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Attemper
Attemper At*tem"per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attempered; p. pr. & vb. n. Attempering.] [OF. atemprer, fr. L. attemperare; ad + temperare to soften, temper. See Temper, and cf. Attemperate.] 1. To reduce, modify, or moderate, by mixture; to temper; to regulate, as temperature. If sweet with bitter . . . were not attempered still. --Trench. 2. To soften, mollify, or moderate; to soothe; to temper; as, to attemper rigid justice with clemency. 3. To mix in just proportion; to regulate; as, a mind well attempered with kindness and justice. 4. To accommodate; to make suitable; to adapt. Arts . . . attempered to the lyre. --Pope. Note: This word is now not much used, the verb temper taking its place.
Attemperament
Attemperament At*tem"per*a*ment, n. [OF. attemprement.] A tempering, or mixing in due proportion.
Attemperance
Attemperance At*tem"per*ance, n. [Cf. OF. atemprance.] Temperance; attemperament. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Attemperate
Attemperate At*tem"per*ate, a. [L. attemperatus, p. p. of attemperare. See Attemper.] Tempered; proportioned; properly adapted. Hope must be . . . attemperate to the promise. --Hammond.
Attemperate
Attemperate At*tem"per*ate, v. t. To attemper. [Archaic]
Attemperation
Attemperation At*tem`per*a"tion, n. The act of attempering or regulating. [Archaic] --Bacon.
Attempered
Attemper At*tem"per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attempered; p. pr. & vb. n. Attempering.] [OF. atemprer, fr. L. attemperare; ad + temperare to soften, temper. See Temper, and cf. Attemperate.] 1. To reduce, modify, or moderate, by mixture; to temper; to regulate, as temperature. If sweet with bitter . . . were not attempered still. --Trench. 2. To soften, mollify, or moderate; to soothe; to temper; as, to attemper rigid justice with clemency. 3. To mix in just proportion; to regulate; as, a mind well attempered with kindness and justice. 4. To accommodate; to make suitable; to adapt. Arts . . . attempered to the lyre. --Pope. Note: This word is now not much used, the verb temper taking its place.
Attempering
Attemper At*tem"per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attempered; p. pr. & vb. n. Attempering.] [OF. atemprer, fr. L. attemperare; ad + temperare to soften, temper. See Temper, and cf. Attemperate.] 1. To reduce, modify, or moderate, by mixture; to temper; to regulate, as temperature. If sweet with bitter . . . were not attempered still. --Trench. 2. To soften, mollify, or moderate; to soothe; to temper; as, to attemper rigid justice with clemency. 3. To mix in just proportion; to regulate; as, a mind well attempered with kindness and justice. 4. To accommodate; to make suitable; to adapt. Arts . . . attempered to the lyre. --Pope. Note: This word is now not much used, the verb temper taking its place.
Attemperly
Attemperly At*tem"per*ly, adv. Temperately. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Attemperment
Attemperment At*tem"per*ment, n. Attemperament.
Bilious temperament
Bilious Bil"ious (b[i^]l"y[u^]s), a. [L. biliosus, fr. bilis bile.] 1. Of or pertaining to the bile. 2. Disordered in respect to the bile; troubled with an excess of bile; as, a bilious patient; dependent on, or characterized by, an excess of bile; as, bilious symptoms. 3. Choleric; passionate; ill tempered. ``A bilious old nabob.' --Macaulay. Bilious temperament. See Temperament.
Contemper
Contemper Con*tem"per (k[o^]n*t[e^]m"p[~e]r), v. t. [L. contemperare, -temperatum; con- + temperare to temper. Cf. Contemperate.] To modify or temper; to allay; to qualify; to moderate; to soften. [Obs.] The antidotes . . . have allayed its bitterness and contempered its malignancy. --Johnson.
Contemperate
Contemperate Con*tem"per*ate (k[o^]n*t[e^]m"p[~e]r*[=a]t), v. t. [See Contemper.] To temper; to moderate. [Obs.] Moisten and contemperate the air. --Sir T. Browne.
Contemperation
Contemperation Con*tem`per*a"tion (-[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. 1. The act of tempering or moderating. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. 2. Proportionate mixture or combination. ``Contemperation of light and shade.' --Boyle.
Contemperature
Contemperature Con*tem"per*a*ture (-t[e^]m"p[~e]r*[.a]*t[-u]r; 135), n. The condition of being tempered; proportionate mixture; temperature. [Obs.] The different contemperature of the elements. --South.
Distemper
Distemper Dis*tem"per, n. [See Distemper, v. t., and cf. Destemprer.] 1. An undue or unnatural temper, or disproportionate mixture of parts. --Bacon. Note: This meaning and most of the following are to be referred to the Galenical doctrine of the four ``humors' in man. See Humor. According to the old physicians, these humors, when unduly tempered, produce a disordered state of body and mind. 2. Severity of climate; extreme weather, whether hot or cold. [Obs.] Those countries . . . under the tropic, were of a distemper uninhabitable. --Sir W. Raleigh. 3. A morbid state of the animal system; indisposition; malady; disorder; -- at present chiefly applied to diseases of brutes; as, a distemper in dogs; the horse distemper; the horn distemper in cattle. They heighten distempers to diseases. --Suckling. 4. Morbid temper of the mind; undue predominance of a passion or appetite; mental derangement; bad temper; ill humor. [Obs.] Little faults proceeding on distemper. --Shak. Some frenzy distemper had got into his head. --Bunyan. 5. Political disorder; tumult. --Waller. 6. (Paint.) (a) A preparation of opaque or body colors, in which the pigments are tempered or diluted with weak glue or size (cf. Tempera) instead of oil, usually for scene painting, or for walls and ceilings of rooms. (b) A painting done with this preparation. Syn: Disease; disorder; sickness; illness; malady; indisposition; ailment. See Disease.
