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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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“He’s just such a cool horse,” Koch said, noting the gelding is known around the barn as “Clifford the Big Red Dog” because of his chestnut coat and a temperament Fenton describes as “sweet.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Itauma's trainer Ben Davison, who also worked with Joshua and Fury, believes he has the temperament to handle what comes next.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

In terms of temperament, what stood out, considering the context of our conversations, was how mild-mannered he seemed.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

I don’t understand humans with the temperament to play 18 holes on the regular.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Now, by temperament, Septimus was one of nature's poisoners.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

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

For a good while, the breezy chuckles in “Sacramento” stem from the eccentric clash of priorities and temperaments of a certain kind of limbo male whose sociability skills have soured.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 11, 2025

A number of YouTube videos provide comparisons that you can listen to, for example comparisons of just intonation and equal temperament, or comparisons of various temperaments.

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




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