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
Rubens got their opposing temperaments spot-on in a double portrait from 1603.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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ABC News,
8 Mar. 2026
Knowing the umps isn’t as much of a priority as, say, nailing every aspect of the next three upcoming opponents, but learning umpires’ temperaments and tendencies is a good idea, even in the ABS and replay review era.
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Susan Slusser,
San Francisco Chronicle,
5 Mar. 2026
In another study published in October 2025, Kucker and her colleagues found the caregivers’ temperaments, and that of their child’s, influences digital media use and thereby language learning.
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Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Mar. 2026
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
Knowing the umps isn’t as much of a priority as, say, nailing every aspect of the next three upcoming opponents, but learning umpires’ temperaments and tendencies is a good idea, even in the ABS and replay review era.
—
Susan Slusser,
San Francisco Chronicle,
5 Mar. 2026
In another study published in October 2025, Kucker and her colleagues found the caregivers’ temperaments, and that of their child’s, influences digital media use and thereby language learning.
—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for temperaments
Noun
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Change the leader themselves — their behaviours, their habits, their dispositions.
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David Yannetti, representing Officer Nicholas O’Malley, 33, has filed a slew of discovery motions in the case — requesting records of King’s complete criminal history, including all arrests, charges, dispositions, and pending matters from any jurisdiction.
Noun
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Leo July 23 – August 22 When tempers meet quick words, choose kinder pacing.
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So far, crowd moods have been good, but tempers rise in the knockout stage of the competition.
Noun
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During the preference sheet meeting, the major difference in Kayley and Genevieve’s attitudes is perfectly illustrated.
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It is caused by environments that allow harmful attitudes to take root.
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