Distemperance
Distemperance Dis*tem"per*ance, n. Distemperature. [Obs.]
Distemperate
Distemperate Dis*tem"per*ate, a. [LL. distemperatus, p. p.] 1. Immoderate. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh. 2. Diseased; disordered. [Obs.] --Wodroephe.
Distemperately
Distemperately Dis*tem"per*ate*ly, adv. Unduly. [Obs.]
Distemperature
Distemperature Dis*tem"per*a*ture (?; 135), n. 1. Bad temperature; intemperateness; excess of heat or cold, or of other qualities; as, the distemperature of the air. [Obs.] 2. Disorder; confusion. --Shak. 3. Disorder of body; slight illness; distemper. A huge infectious troop Of pale distemperatures and foes to life. --Shak. 4. Perturbation of mind; mental uneasiness. Sprinkled a little patience on the heat of his distemperature. --Sir W. Scott.
Distemperment
Distemperment Dis*tem"per*ment, n. Distempered state; distemperature. [Obs.] --Feltham.
Equal temperament
6. (Physiol.) The peculiar physical and mental character of an individual, in olden times erroneously supposed to be due to individual variation in the relations and proportions of the constituent parts of the body, especially of the fluids, as the bile, blood, lymph, etc. Hence the phrases, bilious or choleric temperament, sanguine temperament, etc., implying a predominance of one of these fluids and a corresponding influence on the temperament. Equal temperament (Mus.), that in which the variations from mathematically true pitch are distributed among all the keys alike. Unequal temperament (Mus.), that in which the variations are thrown into the keys least used.
Equal temperament
Equal E"qual, a. [L. aequalis, fr. aequus even, equal; akin to Skr. ?ka, and perh. to L. unus for older oinos one, E. one.] 1. Agreeing in quantity, size, quality, degree, value, etc.; having the same magnitude, the same value, the same degree, etc.; -- applied to number, degree, quantity, and intensity, and to any subject which admits of them; neither inferior nor superior, greater nor less, better nor worse; corresponding; alike; as, equal quantities of land, water, etc.; houses of equal size; persons of equal stature or talents; commodities of equal value. 2. Bearing a suitable relation; of just proportion; having competent power, abilities, or means; adequate; as, he is not equal to the task. The Scots trusted not their own numbers as equal to fight with the English. --Clarendon. It is not permitted to me to make my commendations equal to your merit. --Dryden. Whose voice an equal messenger Conveyed thy meaning mild. --Emerson. 3. Not variable; equable; uniform; even; as, an equal movement. ``An equal temper.' --Dryden. 4. Evenly balanced; not unduly inclining to either side; characterized by fairness; unbiased; impartial; equitable; just. Are not my ways equal? --Ezek. xviii. 29. Thee, O Jove, no equal judge I deem. --Spenser. Nor think it equal to answer deliberate reason with sudden heat and noise. --Milton. 5. Of the same interest or concern; indifferent. They who are not disposed to receive them may let them alone or reject them; it is equal to me. --Cheyne. 6. (Mus.) Intended for voices of one kind only, either all male or all female; -- opposed to mixed. [R.] 7. (Math.) Exactly agreeing with respect to quantity. Equal temperament. (Mus.) See Temperament. Syn: Even; equable; uniform; adequate; proportionate; commensurate; fair; just; equitable.
Good-tempered
Good-tempered Good`-tem"pered, a. Having a good temper; not easily vexed. See Good-natured.
Ill-tempered
Ill-tempered Ill`-tem"pered, a. 1. Of bad temper; morose; crabbed; sour; peevish; fretful; quarrelsome. 2. Unhealthy; ill-conditioned. [Obs.] So ill-tempered I am grown, that I am afraid I shall catch cold, while all the world is afraid to melt away. --Pepys.
Intemperancy
Intemperancy In*tem"per*an*cy, n. Intemperance. [Obs.]
Intemperant
Intemperant In*tem"per*ant, a. [L. intemperans, -antis. See In- not, and Temperant.] Intemperate. [Obs.] Such as be intemperant, that is, followers of their naughty appetites and lusts. --Udall.
Intemperate
Intemperate In*tem`per*ate, v. t. To disorder. [Obs.]
Intemperate
Intemperate In*tem`per*ate, a. [L. intemperatus. See In- not, and Temperate.] 1. Indulging any appetite or passion to excess; immoderate to enjoyments or exertion. 2. Specifically, addicted to an excessive or habitual use of alcoholic liquors. 3. Excessive; ungovernable; inordinate; violent; immoderate; as, intemperate language, zeal, etc.; intemperate weather. Most do taste through fond intemperate thirst. --Milton. Use not thy mouth to intemperate swearing. --Ecclus. xxiii. 13.
Intemperately
Intemperately In*tem`per*ate*ly, adv. In an intemperate manner; immoderately; excessively; without restraint. The people . . . who behaved very unwisely and intemperately on that occasion. --Burke.

Meaning of Tempe from wikipedia

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