Nouns (12)
toughness
n. the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
irritation, pique
n. a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood"
humor, humour, mood
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"
temper
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