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temperament

[tem-per-uh-muhnt, -pruh-muhnt, -per-muhnt] / ˈtɛm pər ə mənt, -prə mənt, -pər mənt /


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“What am I really moving toward that aligns with my values and temperament? We need to have a concrete version of that so we can find something that’s a better fit.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

The courtly federal judge John Minor Wisdom of New Orleans, a champion of Deep South desegregation, furnished a model in judicious temperament.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

David said the dog's excitable temperament can be hard to manage without adequate training knowledge, while their strong bite can attract "the wrong type of people".

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Her temperament rubs off on Jeff, who tells other passengers and pilots that his mother is traveling to California for a big movie role.

From Salon Jun. 2, 2026

This is another reason that modes sounded very different from each other, although that particular difference may be missing today when chant is sung using equal temperament.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

Without sense, it could be a myopic rumination on climate change mixed with a treacly buddy comedy, where two opposing temperaments clash into a discordant, aggravating mess.

From Salon Mar. 21, 2026

A key to Mr. Barnes’s books is that in style as well as form he is a hybridizer, able to combine seemingly contrary temperaments into a single writing voice.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 16, 2026

"They all had quite different temperaments for different points in the film," she noted.

From Barron's Oct. 13, 2025

She adds that "virtual men are different - they have great temperaments, they're just perfect".

From BBC Jun. 20, 2025

The materials for this story are taken from two poets, the Greek Aeschylus and the Roman Ovid, separated from each other by four hundred and fifty years and still more by their gifts and temperaments.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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