What does temper mean?
Definitions for temper
ˈtɛm pərtem·per
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word temper.
Princeton's WordNet
pique, temper, irritation(noun)
a sudden outburst of anger
"his temper sparked like damp firewood"
temper, mood, humor, humour(noun)
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"
temper, biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness(noun)
a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
"his temper was well known to all his employees"
temper, toughness(verb)
the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
anneal, temper, normalize(verb)
bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
"temper glass"
temper, harden(verb)
harden by reheating and cooling in oil
"temper steel"
temper(verb)
adjust the pitch (of pianos)
temper, season, mollify(verb)
make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate
"she tempered her criticism"
chasten, moderate, temper(verb)
restrain
Wiktionary
temper(Noun)
A tendency to be of a certain type of mood.
temper(Noun)
State of mind.
temper(Noun)
The heat treatment to which a metal or other material has been subjected; a material that has undergone a particular heat treatment.
temper(Verb)
To moderate or control.
Temper your language around children.
temper(Verb)
To heat-treat a material, especially metal or chocolate.
Next, temper Tempering is a heat treatment technique applied to metals, alloys, and glass to achieve greater toughness by increasing the strength of materials and/or ductility. Tempering is performed by a controlled reheating of the work piece to a temperature below its lower eutectic critical temperature..
temper(Verb)
To mix clay, plaster or mortar with water to obtain the proper consistency
Origin: From temperen, from *, from temperare, from tempus; see temporal.
Webster Dictionary
Temper(verb)
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
Temper(verb)
to fit together; to adjust; to accomodate
Temper(verb)
to bring to a proper degree of hardness; as, to temper iron or steel
Temper(verb)
to govern; to manage
Temper(verb)
to moisten to a proper consistency and stir thoroughly, as clay for making brick, loam for molding, etc
Temper(verb)
to adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use
Temper(noun)
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
Temper(noun)
constitution of body; temperament; in old writers, the mixture or relative proportion of the four humors, blood, choler, phlegm, and melancholy
Temper(noun)
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
Temper(noun)
calmness of mind; moderation; equanimity; composure; as, to keep one's temper
Temper(noun)
heat of mind or passion; irritation; proneness to anger; -- in a reproachful sense
Temper(noun)
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
Temper(noun)
middle state or course; mean; medium
Temper(noun)
milk of lime, or other substance, employed in the process formerly used to clarify sugar
Temper(verb)
to accord; to agree; to act and think in conformity
Temper(verb)
to have or get a proper or desired state or quality; to grow soft and pliable
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Temper
tem′pėr, v.t. to mix in due proportion: to modify by blending or mixture: to moderate: to soften: to bring to a proper degree of hardness and elasticity, as steel: to amend or adjust, as a false or imperfect concord.—n. due mixture or balance or different or contrary qualities: state of a metal as to hardness, &c.: constitution of the body: constitutional frame or state of mind, esp. with regard to feelings, disposition, temperament, mood: passion, irritation: calmness or moderation: in sugar-works lime or other substance used to neutralise the acidity of cane-juice.—adjs. Tem′perable, capable of being tempered; Tem′pered, having a certain specified disposition or temper: brought to a certain temper, as steel: (mus.) tuned or adjusted to some mean, or to equal, temperament.—adv. Tem′peredly.—ns. Tem′perer; Tem′pering, the process of giving the required degree of hardness or softness to iron or steel, by heating to redness and cooling in different ways. [L. temperāre, to combine properly, allied to tempus, time.]
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
TEMPER
A quality, the loss of which is likely to make a knife blade dull and a woman's tongue sharp.
British National Corpus
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'temper' in Nouns Frequency: #2487
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of temper in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of temper in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of temper in a Sentence
He rarely loses his temper.
Assistant Attorney General John Alsop:
Simply put, he lost his temper.
Good temper is an estate for life.
Religion is a temper, not a pursuit.
Keep your temper, say little, and hear much.
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- مزاجArabic
- humor, trempCatalan, Valencian
- sind, temperament, gemyt, naturDanish
- Laune, mäßigen, Temperament, Anlassen, Gereiztheit, AusheizenGerman
- templar, temperamento, templeSpanish
- خویPersian
- luonteenlaatu, mielenlaatu, lämpökäsitellä, päästäminen, hillitä, tuuli, lieventää, päästää, mieliala, luonne, mielentilaFinnish
- recuit, caractère, recuire, état d'esprit, tempérament, humeurFrench
- מֶזֶגHebrew
- gemoed, karakter, matigen, uithardenDutch
- usposobieniePolish
- reveni, fire, temperament, regula, dispoziție, caracter, căli, revenire, tempera, amesteca, modera, stareRomanian
- хара́ктер, темпера́мент, закаля́ть, закали́ть, умеря́ть, уме́рить, настрое́ние, настро́й, нравRussian
- ћуд, prekalitiSerbo-Croatian
- dämpa, härda, mildraSwedish
- inhliziyoZulu
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