English Explanatory Dictionary

tempered

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having a specified disposition or temper.
  2. Pertaining to the metallurgical process for finishing metals.
  3. Pertaining to the industrial process for toughening glass, or to such toughened glass.
  4. Moderated or balanced by other considerations.
  5. Pertaining to the well-tempered scale, where the twelve notes per octave of the standard keyboard are tuned in such a way that it is possible to play music in any major or minor key and it will not sound perceptibly out of tune.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of temper

Pronunciation

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Word forms

tempered

Etymology

From Middle English tempred, itempered, ytempred, ytemprid, from Old English ġetemprod (“tempered, moderate, goverened, cured”), past participle of Old English ġetemprian (“to temper, moderate, govern, cure”), equivalent to temper + -ed.

Synonyms

mellow sober measured middle of the road mild moderate nonexcessive nonextreme nonfanatic proper reasonable reasonous temperate tempered unexcessive unextreme

Antonyms

untempered

Derived words

bad-tempered equal-tempered even-tempered evil-tempered foul-tempered good-tempered hot-tempered ill-tempered mild-tempered quick-tempered short-tempered sweet-tempered temperedness well-tempered
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