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- [tem-perd]
- /ˈtɛm pərd/
- /ˈtem.pər/
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- [tem-perd]
- /ˈtɛm pərd/
Definitions of tempered word
- adjective tempered having a temper or disposition of a specified character (usually used in combination): a good-tempered child. 1
- adjective tempered Music. tuned in accordance with some other temperament than just or pure temperament, especially tuned in equal temperament. 1
- adjective tempered made less intense or violent, especially by the influence of something good or benign: justice tempered with mercy. 1
- adjective tempered properly moistened or mixed, as clay. 1
- adjective tempered Metallurgy. of or relating to steel or cast iron that has been tempered. 1
- noun tempered a particular state of mind or feelings. 1
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Origin of tempered
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1325-75; See origin at temper, -ed2, -ed3
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Parts of speech for Tempered
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tempered popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tempered usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tempered
adj tempered
adjective tempered
- annealed — Simple past tense and past participle of anneal.
- elastic — (of an object or material) able to resume its normal shape spontaneously after contraction, dilatation, or distortion.
- melted — Simple past tense and past participle of melt.
- washy — diluted too much; weak: washy coffee.
- waterish — somewhat, or tending to be, watery.
verb tempered
- domiciliated — to domicile.
- glozed — Simple past tense and past participle of gloze.
- housebroke — Simple past form of housebreak.
- humanized — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
- inflected — to modulate (the voice).
Antonyms for tempered
adjective tempered
- distempered — Art. a technique of decorative painting in which glue or gum is used as a binder or medium to achieve a mat surface and rapid drying. (formerly) the tempera technique.
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