temperamenttem‧pe‧ra‧ment /ˈtempərəmənt/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable] 
Jill has such a lovely relaxed temperament.by temperament Tolkien was, by temperament, a very different man from Lewis.
WORD ORIGINtemperament
Origin:
1400-1500 Latin temperamentum, from temperare; ➔ TEMPER2EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- His calm, quiet temperament made him popular with his colleagues.
- I'm not sure if she has the right temperament for the job.
- My father and I got along very well, having very similar temperaments.
- Pete has a calm, quiet temperament.
- His looks, his temperament, his background - even his name marked him off for ridicule.
- If temperament had not existed, all paintings would have of necessity to be simple photographs.
- She knew they were a light-saddle horse with a good disposition in spite of the spirited, fiery temperament.
- That is not to say there were no clashes of temperament or differences of opinion about the way things should be done.
- Those who survive best emotionally do so partly by the gift of their inborn temperament.
- Young children have very different temperaments and so the style of management of one child may not suit another.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone's character
the combination of qualities that makes someone a particular kind of person, for example a good or bad, honest or dishonest person: · Her behavior last night revealed a lot about her character.· A candidate's character and qualifications are more important than past experience.· What strikes me most about Hamlet is his noble character.
someone's character - use this especially about how someone behaves towards other people, for example whether they are friendly or unfriendly, confident or easily frightened etc: · It's true he can be emotional at times but that's just part of his personality.· This election should be about issues and policies, not about the personalities of the candidates!friendly/nice/warm etc personality: · Yun has a lovely, warm personality.
someone's character - use this especially to say whether someone is naturally good or bad, gentle or severe etc: · Kindness and sympathy were in his nature.· My girlfriend has a rather unforgiving nature so I don't think that I'll tell her.· She was surprised to learn he had a romantic side to his nature.by nature (=use this when saying what someone's usual character is): · She's generous by nature.· I am not by nature a violent man, but these insults were more than I could bear.it's not in somebody's nature: · It was not in his nature to take risks.
the emotional part of someone's character, especially how likely they are to become angry, happy, sad etc: · His calm, quiet temperament made him popular with his colleagues.· My father and I got along very well, having very similar temperaments.the right temperament: · I'm not sure if she has the right temperament for the job.
formal a character that makes it likely that you will behave nervously, jealously etc: · This program may not be suitable for people with a nervous disposition.be of a nervous/jealous etc disposition: · He's considerate and sweet-tempered but of a very nervous disposition.have a nervous/jealous etc disposition: · Sue had a sunny disposition and a warm smile.
British /makeup American someone's character - use this especially to say that someone's character is completely fixed and they cannot change it or control it: · It's not in their make-up to accept defeat.· Her constant attempts to justify her actions tell the reader a lot about her emotional make-up.· This behaviour is part of our genetic make-up rather than our cultural conditioning.be part of somebody's make-up: · Stubbornness has always been a significant part of his makeup.
informal if you know what makes someone tick , you understand their character, desires, and what makes them behave in the way they do: · After working with him for five years, I still don't know what makes him tick.· As a teacher, you need to get to know your students, find out what makes them tick.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Jill has such a lovely relaxed temperament.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
the emotional part of someone’s character, especially how likely they are to be happy, angry etcartistic/nervous/good etc temperament Jill has such a lovely relaxed temperament.· Gould's time was too precious and his ambition too overriding to allow him a thought for artistic temperament.· Movie films always run over budget because the artistic temperament is impatient with detail.· An alert artistic temperament is the first requirement for the creation of these so impressive two dimensional figures.· People with artistic temperaments are rarely practical with money and are easy to rip-off.· I can't abide people with artistic temperaments: always blame some one else, never themselves.· She is just the sort of girl to stimulate the artistic temperament.· Perhaps it was her artistic temperament - it was impossible to know for certain.· He made no bones about displaying his artistic temperament.
· Doris and I have very different temperaments, if you know what I mean, but we complement each other.· Anyone who has had two or more children knows how different babies' temperaments can be from the day they are born.· Young children have very different temperaments and so the style of management of one child may not suit another.· Though far different in temperament and background, the two proved a successful team.· But they are very different in temperament.· Although the brothers are identical twins, they have quite different temperaments.· Like Ballantyne, Kingston used the different temperaments of his youthful trio to keep their exploits within reasonable bounds.· So different temperaments have their place within any particular field.
· The young Yorkshireman apparently has a good temperament and a complete all-round game.· He had such a good temperament.· Sound, healthy mares tend to have sound, healthy foals. Good temperament is vital.· He hasn't got the best temperament for it.· We are used to everyone saying that their horse has a good temperament, but what is the temperament of a horse?
VERB· A personalised healing programme will be devised to suit your temperament and specific needs.· McGregor thought Amelia was particularly suited by temperament for scientific work because she had such a lively interest.· Barnett House's union of social thought and social action admirably suited her temperament.· I discover the optimism of scientists, which suits my temperament.
Jill has such a lovely relaxed temperament.by temperament Tolkien was, by temperament, a very different man from Lewis.