Definitions for Attemper
at·tem·per

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. attemperverb

   modify the temperature of

   "attemper the air"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. attemperverb

   To temper by adjusting relative quantities, or blending qualities.

2. attemperverb

   To mitigate, assuage.

3. attemperverb

   To regulate, arrange, organise.

4. Etymology: From atemprer (French attremper), from attemperare.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Attemperverb

   Etymology: attempero, Lat.

   1. To mingle; to weaken by the mixture of something else; to dilute.

   Nobility attempers sovereignty, and draws the eyes of the people somewhat aside from the line royal. Francis Bacon, Essays.

   Attemper’d suns arise,
   Sweet-beam’d, and shedding oft thro’ lucid clouds
   A pleasing calm. James Thomson, Summer.

   2. To regulate; to soften.

   His early providence could likewise have attempered his nature therein. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

   Those smiling eyes, attemp’ring ev’ry ray,
   Shone sweetly lambent with celestial day. Alexander Pope, El. to Abel.

   3. To mix in just proportions.

   Alma, like a virgin queen most bright,
   And to her guests doth bounteous banquet dight,
   Attemper’d, goodly, well for health and for delight. F. Queen.

   4. To fit to something else.

   Phemius! let arts of gods and heroes old,
   Attemper’d to the lyre, your voice employ. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

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1. attemper

   Attemper generally means to modify, adjust or moderate something, typically to achieve a balanced or harmonized state. This could be in the context of controlling temperature, mitigating harshness, or easing intensity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Attemperverb

   to reduce, modify, or moderate, by mixture; to temper; to regulate, as temperature

2. Attemperverb

   to soften, mollify, or moderate; to soothe; to temper; as, to attemper rigid justice with clemency

3. Attemperverb

   to mix in just proportion; to regulate; as, a mind well attempered with kindness and justice

4. Attemperverb

   to accommodate; to make suitable; to adapt

5. Etymology: [OF. atemprer, fr. L. attemperare; ad + temperare to soften, temper. See Temper, and cf. Attemperate.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Attemper

   at-tem′pėr, v.t. to mix in due proportion: to modify or moderate: to adapt.—p.adj. Attem′pered, tempered, mild, regulated. [O. Fr. atemprer—L. attemperāre—ad, to, and temperāre. See Temper.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Attemper in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Attemper in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Attemper
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Attemper
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Attemper
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Attemper
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Attemper