Definitions of temper [ˈtɛm pər]

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Definition of 'temper'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) temper
a particular state of mind or feelings.

2.  temper
habit of mind, esp. with respect to irritability or patience; disposition:
an even temper.

3.  temper
heat of mind or passion, shown in outbursts of anger, resentment, etc.

4.  temper
calm disposition; composure:
to lose one's temper.

5.  temper
a substance added to modify other properties.

6.  temper
the degree of hardness and strength imparted to a metal, as by quenching or treatment with heat.

7.  temper
the operation of tempering metal.

8.  temper
Archaic. a middle course; compromise.

9.  temper
Obs. the character of a substance.

10. (v.t.) temper
to moderate:
to temper justice with mercy.

11.  temper
to soften or tone down.

12.  temper
to make suitable by or as if by blending.

13.  temper
to work into proper consistency, as clay or mortar.

14.  temper
to impart strength or toughness to (steel or cast iron) by heating and cooling.

15.  temper
to tune (a keyboard instrument) so as to make the tones available in different keys or tonalities.

16.  temper
Archaic. to blend in due proportions.

17.  temper
Archaic. to pacify.

18. (v.i.) temper
to be or become tempered.

Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME tempren, OE temprian < L temperāre to restrain oneself, adjust, temper)

Definition of 'temper'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) pique, temper, irritation
a sudden outburst of anger
"his temper sparked like damp firewood"

2. (noun) temper, mood, humor, humour
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
"whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor"

3. (noun) temper, biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness
a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
"his temper was well known to all his employees"

4. (verb) temper, toughness
the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking

5. (verb) anneal, temper, normalize
bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
"temper glass"

6. (verb) temper, harden
harden by reheating and cooling in oil
"temper steel"

7. (verb) temper
adjust the pitch (of pianos)

8. (verb) temper, season, mollify
make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate
"she tempered her criticism"

9. (verb) chasten, moderate, temper
restrain

Definition of 'temper'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) temper
when sb often gets angry very easily
He has a terrible temper.

2. temper
sb's mood
in a bad/foul etc. temper

3. temper
lose your temper
to lose control of your emotions and show your anger
I don't often lose my temper.

Definition of 'temper'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) temper
the state of any compound substance which results from the mixture of various ingredients; due mixture of different qualities; just combination; as, the temper of mortar

2. (noun) temper
constitution of body; temperament; in old writers, the mixture or relative proportion of the four humors, blood, choler, phlegm, and melancholy

3. (noun) temper
disposition of mind; the constitution of the mind, particularly with regard to the passions and affections; as, a calm temper; a hasty temper; a fretful temper

4. (noun) temper
calmness of mind; moderation; equanimity; composure; as, to keep one's temper

5. (noun) temper
heat of mind or passion; irritation; proneness to anger; -- in a reproachful sense

6. (noun) temper
the state of a metal or other substance, especially as to its hardness, produced by some process of heating or cooling; as, the temper of iron or steel

7. (noun) temper
middle state or course; mean; medium

8. (noun) temper
milk of lime, or other substance, employed in the process formerly used to clarify sugar

9. (verb) temper
to mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to mollify; to assuage; to soothe; to calm

10. (verb) temper
to fit together; to adjust; to accomodate

11. (verb) temper
to bring to a proper degree of hardness; as, to temper iron or steel

12. (verb) temper
to govern; to manage

13. (verb) temper
to moisten to a proper consistency and stir thoroughly, as clay for making brick, loam for molding, etc

14. (verb) temper
to adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use

15. (verb) temper
to accord; to agree; to act and think in conformity

16. (verb) temper
to have or get a proper or desired state or quality; to grow soft and pliable

Translation of 'temper'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a state of mind; a mood or humour He's in a bad temper.
Afrikaans: bui, humeur	Arabic: مِزاج	Bulgarian: настроение
Brazilian: humor	Czech: nálada	German: die Stimmung
Danish: humør	Greek: (ψυχική) διάθεση	Spanish: humor
Estonian: meeleolu	Farsi: حالت روحی؛ خلق	Finnish: tuuli
French: humeur	Hebrew: מֶזֶג	Hindi: मनोदशा
Croatian: raspoloženje	Hungarian: hangulat	Indonesian: perangai
Icelandic: skap	Italian: umore	Japanese: 気分
Korean: 기분, 기질	Lithuanian: nuotaika	Latvian: garastāvoklis; oma
Malay: angin	Dutch: humeur	Norwegian: sinn, humør, lynne
Polish: humor, nastrój	Persian: حالت روحی؛ خلق	Pashto: برابرول، معتدلول: اّب ورك
Portuguese: humor	Romanian: dispoziţie	Russian: настроение
Slovak: nálada	Slovenian: razpoloženje	Serbian: raspoloženje
Swedish: humör	Thai: อารมณ์	Turkish: ruh hali, keyif
Taiwanese: 心情	Ukrainian: настрій	Urdu: ذہني حالت، موڈ
Vietnamese: tính tình, tính khí	Chinese: 心情
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