temperaments

plural of temperament

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Recent Examples of temperaments Cinema is the great compensatory art, the one that artistic temperaments frustrated by the practice of a classical art form turn to when there’s no other outlet left. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 July 2026 Species with different temperature preferences, growth rates, or temperaments may compete for resources or create stress for one another. Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 9 July 2026 Rubens got their opposing temperaments spot-on in a double portrait from 1603. Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026 The race left relatively normal Democrats like former Controller Betty Yee, former Speaker Toni Atkins, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, and San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan struggling to gain traction despite having seemingly better temperaments, resumes, and ideas. Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 27 May 2026 The Singapore Sling and the Million Dollar Cocktail are sisters who share the same DNA and many of the same qualities but possess quite different temperaments and have gone on to enjoy different lives. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Mar. 2026 Players of all kinds of temperaments, skill levels and game styles have done it, do it, and will do it in the future — and there are methods to the madness that takes over a tennis player in the throes of frustration. James Hansen, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026 He was involved off and on with Joplin over the second half of the 1960s, two young hippies whose careers and temperaments drove them apart. Hillel Italie, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026 He was involved off and on with Joplin over the second half of the 1960s, two young hippies whose careers and temperaments drove them apart. ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for temperaments
Noun
  • The dispositions in the Massachusetts arrests were not immediately clear.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026
  • Change the leader themselves — their behaviours, their habits, their dispositions.
    Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • Voices were raised and tempers ran high, dividing GOP lawmakers over the Iran war and a major election reform bill called the SAVE America Act, multiple attendees told reporters.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • Fewer fouls but more red cards This summer’s tournament has been played in good spirit, with tempers rarely flaring and challenges remaining fairly clean across the opening 48 games.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • Consumer attitudes, especially among Gen-Z, have shifted dramatically over the past few years, with many placing greater value on moderation, home consumption, and low-alcohol lifestyles.
    Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
  • Americans’ attitudes toward the economy have improved slightly as gas prices declined, but their outlook remains mostly negative.
    Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

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“Temperaments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temperaments. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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