temperament

temperament
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. constitution, disposition, nature, humor. See feeling, sensibility.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. character, disposition, constitution, nature, inner nature, quality, temper, spirit, mood, attitude, type, structure, make-up, humor, mood, outlook, peculiarity, individuality, personality, idiosyncrasy, distinctiveness, psychological habits, mentality, intellect, intellectual capacity, susceptibility, ego, inclination, tendency, turn of mind*.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
nature, frame of mind, disposition, character, makeup, mood, mind-set, inclination, natural tendencies, humor, constitution, personality.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. A person's customary manner of emotional response: complexion, disposition, humor, nature, temper. See BE. 2. A tendency to become angry or irritable: irascibility, irascibleness, spleen, temper, tetchiness. Informal: dander. Slang: short fuse. Idiom: low boiling point. See FEELINGS.

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  • tempérament — [ tɑ̃peramɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1478; h. XIIIe; lat. imp. temperamentum « juste proportion », d où « action de tempérer », de temperare « adoucir » I ♦ 1 ♦ (1583) Vx ou littér. Équilibre d un mélange, d une composition. « Ce tempérament de mes tendances » …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • temperament — Temperament. s. m. Complexion, meslange des quatre humeurs dans le corps de l Animal. Il ne se dit guere qu en parlant de l homme. Bon temperament. mauvais temperament. je connois son temperament. cela altere le temperament. estre d un… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • temperament — TEMPERAMÉNT, temperamente, s.n. Ansamblul trăsăturilor fiziologice şi nervoase ale unei persoane, care determină diferenţieri psihice şi de comportament între indivizi; fire. ♦ Energie vitală, avânt, elan, impetuozitate; vioiciune. – Din fr.… …   Dicționar Român

  • Temperament — Tem per*a*ment, n. [L. temperamentum a mixing in due proportion, proper measure, temperament: cf. F. temp[ e]rament. See {Temper}, v. t.] 1. Internal constitution; state with respect to the relative proportion of different qualities, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • temperament — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż I, D. u, Mc. temperamentncie {{/stl 8}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}{{stl 12}}1. {{/stl 12}}{{stl 7}} zespół cech psychicznych człowieka, wyrażających się w jakości, szybkości i trwałości reakcji uczuciowych na bodźce;… …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • Temperament — Sn std. (16. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. temperāmentum n. richtige Mischung , Abstraktum zu l. temperāre mischen (temperieren). Im 16. Jh. wird das Wort auf die richtige Mischung der Körpersäfte angewandt (im Sinne der Säftelehre: s.… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • temperament — temperàment (temperamȅnt) m <G mn nātā> DEFINICIJA psih. način, brzina i jačina umnog i osjećajnog reagiranja, način ponašanja svojstven pojedincu, skup psiholoških značajki; ćud, narav [hladan temperament; miran temperament; razdražljiv… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • temperament — [tem′pər ə mənt, tem′prə mənt] n. [ME < L temperamentum, proper mixing < temperare: see TEMPER] 1. Obs. the act or an instance of tempering; proportionate mixture or balance of ingredients 2. in medieval physiology, any of the four… …   English World dictionary

  • Temperament — »Wesens , Gemütsart; Lebhaftigkeit, Schwung, Feuer«: Das Fremdwort wurde im 16. Jh. aus lat. temperamentum »das richtige Verhältnis gemischter Dinge, die gehörige Mischung; das rechte Maß« (wie auch entsprechend engl. temperament, frz.… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • Temperament — нем. [тэмпэрамэ/нт], англ. [тэ/мпэрэмэнт] tempérament фр. [танпэрама/н] temperamento ит. [тэмпэрамэ/нто] 1) темперамент 2) темперация …   Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов

  • tempérament — Temperament нем. [тэмпэрамэ/нт], англ. [тэ/мпэрэмэнт] tempérament фр. [танпэрама/н] temperamento ит. [тэмпэрамэ/нто] 1) темперамент 2) темперация …   Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов

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