temperament (n.)

  1. your usual mood; he has a happy disposition

    [ Syn: disposition ]

  2. excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly)

  3. an adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys

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