Definition of temper

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

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Attemperament :: Attemperament (n.) A tempering, or mixing in due proportion..
Passionate :: Passionate (a.) Capable or susceptible of passion, or of different passions; easily moved, excited or agitated; specifically, easily moved to anger; irascible; quick-tempered; as, a passionate nature..
Paracmastic :: Paracmastic (a.) Gradually decreasing; past the acme, or crisis, as a distemper..
Measure :: Measure (n.) To serve as the measure of; as, the thermometer measures changes of temperature..
Habit :: Habit (n.) The usual condition or state of a person or thing, either natural or acquired, regarded as something had, possessed, and firmly retained; as, a religious habit; his habit is morose; elms have a spreading habit; esp., physical temperament or constitution; as, a full habit of body..
Contemper :: Contemper (v. t.) To modify or temper; to allay; to qualify; to moderate; to soften.
Debauch :: Debauch (n.) To lead away from purity or excellence; to corrupt in character or principles; to mar; to vitiate; to pollute; to seduce; as, to debauch one's self by intemperance; to debauch a woman; to debauch an army..
Distempering :: Distempering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distempe.
Oleic :: Oleic (a.) Pertaining to, derived from, or contained in, oil; as, oleic acid, an acid of the acrylic acid series found combined with glyceryl in the form of olein in certain animal and vegetable fats and oils, such as sperm oil, olive oil, etc. At low temperatures the acid is crystalline, but melts to an oily liquid above 14/ C..
Obtemper :: Obtemper (v. t. & i.) To obey (a judgment or decree).
Destemper :: Destemper (n.) A kind of painting. See Distemper.
Temperate :: Temperate (v. t.) Not marked with passion; not violent; cool; calm; as, temperate language..
Distemperature :: Distemperature (n.) Perturbation of mind; mental uneasiness.
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..
Frumpish :: Frumpish (a.) Cross-tempered; scornful.
Disputative :: Disputative (a.) Disposed to dispute; inclined to cavil or to reason in opposition; as, a disputative temper..
Zone :: Zone (n.) One of the five great divisions of the earth, with respect to latitude and temperature..
Sense :: Sense (v. t.) A faculty, possessed by animals, of perceiving external objects by means of impressions made upon certain organs (sensory or sense organs) of the body, or of perceiving changes in the condition of the body; as, the senses of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch. See Muscular sense, under Muscular, and Temperature sense, under Temperature..
Physiognomy :: Physiognomy (n.) The face or countenance, with respect to the temper of the mind; particular configuration, cast, or expression of countenance, as denoting character..
Pear :: Pear (n.) The fleshy pome, or fruit, of a rosaceous tree (Pyrus communis), cultivated in many varieties in temperate climates; also, the tree which bears this fruit. See Pear family, below..
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