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Meanings of temper in English

Portuguese
humor
Catalan
humor
Spanish
humor
Wikidata

A characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling.

        humor
        Spanish
        irritabilidad

        A disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger.

            irritabilidad
            Portuguese
            irritação
            Catalan
            irritació
            Spanish
            humor

            A sudden outburst of anger.

                  irritação
                  Portuguese
                  temperar

                  Bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling.

                        temperar
                        Usage of temper in English
                        1
                        During the crisis in the Sudan, the popular temper was her own.
                        Queen Victoria
                        2
                        And I wish you'd go 'way, she said, her temper rising again.
                        The best early stories of f. scott fitzgerald
                        3
                        People whose major concern is climate change have to temper their ambitions.
                        Reuters
                        4
                        Franshion's large cash balance and its good financial flexibility temper this weakness.
                        Reuters
                        5
                        Fanshion's large cash balance and its good financial flexibility temper this weakness.
                        Reuters
                        6
                        The manners of Arthur were formal; his tastes moral; his temper vindictive.
                        The History of Tasmania, Volume I
                        7
                        In addition to questionable fashion sense, Tony had an unfortunately delicate temper.
                        Repo men
                        8
                        Today you will have to work hard to maintain that calm temper.
                        The South African
                        9
                        Global stocks dipped after disappointing U.S. data continued to temper risk appetite.
                        Reuters
                        10
                        Occasionally, Mr. Clay was very imperious and displayed bad temper in debate.
                        Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 / of Sixty Years in the National ...
                        11
                        So much so that authorities felt the need to temper their rise.
                        Reuters
                        12
                        You do not make allowance enough for difference of situation and temper.
                        Pride and Prejudice
                        13
                        But other parts of the constitution may temper or defeat that power.
                        The Irish Times
                        14
                        I've entirely given up on the idea of not losing my temper.
                        WATER FOR ELEPHANT
                        15
                        My temper rising, I sipped my wine to consider a politic answer.
                        Song of the Nile
                        16
                        Maimane was also keen to temper the good news with stark realism.
                        The South African
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                        Temper through the time
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