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temperament
tem‧pe‧ra‧ment/ˈtempərəmənt/ noun [UNCOUNTABLE AND COUNTABLE] [date : 1400-1500; Language : Latin; Origin : temperamentum, from temperare; ⇨ temper2] the emotional part of someone’s character, especially how likely they are to be happy, angry etc artistic/nervous/good etc temperament ▪ Jill has such a lovely relaxed temperament. by temperament ▪ Tolkien was, by temperament, a very different man from Lewis.
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ADJECTIVE artistic ▪ Gould's time was too precious and his ambition too overriding to allow him a thought for artistic temperament. ▪ Movie films always run over budget because the artistic temperament is impatient with detail. ▪ An alert artistic temperament is the first requirement for the creation of these so impressive two dimensional figures. ▪ People with artistic temperaments are rarely practical with money and are easy to rip-off. ▪ I can't abide people with artistic temperaments: always blame some one else, never themselves. ▪ She is just the sort of girl to stimulate the artistic temperament. ▪ Perhaps it was her artistic temperament - it was impossible to know for certain. ▪ He made no bones about displaying his artistic temperament. different ▪ Doris and I have very different temperaments, if you know what I mean, but we complement each other. ▪ Anyone who has had two or more children knows how different babies' temperaments can be from the day they are born. ▪ Young children have very different temperaments and so the style of management of one child may not suit another. ▪ Though far different in temperament and background, the two proved a successful team. ▪ But they are very different in temperament. ▪ Although the brothers are identical twins, they have quite different temperaments. ▪ Like Ballantyne, Kingston used the different temperaments of his youthful trio to keep their exploits within reasonable bounds. ▪ So different temperaments have their place within any particular field. good ▪ The young Yorkshireman apparently has a good temperament and a complete all-round game. ▪ He had such a good temperament. ▪ Sound, healthy mares tend to have sound, healthy foals. Good temperament is vital. ▪ He hasn't got the best temperament for it. ▪ We are used to everyone saying that their horse has a good temperament, but what is the temperament of a horse? VERB suit ▪ A personalised healing programme will be devised to suit your temperament and specific needs. ▪ McGregor thought Amelia was particularly suited by temperament for scientific work because she had such a lively interest. ▪ Barnett House's union of social thought and social action admirably suited her temperament. ▪ I discover the optimism of scientists, which suits my temperament. EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ His calm, quiet temperament made him popular with his colleagues. ▪ I'm not sure if she has the right temperament for the job. ▪ My father and I got along very well, having very similar temperaments. ▪ Pete has a calm, quiet temperament. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ His looks, his temperament, his background - even his name marked him off for ridicule. ▪ If temperament had not existed, all paintings would have of necessity to be simple photographs. ▪ She knew they were a light-saddle horse with a good disposition in spite of the spirited, fiery temperament. ▪ That is not to say there were no clashes of temperament or differences of opinion about the way things should be done. ▪ Those who survive best emotionally do so partly by the gift of their inborn temperament. ▪ Young children have very different temperaments and so the style of management of one child may not suit another.
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