Temper
noun
The way someone usually acts, especially in terms of being angry or calm.
His temper gets worse when he drinks.
Often appears as...
- lose one's temper
- control one's temper
verb
To make something less severe or extreme, usually by adding something else.
He tempered his criticism with a smile.
Often appears as...
- temper criticism
- temper excitement
verb
To strengthen and make less breakable by heating and then cooling.
The metal rod was tempered to make it more durable.
Often appears as...
- temper steel
- temper glass
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A tendency to become angry very quickly.
Beware of his temper, he can get angry very fast.
Often appears as...
- fits of temper
- flash of temper
noun
The way someone usually acts, especially in terms of being angry or calm.
His temper gets worse when he drinks.
Often appears as...
- lose one's temper
- control one's temper
verb
To make something less severe or extreme, usually by adding something else.
He tempered his criticism with a smile.
Often appears as...
- temper criticism
- temper excitement
verb
To strengthen and make less breakable by heating and then cooling.
The metal rod was tempered to make it more durable.
Often appears as...
- temper steel
- temper glass
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A tendency to become angry very quickly.
Beware of his temper, he can get angry very fast.
Often appears as...
- fits of temper
- flash of temper
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Emotional State
Refers to someone's emotional stability; keeps focus on general behavior rather than specific incidents.
A calm temper is important for negotiations.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Negative
While 'temper' often implies anger, it can also suggest a generally calm disposition.
She maintained her gentle temper even under stress.
Pro Tip 1/2Emotional State
Refers to someone's emotional stability; keeps focus on general behavior rather than specific incidents.
A calm temper is important for negotiations.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Negative
While 'temper' often implies anger, it can also suggest a generally calm disposition.
She maintained her gentle temper even under stress.
Pro Tip 1/2Emotional State
Refers to someone's emotional stability; keeps focus on general behavior rather than specific incidents.
A calm temper is important for negotiations.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Negative
While 'temper' often implies anger, it can also suggest a generally calm disposition.
She maintained her gentle temper even under stress.
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What Is the 'Gray Zone'...
lobsters lobstermen tempers have sometimes risen and ebbed with the price of the catch over the years lobstering squabbles have occasionally rocked the boat in the gray zone especially when market prices are going up but things are generally copacetic it's all the same to the puffins and other birds that live on the island which is an important seabird colony they're studied by a
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Is there a reproducibilit...
There's a push to make researchers raw data, experimental procedures, and analytical techniques more openly available in order to ease replication efforts. The peer review process can also be strengthened to more efficiently weed out weak papers prior to publication. And we could temper the pressure to find big results
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A lesson in classical...
really makes a difference so the next time you hear a classical piano classical music don't just write it off take a second and think about it think if you can hear the loose wrist the flowing body and the tempered pedal hopefully have helped you to appreciate classical music a little more and
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What fear can teach us PIPE...
the artistic and the scientific. A good reader has an artist's passion, a willingness to get caught up in the story, but just as importantly, the readers also needs the coolness of judgment of a scientist, which acts to temper and complicate the reader's intuitive reactions to the story.
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What causes opioid...
The body’s endorphins temper pain signals by binding to these receptors, and opioid drugs bind much more strongly, for longer. So opioid drugs can manage much more severe pain than endorphins can. Opioid receptors also influence everything from mood to normal bodily functions.
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The refugee crisis is a...
that the leadership forged in war has a different temper and a different tempo and a different outlook than leadership forged in peace. And so my answer would be the leadership has got to come from below, not from above. I mean, a recurring theme of the conference this week
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Why 30 is not the new 20...
She said she thought she might like to work in art or entertainment, but she hadn't decided yet, so she'd spent the last few years waiting tables instead. Because it was cheaper, she lived with a boyfriend who displayed his temper more than his ambition.
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I grew up in the...
They channeled their infinitely justifiable offense and came to me with pointed questions tempered with kindness and humor. They approached me as a human being, and that was more transformative than two full decades of outrage, disdain and violence.
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The Akune brothers:...
in Kagoshima for the first time in a decade, it was revealed that the two pairs had fought on opposing sides. Tempers flared and a fight almost broke out until their father stepped in. The brothers managed to make peace
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The Dangers of Being a...
Fortunately, the cubs curiosity is tempered by an innate caution
Video examples
What Is the 'Gray Zone'...
lobsters lobstermen tempers have sometimes risen and ebbed with the price of the catch over the years lobstering squabbles have occasionally rocked the boat in the gray zone especially when market prices are going up but things are generally copacetic it's all the same to the puffins and other birds that live on the island which is an important seabird colony they're studied by a
Video examples
Is there a reproducibilit...
