Definition of temper

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Temper (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..

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Sedate :: Sedate (a.) Undisturbed by passion or caprice; calm; tranquil; serene; not passionate or giddy; composed; staid; as, a sedate soul, mind, or temper..
Compassionate :: Compassionate (a.) Having a temper or disposition to pity; sympathetic; merciful.
Brick :: Brick (n.) A block or clay tempered with water, sand, etc., molded into a regular form, usually rectangular, and sun-dried, or burnt in a kiln, or in a heap or stack called a clamp..
Composure :: Composure (n.) Frame; make; temperament.
Homoiothermal :: Homoiothermal (a.) Maintaining a uniform temperature; haematothermal; homothermic; -- applied to warm-bodied animals, because they maintain a nearly uniform temperature in spite of the great variations in the surrounding air; in distinct from the cold-blooded (poikilothermal) animals, whose body temperature follows the variations in temperature of the surrounding medium..
Temperature :: Temperature (n.) Constitution; state; degree of any quality.
Spunky :: Spunk (n.) An inflammable temper; spirit; mettle; pluck; as, a man of spunk..
Contemperate :: Contemperate (v. t.) To temper; to moderate.
Clemency :: Clemency (n.) Disposition to forgive and spare, as offenders; mildness of temper; gentleness; tenderness; mercy..
Snaggy :: Snaggy (a.) Snappish; cross; ill-tempered.
Blood :: Blood (n.) Temper of mind; disposition; state of the passions; -- as if the blood were the seat of emotions.
Irascible :: Irascible (a.) Prone to anger; easily provoked or inflamed to anger; choleric; irritable; as, an irascible man; an irascible temper or mood..
Temperament :: Temperament (v. t.) A system of compromises in the tuning of organs, pianofortes, and the like, whereby the tones generated with the vibrations of a ground tone are mutually modified and in part canceled, until their number reduced to the actual practicable scale of twelve tones to the octave. This scale, although in so far artificial, is yet closely suggestive of its origin in nature, and this system of tuning, although not mathematically true, yet satisfies the ear, while it has the convenienc
Front :: Front (n.) The forehead, countenance, or personal presence, as expressive of character or temper, and especially, of boldness of disposition, sometimes of impudence; seeming; as, a bold front; a hardened front..
Debauchery :: Debauchery (n.) Excessive indulgence of the appetites; especially, excessive indulgence of lust; intemperance; sensuality; habitual lewdness..
Self-command :: Self-command (n.) Control over one's own feelings, temper, etc.; self-control..
Obtemper :: Obtemper (v. t. & i.) To obey (a judgment or decree).
Sympathy :: Sympathy (n.) An agreement of affections or inclinations, or a conformity of natural temperament, which causes persons to be pleased, or in accord, with one another; as, there is perfect sympathy between them..
Frumpish :: Frumpish (a.) Cross-tempered; scornful.
Attempering :: Attempering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Attempe.
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