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temperament
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temperament
n.
nature, disposition
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Temperament
In psychology, temperament refers to those aspects of an individual's personality, such as introversion or extroversion, that are often regarded as innate rather than learned. A great many classificatory schemes for temperament have been developed; none, though, has achieved general consensus in academia.
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temperament
Noun
1. your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition"
(synonym) disposition
(hypernym) nature
(hyponym) solitariness
(part-meronym) cheerfulness, cheer
(attribute) willing
2. excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly)
(hypernym) emotionality, emotionalism
3. an adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys
(hypernym) adjustment, registration, readjustment
(hyponym) equal temperament
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Temperament (das)
n.
temperament, nature, temper, mood, disposition, vitality, energy, liveliness
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tempérament
nm.
temperament, disposition, character
