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Definition of temper

noun:

• a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood". Synonyms: irritation, pique.
• a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time", "he was in a bad humor". Synonyms: humor, humour, mood.
• a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees". Synonyms: biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness.
• the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking. Synonyms: toughness.

verb:

• bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass". Synonyms: anneal, normalize.
• harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel". Synonyms: harden.
• adjust the pitch (of pianos).
• make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism". Synonyms: mollify, season.
• restrain. Synonyms: chasten, moderate.

Related words

amiability, distemper, peeve, querulousness, sulk, sulkiness.

Words nearby

tamper, tempera, tempter.

Rhymes with

distemper.