- temperament
- I(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)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.
English dictionary for students. 2013.