There's a push to make researchers raw data, experimental procedures, and analytical techniques more openly available in order to ease replication efforts. The peer review process can also be strengthened to more efficiently weed out weak papers prior to publication. And we could temper the pressure to find big results
Video examples
A lesson in classical...
really makes a difference so the next time you hear a classical piano classical music don't just write it off take a second and think about it think if you can hear the loose wrist the flowing body and the tempered pedal hopefully have helped you to appreciate classical music a little more and
Video examples
What fear can teach us PIPE...
the artistic and the scientific. A good reader has an artist's passion, a willingness to get caught up in the story, but just as importantly, the readers also needs the coolness of judgment of a scientist, which acts to temper and complicate the reader's intuitive reactions to the story.
Video examples
What causes opioid...
The body’s endorphins temper pain signals by binding to these receptors, and opioid drugs bind much more strongly, for longer. So opioid drugs can manage much more severe pain than endorphins can. Opioid receptors also influence everything from mood to normal bodily functions.
Video examples
The refugee crisis is a...
that the leadership forged in war has a different temper and a different tempo and a different outlook than leadership forged in peace. And so my answer would be the leadership has got to come from below, not from above. I mean, a recurring theme of the conference this week
Video examples
Why 30 is not the new 20...
She said she thought she might like to work in art or entertainment, but she hadn't decided yet, so she'd spent the last few years waiting tables instead. Because it was cheaper, she lived with a boyfriend who displayed his temper more than his ambition.
Video examples
I grew up in the...
They channeled their infinitely justifiable offense and came to me with pointed questions tempered with kindness and humor. They approached me as a human being, and that was more transformative than two full decades of outrage, disdain and violence.
Video examples
The Akune brothers:...
in Kagoshima for the first time in a decade, it was revealed that the two pairs had fought on opposing sides. Tempers flared and a fight almost broke out until their father stepped in. The brothers managed to make peace
Video examples
The Dangers of Being a...
Fortunately, the cubs curiosity is tempered by an innate caution
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Quote examples
Joanna Lumley
English Actress
I don't lose my temper. I used to, but I realised I would probably die of a brain hemorrhage. So I've governed myself not to mind about things. I have no road rage or anything like that. Because it's life-shortening. And also, there's no need for it; it uses up energy.
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Robert Baden-Powell
English Soldier
Football in itself is a grand game for developing a lad physically and also morally, for he learns to play with good temper and unselfishness, to play in his place and 'play the game,' and these are the best of training for any game of life.
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John F. Kennedy
American President
Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans - born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace.
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Ben Carson
American Scientist
There's no question that as science, knowledge and technology advance, that we will attempt to do more significant things. And there's no question that we will always have to temper those things with ethics.
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Josh Holloway
American Actor
There's definitely an intense anger that I have inside, and I don't know where it came from. I've had it all my life. My mom was always like, 'You're going to end up in jail with that temper!
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John Sweeney
American Politician
I wish I hadn't lost it, and for the rest of my life I can never again lose my temper on TV. The BBC could have sacked me and that would have been the end of my career on TV.
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Isaac Hanson
American Musician
I'm a bit of a hothead in certain circumstances, but you've got to temper it because your fans are there, and they've paid good money to see a show.
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Josh McDowell
American Writer
Where I once constantly lost my temper, I found myself arriving at a crisis and experiencing peace.
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Peter Capaldi
Scottish Actor
I've only lost my temper three times in my whole life.
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Luke Evans
Welsh Actor
I think the best directors rarely lose their temper.
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Joanna Lumley
English Actress
I don't lose my temper. I used to, but I realised I would probably die of a brain hemorrhage. So I've governed myself not to mind about things. I have no road rage or anything like that. Because it's life-shortening. And also, there's no need for it; it uses up energy.
Quote examples
Robert Baden-Powell
English Soldier
Football in itself is a grand game for developing a lad physically and also morally, for he learns to play with good temper and unselfishness, to play in his place and 'play the game,' and these are the best of training for any game of life.
Quote examples
John F. Kennedy
American President
Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans - born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace.
Quote examples
Ben Carson
American Scientist
There's no question that as science, knowledge and technology advance, that we will attempt to do more significant things. And there's no question that we will always have to temper those things with ethics.
Quote examples
Josh Holloway
American Actor
There's definitely an intense anger that I have inside, and I don't know where it came from. I've had it all my life. My mom was always like, 'You're going to end up in jail with that temper!
Quote examples
John Sweeney
American Politician
I wish I hadn't lost it, and for the rest of my life I can never again lose my temper on TV. The BBC could have sacked me and that would have been the end of my career on TV.
Quote examples
Isaac Hanson
American Musician
I'm a bit of a hothead in certain circumstances, but you've got to temper it because your fans are there, and they've paid good money to see a show.
Quote examples
Josh McDowell
American Writer
Where I once constantly lost my temper, I found myself arriving at a crisis and experiencing peace.
Quote examples
Peter Capaldi
Scottish Actor
I've only lost my temper three times in my whole life.
Quote examples
Luke Evans
Welsh Actor
I think the best directors rarely lose their temper.
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