noun
- a person’s state of mind, especially with regard to anger or calmness
- an angry state of mind
- the degree of hardness and elasticity in steel or other metal
Usage: technical
verb
- to make something less intense or extreme; to moderate
- to heat and cool metal in order to achieve the desired hardness
Usage: technical
Examples
- She has a very calm temper and rarely gets upset.
- He lost his temper when the computer crashed again.
- Try to keep your temper during the meeting.
- The sword’s temper made it both strong and flexible.
- You should temper your criticism with some praise.
- The blacksmith tempered the steel by heating and cooling it.
- Her enthusiasm was tempered by realistic concerns.
- The metal must be tempered at exactly the right temperature.