temperament
noun/ˈtemprəmənt/
/ˈtemprəmənt/
- [countable, uncountable] a person’s or an animal’s nature as shown in the way they behave or react to situations or people
- to have an artistic temperament
- a horse with an excellent temperament
- She's a dreamer and a romantic by temperament.
- To become a champion, you have to have the right temperament.
Extra Examples- a man of an equable temperament
- He has to be very diplomatic dealing with such volatile temperaments.
- The islanders were generally of a benevolent temperament.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fiery
- violent
- volatile
- …
- have
- by temperament
- in temperament
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- [uncountable] the fact of tending to get emotional and excited very easily and behave in an unreasonable way
- an actor given to displays of temperament
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin temperamentum ‘correct mixture’, from temperare ‘mingle’. In early use the word was synonymous with the noun temper.
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