TEMPERAMENT


Meaning of TEMPERAMENT in English

/ ˈtemprəmənt; NAmE / noun

1.

[ C , U ] a person's or an animal's nature as shown in the way they behave or react to situations or people :

to have an artistic temperament

a horse with an excellent temperament

She's a dreamer and a romantic by temperament .

2.

[ U ] the tendency to get emotional and excited very easily and behave in an unreasonable way :

an actor given to displays of temperament

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Latin temperamentum correct mixture, from temperare mingle. In early use the word was synonymous with the noun temper .

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