temperament-tempérament: meaning, definitions and translations

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What is temperament? temperament is tempérament

What is tempérament?

  • The manner of thinking, behaving, or reacting characteristic of a specific person: a nervous temperament. See Synonyms at disposition.
  • The distinguishing mental and physical characteristics of a human according to medieval physiology, resulting from dominance of one of the four humors.

    Les caractéristiques mentales et physiques distinctives d’un humain selon la physiologie médiévale, résultant de la domination de l’un des quatre humeurs.

  • Excessive irritability or sensitiveness: an actor with too much temperament.

    Irritabilité ou sensibilité excessive : un acteur avec trop de tempérament.

  • Music Equal temperament.

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