sweet-tempered

sweet-tem·pered

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sweet tem-perd]
- /swit ˈtɛm pərd/
- /swiːt ˈtem.pər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sweet tem-perd]
- /swit ˈtɛm pərd/

Definition of sweet-tempered word

adjective sweet-tempered having a gentle and equable disposition; pleasant. 1

Just one definition for sweet-tempered

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Origin of sweet-tempered

First appearance:

before 1625

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1625-35

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Parts of speech for Sweet-tempered

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sweet-tempered

sweet-tempered popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for sweet-tempered

adj sweet-tempered

amiable — Someone who is amiable is friendly and pleasant to be with.
buddy-buddy — very friendly; intimate.
clubby — If you describe an institution or a group of people as clubby, you mean that all the people in it are friendly with each other and do not welcome other people in.
copacetic — very good; excellent; completely satisfactory
disciplined — having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.

adjective sweet-tempered

dearest — You can call someone dearest when you are very fond of them.
dovelike — Similar to a dove.

All 9 Synonyms of sweet-tempered

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