as in temper
one's characteristic attitude or mood
looking for a dog with a sweet temperament
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Recent Examples of temperament
In the wild, rapid growth, a docile temperament and fast egg-laying are not traits that would serve chickens well in the slightest.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The sentence’s restrained temperament with its eerie bureaucratic authority, quiet yet menacing.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
The 75-year-old British-American editor's cool temperament and exacting standards became legendary over the course of her career, going on to inspire Meryl Streep's beloved character in the 2006 comedy The Devil Wears Prada.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
That suits our temperament quite well.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The sentence’s restrained temperament with its eerie bureaucratic authority, quiet yet menacing.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
The 75-year-old British-American editor's cool temperament and exacting standards became legendary over the course of her career, going on to inspire Meryl Streep's beloved character in the 2006 comedy The Devil Wears Prada.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
That suits our temperament quite well.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for temperament
Recent Examples of Synonyms for temperament
Noun
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As Extinct Animals notes, one such attempt was quashed when a lone stallion killed itself after losing its temper and bashing its own head into a wall.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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In the clip, Mettke-Powers' husband could be seen trying to calm down their son, who was having a temper tantrum over not having access to both Wi-Fi and Roblox.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Dim lighting bounces off of soft pink tiles and warms the dining room, the bathrooms glow ocean blue, every inch of the space colored by the sisters’ sunny dispositions and their dedication to turning even the most low-key midweek dinner into an exercise in jubilant excess.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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In fact, Amazon’s CEO Andy Jassy echoed that getting an MBA or having the biggest LinkedIn network might not help you in your career nearly as much as having a positive disposition.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Two Hearts Of A New MacBook Apple has been reluctant to feed these demands over the last decade, but there are signs that the attitude is thawing.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The attitude of last season has vanished, replaced by that performative pregame dustup as Texas A&M headed toward its locker room.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Temperament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temperament. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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