temper

Definitions of temper in various dictionaries:

noun - a sudden outburst of anger

noun - a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

noun - a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger

noun - the elasticity and hardness of a metal object

verb - bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling

verb - harden by reheating and cooling in oil

verb - adj ust the pitch (of pianos)

verb - make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else

verb - restrain

To modify by the addition of a moderating element; moderate: “temper its doctrinaire logic with a little practical wisdom” (Robert H.

To bring to a desired consistency, texture, hardness, or other physical condition by or as if by blending, admixing, or kneading: temper clay; paints that had been tempered with oil.

To harden or strengthen (metal or glass) by application of heat or by heating and cooling.

To strengthen through experience or hardship; toughen: soldiers who had been tempered by combat.

To adj ust finely; attune: a portfolio that is tempered to the investor’s needs.

To be or become tempered.

Calmness of mind or emotions; composure: lose one’s temper.

A tendency to become easily angry or irritable: a quick temper.

An outburst of rage: a fit of temper.

A characteristic general quality; tone: heroes who exemplified the medieval temper; the politicized temper of the 1930’s.

The condition of being tempered.

The degree of hardness and elasticity of a metal, chiefly steel, achieved by tempering.

A modifying substance or agent added to something else.

A middle course between extremes; a mean.

verb - to moderate by adding a counterbalancing agent

TEMPER - Temperare (to mix correctly) is the Latin origin of words like "temperature" and "tempering"; it and "tempo" come, in turn, from tempus (time or seas...