English dictionary
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English noun: temper | |||
| 1. | temper (feeling) a sudden outburst of anger | ||
| Samples | His temper sparked like damp firewood. | ||
| Synonyms | irritation, pique | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | annoyance, chafe, vexation | ||
| 2. | temper (feeling) a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling | ||
| Samples | Whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time. He was in a bad humor. | ||
| Synonyms | humor, humour, mood | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | feeling | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | amiability, distemper, good humor, good humour, good temper, ill humor, ill humour, peeve, sulk, sulkiness | ||
| 3. | temper (attribute) a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger | ||
| Samples | His temper was well known to all his employees. | ||
| Synonyms | biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ill nature | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | querulousness | ||
| 4. | temper (attribute) the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking | ||
| Synonyms | toughness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | elasticity, snap | ||
English verb: temper | |||
| 1. | temper (change) bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling | ||
| Samples | Temper glass. | ||
| Synonyms | anneal, normalize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | harden, indurate | ||
| 2. | temper (change) harden by reheating and cooling in oil | ||
| Samples | Temper steel. | ||
| Synonyms | harden | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | modify | ||
| 3. | temper (change) adjust the pitch (of pianos) | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adjust, correct, set | ||
| 4. | temper (change) make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate | ||
| Samples | She tempered her criticism. | ||
| Synonyms | mollify, season | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | weaken | ||
| 5. | temper (change) restrain | ||
| Synonyms | chasten, moderate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
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