Definisjon av temperament

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Noun

temperament - an adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys
readjustment, adjustment, registration the act of adjusting again (to changed circumstances)
temperament - excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly)
emotionalism, emotionality emotional nature or quality
temperament - your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition"
disposition
nature the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others"
aloneness, lonesomeness, solitariness, loneliness a disposition toward being alone
physicality, animalism preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites
bloodthirstiness, bloodiness a disposition to shed blood
spirit, heart a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character
nervousness a sensitive or highly strung temperament
esprit de corps, team spirit, morale the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed
moodiness having temperamental and changeable moods
blood temperament or disposition; "a person of hot blood"
cheer, cheerfulness, sunniness, sunshine a cry or shout of approval
uncheerfulness not conducive to cheer or good spirits
perfectionism a disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable; "his perfectionism seemed excessive to his students"
permissiveness, tolerance a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
unpermissiveness, restrictiveness a lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behavior within certain specified limits
good nature a cheerful, obliging disposition
agreeability, agreeableness a temperamental disposition to be agreeable
ill nature a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition
disagreeableness an ill-tempered and offensive disposition
willingness cheerful compliance; "he expressed his willingness to help"
involuntariness, unwillingness the trait of being unwilling; "his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made"; "in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton"
friendliness a friendly disposition
unsociability, unsociableness an unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship
unfriendliness an unfriendly disposition
composure, equanimity, calm, calmness steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"
discomposure a temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure
optimism a general disposition to expect the best in all things
pessimism a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things
epicurism the disposition and habits of an epicure
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Substantiv

temperament - A moderate and proportionable mixture of elements or ingredients in a compound; the condition in which elements are mixed in their proper proportions.
temperament - Any state or condition as determined by the proportion of its ingredients or the manner in which they are mixed; consistence, composition; mixture.
temperament - A person's normal manner of thinking, behaving or reacting.
temperament - A tendency to become irritable or angry.
temperament - The altering of certain intervals from their correct values in order to improve the moving from key to key.

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  • In psychology, temperament refers to those aspects of an individual's personality, such as introversion or extroversion, that are often regarded as innate rather than learned. A great many classificatory schemes for temperament have been developed; none, though, has achieved general consensus in academia. Historically, the concept of temperament was part of the theory of the four humours, with their corresponding four temperaments.

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