Temper
WordNet
noun
(1) A disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
"His temper was well known to all his employees"
(2) The elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
(3) A sudden outburst of anger
"His temper sparked like damp firewood"
(4) A characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
"Whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"
"He was in a bad humor"
verb
(5) Restrain or temper
(6) Make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate
"She tempered her criticism"
(7) Adjust the pitch (of pianos)
(8) Harden by reheating and cooling in oil
"Temper steel"
(9) Toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling
"Temper glass"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From < } < < ; see .
Noun
- A tendency to anger or lose patience easily.
- He has quite a temper when dealing with salespeople.
- State of mind.
- 1719- Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
- ...I must testify, from my experience, that a temper of peace, thankfulness, love, and affection, is much the more proper frame for prayer than that of terror and discomposure...
- 1719- Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
- The heat treatment to which a metal or other material has been subjected; a material that has undergone a particular heat treatment.