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# temperament

«temperament» in Mova's school dictionary: **A person's or animal's usual nature and mood, the way…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a temperament, temperaments)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A person's or animal's usual nature and mood, the way they normally feel and behave. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temperament/#m1)

2) Being moody or easily upset: «a fit of temperament». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temperament/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories it tells the reader about a character's nature: calm, fiery, gentle. In science and pet care, dog breeds are described by temperament (friendly, nervous). In sport, «the right temperament» means staying calm under pressure. Phrases: «calm temperament», «gentle temperament», «artistic temperament», «have the temperament for».

### examples

- Our dog has a gentle temperament and loves children. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temperament/#x1)
- She has a calm temperament and rarely gets cross. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temperament/#x2)
- Horses with a nervous temperament spook easily. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temperament/#x3)
- The twins look alike but have different temperaments. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temperament/#x4)
- A goalkeeper needs the right temperament for penalties. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temperament/#x5)
- He had a fiery temperament as a child. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temperament/#x6)

### note

Spelling trap: «temper-a-ment» — there is an «a» in the middle (not «temperment»). Adjective: «temperamental» (moody, changeable; also used for machines that often break). Do not confuse with «temperature».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «temperament» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temperament/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.