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Temperament vs Natured - What's the difference?

temperament | natured |

As a noun temperament

is (obsolete) a moderate and proportionable mixture of elements or ingredients in a compound; the condition in which elements are mixed in their proper proportions.

As an adjective natured is

having or possessing the specified disposition or temperament.

temperament

English

Noun

(wikipedia temperament) (en noun)
  • (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
  • References

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    natured

    English

    Adjective

  • Having or possessing the specified disposition or temperament.
  • Usage notes

    Almost always used in combination with a modifier; see the examples below

    Derived terms

    * good-natured * ill-natured * sweet-natured

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