Synonyms: surliness, temper, snappishness, biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness
Definition: a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
Usage: his temper was well known to all his employees
Similar words: ill nature
Definition: a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition
Definition: the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
Similar words: snap, elasticity
Definition: the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
Usage: the waistband had lost its snap
Synonyms: irritation, temper, pique
Definition: a sudden outburst of anger
Usage: his temper sparked like damp firewood
Synonyms: humor, humour, temper, mood
Definition: a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
Usage: whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time; he was in a bad humor
Similar words: feeling
Definition: the experiencing of affective and emotional states
Usage: she had a feeling of euphoria; he had terrible feelings of guilt; I disliked him and the feeling was mutual
Synonyms: chasten, moderate, temper
Definition: restrain
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: season, temper, mollify
Definition: make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate
Usage: she tempered her criticism
Synonyms: temper
Definition: adjust the pitch (of pianos)
Similar words: adjust, correct, set
Definition: alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
Usage: Adjust the clock, please; correct the alignment of the front wheels
Definition: harden by reheating and cooling in oil
Usage: temper steel
Similar words: modify
Definition: make less severe or harsh or extreme
Usage: please modify this letter to make it more polite; he modified his views on same-gender marriage
Synonyms: temper, normalize, anneal
Definition: bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
Usage: temper glass