temper

[Tem·per]

Temper can refer to a tendency to become unreasonably angry. If you’re not sure whether you have a temper, ask your friends but don’t get mad if you dislike what they have to say.

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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.

Noun
a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees"

Noun
the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking

Noun
a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood"

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"

Verb
restrain or temper

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Verb
make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"

Verb
adjust the pitch (of pianos)

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harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel"

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toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass"


v. t.
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.

v. t.
To fit together; to adjust; to accomodate.

v. t.
To bring to a proper degree of hardness; as, to temper iron or steel.

v. t.
To govern; to manage.

v. t.
To moisten to a proper consistency and stir thoroughly, as clay for making brick, loam for molding, etc.

v. t.
To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use.

n.
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.

n.
Constitution of body; temperament; in old writers, the mixture or relative proportion of the four humors, blood, choler, phlegm, and melancholy.

n.
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.

n.
Calmness of mind; moderation; equanimity; composure; as, to keep one's temper.

n.
Heat of mind or passion; irritation; proneness to anger; -- in a reproachful sense.

n.
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.

n.
Middle state or course; mean; medium.

n.
Milk of lime, or other substance, employed in the process formerly used to clarify sugar.

v. i.
To accord; to agree; to act and think in conformity.

v. i.
To have or get a proper or desired state or quality; to grow soft and pliable.


Temper

Tem"per , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tempered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tempering.] [AS. temprian or OF. temper, F. temp'82rer, and (in sense 3) temper, L. temperare, akin to tempus time. Cf. Temporal, Distemper, Tamper.] 1. 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.
Puritan austerity was so tempered by Dutch indifference, that mercy itself could not have dictated a milder system.
Woman! lovely woman! nature made thee To temper man: we had been brutes without you.
But thy fire Shall be more tempered, and thy hope far higher.
She [the Goddess of Justice] threw darkness and clouds about her, that tempered the light into a thousand beautiful shades and colors.
2. To fit together; to adjust; to accomodate.
Thy sustenance . . . serving to the appetite of the eater, tempered itself to every man's liking.
3. (Metal.) To bring to a proper degree of hardness; as, to temper iron or steel.
The tempered metals clash, and yield a silver sound.
4. To govern; to manage. [A Latinism & Obs.]
With which the damned ghosts he governeth, And furies rules, and Tartare tempereth.
5. To moisten to a proper consistency and stir thoroughly, as clay for making brick, loam for molding, etc. 6. (Mus.) To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use. Syn. -- To soften; mollify; assuage; soothe; calm.

Temper

Tem"per, n. 1. 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. Constitution of body; temperament; in old writers, the mixture or relative proportion of the four humors, blood, choler, phlegm, and melancholy.
The exquisiteness of his [Christ's] bodily temper increased the exquisiteness of his torment.
3. 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.
Remember with what mild And gracious temper he both heared and judged.
The consequents of a certain ethical temper.
4. Calmness of mind; moderation; equanimity; composure; as, to keep one's temper.
To fall with dignity, with temper rise.
Restore yourselves to your tempers, fathers.
5. Heat of mind or passion; irritation; proneness to anger; -- in a reproachful sense. [Colloq.] 6. 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. Middle state or course; mean; medium. [R.]
The perfect lawgiver is a just temper between the mere man of theory, who can see nothing but general principles, and the mere man of business, who can see nothing but particular circumstances.
8. (Sugar Works) Milk of lime, or other substance, employed in the process formerly used to clarify sugar. Temper screw, in deep well boring, an adjusting screw connecting the working beam with the rope carrying the tools, for lowering the tools as the drilling progresses. Syn. -- Disposition; temperament; frame; humor; mood. See Disposition.

Temper

Tem"per, v. i. 1. To accord; to agree; to act and think in conformity. [Obs.] Shak. 2. To have or get a proper or desired state or quality; to grow soft and pliable.
I have him already tempering between my finger and my thumb, and shortly will I seal with him.

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.

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.

To accord; to agree; to act and think in conformity.

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Usage Examples

A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.

One should not lose one's temper unless one is certain of getting more and more angry to the end.

I think I'm basically the same guy I always was. Maybe I've learned, through experience, to rein in some of the anger and temper they say redheads normally have.

Anger may be kindled in the noblest breasts: but in these slow droppings of an unforgiving temper never takes the shape of consistency of enduring hatred.

It's not hard to get your way when it's your way or the highway. People either follow suit or they're not around. I don't really like the sound of that, 'cause that sounds like a temper tantrum. I'm just very black and white when it comes to my business. There's really no gray area.

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.

I think there is a real misconception about Indian food being super spicy. And I know that's because when you go into an Indian restaurant, it is pretty spicy. But it doesn't have to be. In fact, my husband can't handle a lot of heat. I've had to temper my cooking so that he can eat with me.

A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue but moderation in principle is always a vice.

Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he's well dressed. There ain't much credit in that.

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Other Usage Examples

Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues capable of defying his torturer but not of keeping his temper.

I don't get angry very often. I lose my temper rarely. And when I do, there's always a legitimate cause. Normally I have a great lightness of being. I take things in a very happy, amused way.

It has pleased and interested me to see how I could get along under difficult circumstances and with so much discomfort but as I say I was not sent out here to improve my temper or my health or to make me more content with my good things in the East.

Enthusiasm is that temper of the mind in which the imagination has got the better of the judgment.

A vigorous temper is not altogether an evil. Men who are easy as an old shoe are generally of little worth.

I must admit, even though I'm the product of two Jewish parents, I think the Irish temper got in there somewhere, so I'm going to check Mom's genealogy.

Mutability of temper and inconsistency with ourselves is the greatest weakness of human nature.

A very intimate sense of the expressiveness of outward things, which ponders, listens, penetrates, where the earlier, less developed consciousness passed lightly by, is an important element in the general temper of our modern poetry.

I had a really bad temper, when I was growing up. Sport helped me channel that temper into more positive acts.

Exaggeration is truth that has lost its temper.

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