Temper

Pronunciation: /ˈtɛmpər/

Temper (noun)

  1. a person's mood, especially when angry or calm
  2. the ability to stay calm and not get angry

Examples

  • She maintained a calm temper during the discussion.
  • His temper was cheerful despite the bad news.

Common collocations: calm temper, cheerful temper, lose one's temper, keep one's temper, control one's temper

Temper (verb)

  1. to make something less strong or extreme
  2. to heat and cool metal to make it hard and strong

Examples

  • They tempered the criticism with praise.
  • She tempered her excitement with caution.

Synonyms of Temper

Formal

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Temper

  • — when referring to emotions or states of mind
  • — when referring to emotions or situations