temperament
noun
[ ˈtɛmp(ə)rəm(ə)nt ]
• a person's or animal's nature, especially as it permanently affects their behaviour.
• "she had an artistic temperament"
Similar:
disposition,
nature,
character,
personality,
make-up,
constitution,
complexion,
temper,
mind,
spirit,
stamp,
mettle,
mould,
mood,
frame of mind,
cast of mind,
bent,
tendency,
attitude,
outlook,
grain,
humour,
• the adjustment of intervals in tuning a piano or other musical instrument so as to fit the scale for use in different keys; in equal temperament, the octave consists of twelve equal semitones.
• "this temperament became standard tuning for all the new organs"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin temperamentum ‘correct mixture’, from temperare ‘mingle’. In early use the word was synonymous with the noun temper.
