mixture of elements or ingredients in a compound; the condition in which elements are mixed in their proper proportions.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Any state or condition as determined by the proportion of its ingredients or the manner in which they are mixed; consistence, composition; mixture.
- an adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys
- excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly)
- your usual mood
Examples
18 sentencesTom certainly has the right temperament for the job.
Success often depends on one's temperament.
Успіх часто залежить від темпераменту. — deniko
Tom's moody temperament sometimes leads him to make blunt remarks.
Неврівноважений темперамент Тома іноді змушує його робити грубі й прямолінійні зауваження. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nancy has a very lively and sweet temperament.
ruУ Нэнси был живой и милый нрав. — Hellerick
Some people have a calm temperament or exude courtesy.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English temperament, borrowed from Middle French tempérament, from LInherited from Middle English temperament, borrowed from Middle French tempérament, from Latin temperāmentum.
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Forms
plural: temperaments| Singular | temperament |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- your usual mood:disposition
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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