Temper
/ˈtɛmpə/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:12 pts6 letters
Definition of Temper
noun
- A tendency to be in a certain type of mood; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting.
"to have a good, bad, or calm temper"
- State of mind; mood.
- A tendency to become angry.
"He has quite a temper when dealing with salespeople."
- Anger; a fit of anger.
"an outburst of temper"
- Calmness of mind; moderation; equanimity; composure.
"to keep one's temper; to lose one's temper; to recover one's temper"
verb
- To moderate or control.
"Temper your language around children."
- To strengthen or toughen a material, especially metal, by heat treatment; anneal.
"Tempering is a heat treatment technique applied to metals, alloys, and glass to achieve greater toughness by increasing the strength of materials and/or ductility. Tempering is performed by a controlled reheating of the work piece to a temperature below its lower eutectic critical temperature."
- To sauté spices in ghee or oil to release essential oils for flavouring a dish in South Asian cuisine.
- To mix clay, plaster or mortar with water to obtain the proper consistency.
- To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use.
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