Definition of temper

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

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Crasis :: Crasis (n.) A mixture of constituents, as of the blood; constitution; temperament..
Meek :: Meek (superl.) Evincing mildness of temper, or patience; characterized by mildness or patience; as, a meek answer; a meek face..
Intemperance :: Intemperance (n.) The act of becoming, or state of being, intemperate; excess in any kind of action or indulgence; any immoderate indulgence of the appetites or passions..
Sweeten :: Sweeten (a.) To make mild or kind; to soften; as, to sweeten the temper..
Bougie :: Bougie (n.) A long slender rod consisting of gelatin or some other substance that melts at the temperature of the body. It is impregnated with medicine, and designed for introduction into urethra, etc..
Season :: Season (v. t.) To qualify by admixture; to moderate; to temper.
Sober :: Sober (superl.) Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; as, a sober man..
Hibernaculum :: Hibernaculum (n.) A winter bud, in which the rudimentary foliage or flower, as of most trees and shrubs in the temperate zone, is protected by closely overlapping scales..
Destemper :: Destemper (n.) A kind of painting. See Distemper.
Moderate :: Moderate (a.) Limited in quantity; sparing; temperate; frugal; as, moderate in eating or drinking; a moderate table..
Distemperature :: Distemperature (n.) Disorder; confusion.
Good-humored :: Good-humored (a.) Having a cheerful spirit and demeanor; good-tempered. See Good-natured.
Temperateness :: Temperateness (n.) The quality or state of being temperate; moderateness; temperance.
Moderate :: Moderate (a.) Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle; as, a moderate winter..
Apricot :: Apricot (n.) A fruit allied to the plum, of an orange color, oval shape, and delicious taste; also, the tree (Prunus Armeniaca of Linnaeus) which bears this fruit. By cultivation it has been introduced throughout the temperate zone..
Hot-livered :: Hot-livered (a.) Of an excitable or irritable temperament; irascible.
Knaggy :: Knaggy (a.) Knotty; rough; figuratively, rough in temper..
Temper :: 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..
Compassionate :: Compassionate (a.) Having a temper or disposition to pity; sympathetic; merciful.
Intemperancy :: Intemperancy (n.) Intemperance.
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