as in dispositions
one's characteristic attitude or mood
looking for a dog with a sweet temperament
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Recent Examples of temperaments
Matching energy levels, breed temperaments, and giving each pet their own space are also key to a successful transition.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
The two men have bad hair and unpredictable temperaments, but beyond that the similarities dissipate quickly.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
The two men have bad hair and unpredictable temperaments, but beyond that the similarities dissipate quickly.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for temperaments
Noun
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Involvement in structuring joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions and dispositions, activist takeover and defense, financing arrangements, and similar matters will all be considered.—
Liane Jackson,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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The second quarter saw the temperatures drop and the players’ tempers rise.—
Erik Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Aug. 2025
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The past 18 months in particular — comprising Copa America, Concacaf Nations League and Gold Cup failures — have driven patience and tempers to the edge.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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In this theory, individuals categorize themselves and others into in-groups and out-groups, which shapes perceptions, attitudes, and behaviours and that typically, people tend to favour those in their in-group.—
Ellen Choi,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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These attitudes don’t always cause one of these forms of mass violence, but in places where mass violence occurs, these types of attitudes generally preëxist.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Temperaments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temperaments. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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