temperament.

1. A person's characteristic pattern of emotional response.

2. A tuning system adjusting intervals to make a range of keys usable.

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Words that belong together

• artistic temperament
• even temperament

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The role suited her patient temperament.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Singular temperament; plural temperaments. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, interpretation. Commonness: moderately common.