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Nouns (12)

n. the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking

n. a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood"

n. a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor"

biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness

n. a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees"

Verbs (7)

adjust the pitch

v. adjust the pitch (of pianos)

harden

v. harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel"

anneal

v. toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass"

moderate, chasten

v. restrain or temper

season, dilate

v. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (207)

outrage, indignation

n. a feeling of righteous anger

bitterness, gall, resentment, rancor, rancour

n. a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

fury, rage, madness

n. a feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage"

scene, fit, tantrum

n. a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene"

passion, passionateness

n. strong feeling or emotion

composure, calm, calmness, equanimity

n. steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"

tranquility, quietness, tranquillity, quietude

n. a state of peace and quiet

disposition, inclination, tendency

n. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"

nature, wild, natural state, state of nature

n. a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild"

nature

n. the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others"

disposition, temperament

n. your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition"

disposition, temperament

n. your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition"

bitterness, acrimony, acerbity, jaundice

n. a rough and bitter manner

abruptness, brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, shortness

n. an abrupt discourteous manner

irony, sarcasm, satire, caustic remark

n. witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift

spleen, irascibility, quick temper, short temper

n. a feeling of resentful anger

nature

n. the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others"

fiber, fibre, character

n. the inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer

morale, esprit de corps, team spirit

n. the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed

position, attitude, posture

n. the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"

humor, sense of humor, humour

n. the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor"

tone, change the color tone of

v. change the color or tone of; "tone a negative"

mince, moderate, soften

v. make less severe or harsh; "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears"

tame, chasten, subdue

v. overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"

strengthen, become strong, become stronger, gain strength, get strong

v. gain strength; "His body strengthened"

relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage

v. provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"

palliate, extenuate, mitigate

v. lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime"

inure, harden

v. cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold"

acclimatize, acclimate, get used to the climate, acclimatise

v. get used to a certain climate; "They never acclimatized in Egypt"

adjust, adapt, get accustomed

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

temper, season, dilate

v. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"

toughen, make tougher, make tough

v. make tough or tougher; "This experience will toughen her"

lower, lour, set lower, make lower

v. set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"

lower, lour, make quieter, turn down

v. make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"

assuage, mollify, appease, gentle, pacify, lenify, placate, gruntle

v. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"

chagrin, mortify, humiliate, humble, abase

v. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

control, curb, moderate, restrain, contain, hold in

v. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"

hold, restrain, confine, straiten

v. to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"

soothe, cause to feel better

v. cause to feel better; "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation"

strengthen, fortify, beef up

v. make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

inure, harden

v. cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold"

acclimatize, acclimate, get used to the climate, acclimatise

v. get used to a certain climate; "They never acclimatized in Egypt"

familiarize, familiarise, make familiar

v. make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"

adjust, adapt, get accustomed

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

temper, moderate, chasten

v. restrain or temper

toughen, make tougher, make tough

v. make tough or tougher; "This experience will toughen her"

condition, put into a proper state

v. put into a better state; "he conditions old cars"

discipline, condition, train

v. train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"

naturalize, make more natural, make more lifelike

v. make more natural or lifelike

adjust, conform, adapt

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

habituate, accustom, make used

v. make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music"

adapt, make fit, accommodate

v. make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"

teach, learn, instruct

v. impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"

school, educate

v. give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better"

instruct, apprise, apprize

v. make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"

train, develop, prepare, educate, make prepared

v. create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future"

familiarize, familiarise, acquaint

v. make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"

grow, mature, maturate, undergo maturation, grow mature

v. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"

moderate, mellow

v. become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed"

age, mature, maturate, grow old, grow older

v. grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"

age, make older, cause to age

v. make older; "The death of his child aged him tremendously"

mellow, make mellow

v. soften, make mellow; "Age and experience mellowed him over the years"

balance, equilibrate, equilibrize

v. bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights"

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Antonyms (6)

anger, ire, choler

n. a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

intensify, escalate, step up

v. increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"

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