All temper synonyms
tem·per
T t noun temper
- fuse — Electricity. a protective device, used in an electric circuit, containing a conductor that melts under heat produced by an excess current, thereby opening the circuit. Compare circuit breaker.
- zaniness — ludicrously or whimsically comical; clownish.
- worthiness — having adequate or great merit, character, or value: a worthy successor.
- mise en scene — the process of setting a stage, with regard to placement of actors, scenery, properties, etc.
- fitfulness — The quality of being fitful.
- high spirits — lively or boisterous mood
- dynamism — The quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress.
- changeableness — The condition of being changeable.
- conniption — a fit of rage or tantrums
- wrath — Cape, a high promontory in NW Scotland: most NW point on mainland.
- mise-en-scène — the process of setting a stage, with regard to placement of actors, scenery, properties, etc.
- firmness — not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
- crossness — the quality or state of being cross or angry; irritability; snappishness.
- humor — hacker humour
- individuality — the particular character, or aggregate of qualities, that distinguishes one person or thing from others; sole and personal nature: a person of marked individuality.
- condition — If you talk about the condition of a person or thing, you are talking about the state that they are in, especially how good or bad their physical state is.
- bile — Bile is a liquid produced by your liver which helps you to digest fat.
- hotheadedness — The state or characteristic of being hotheaded; the tendency to be easily infuriated or provoked.
- frame of mind — mental state
- boiling point — The boiling point of a liquid is the temperature at which it starts to change into steam or vapour. For example, the boiling point of water is 100° centigrade.
- likableness — The property of being likable, that which makes likable.
- constitution — The constitution of a country or organization is the system of laws which formally states people's rights and duties.
verb temper
- lull — to put to sleep or rest by soothing means: to lull a child by singing.
- dulling — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- gentling — Present participle of gentle.
- change — If there is a change in something, it becomes different.
- laid back — relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
- make nice — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- weaken — to make weak or weaker.
- assuage — If you assuage an unpleasant feeling that someone has, you make them feel it less strongly.
- backwaters — Plural form of backwater.
- make light of — of little weight; not heavy: a light load.
- hold down — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- downing — a downward movement; descent.
- kiss and make up — be reconciled
- bring to heel — (Transitive Verb) IDI To compel someone to obey; to force someone into a submissive condition.
- housebreak — to train (a pet) to excrete outdoors or in a specific place.
- inflected — to modulate (the voice).
- cool — Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
- enhearten — To comfort and embolden, encourage, animate, hearten.
- curdled — Containing curds.
- downed — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- mollify — to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.
- downs — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- cool down — If someone cools down or if you cool them down, they become less angry than they were.
- attenuate — To attenuate something means to reduce it or weaken it.
- frosted — covered with or having frost.
- infrigidate — (obsolete) To chill; to make cold.
- casehardened — Simple past tense and past participle of caseharden.
- demark — to remove all trace of (a person or thing)