Demeanour vs Temperament - What's the difference?
demeanour | temperament |
*{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
, chapter=4, title= (obsolete) A moderate and proportionable mixture of elements or ingredients in a compound; the condition in which elements are mixed in their proper proportions.
(obsolete) Any state or condition as determined by the proportion of its ingredients or the manner in which they are mixed; consistence, composition; mixture.
a person's normal manner of thinking, behaving or reacting
a tendency to become irritable or angry
(music) the altering of certain intervals from their correct values in order to improve the moving from key to key
As nouns the difference between demeanour and temperament
is that demeanour is while temperament is temperament, character.demeanour
English
Noun
(-)A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect.}}
