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Definitions for Tempering

[1] a particular state of mind or feelings.
[2] habit of mind, especially with respect to irritability or patience, outbursts of anger, or the like; disposition: an even temper.
[3] heat of mind or passion, shown in outbursts of anger, resentment, etc.
[4] calm disposition or state of mind: to be out of temper.
[5] a substance added to something to modify its properties or qualities.
[6] Metallurgy . the degree of hardness and strength imparted to a metal, as by quenching, heat treatment, or cold working. the percentage of carbon in tool steel. the operation of tempering.
[7] Archaic . a middle course; compromise.
[8] Obsolete . the constitution or character of a substance.
[9] to moderate or mitigate: to temper justice with mercy.
[10] to soften or tone down.
[11] to bring to a proper, suitable, or desirable state by or as by blending or admixture.
[12] to moisten, mix, and work up into proper consistency, as clay or mortar.
[13] Metallurgy . to impart strength or toughness to (steel or cast iron) by heating and cooling.
[14] to produce internal stresses in (glass) by sudden cooling from low red heat; toughen.
[15] to tune (a keyboard instrument, as a piano, organ, or harpsichord) so as to make the tones available in different keys or tonalities.
[16] to modify (color) by mixing with a medium.
[17] Archaic . to combine or blend in due proportions.
[18] Archaic . to pacify.
[19] to be or become tempered.
[20] a frame of mind; mood or humour a good temper
[21] a sudden outburst of anger; tantrum
[22] a tendency to exhibit uncontrolled anger; irritability
[23] a mental condition of moderation and calm (esp in the phrases keep one's temper, lose one's temper, out of temper )
[24] the degree of hardness, elasticity, or a similar property of a metal or metal object
[25] to make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate he tempered his criticism with kindly sympathy
[26] to strengthen or toughen (a metal or metal article) by heat treatment, as by heating and quenching
[27] music to adjust the frequency differences between the notes of a scale on (a keyboard instrument) in order to allow modulation into other keys to make such an adjustment to the pitches of notes in (a scale)
[28] a rare word for adapt
[29] an archaic word for mix

Words related to Tempering

tempermitigate, ease, alleviate, assuage, lessen, soften, soothe, dilute, restrain, abate, curb, mollify, allay, cool, weaken, palliate, soft-pedal, relieve, revamp, switch

Words nearby Tempering

tempertemp, temp., tempe, tempeh, tempelhof, temper, temper color, temper tantrum, tempera, temperament, temperamental

Origin of Tempering

before 1000; (v.) Middle English tempren, Old English temprian < Latin temperāre to divide or proportion duly, temper; (noun) Middle English: proportion, derivative of the v.

Other words from Tempering

tem·per·a·ble , adjective
tem·per·a·bil·i·ty , noun
tem·per·er , noun
non·tem·per·a·ble , adjective
re·tem·per , verb (used with object)
un·tem·per·a·ble , adjective
un·tem·per·ing , adjective

Word origin for Tempering

Old English temprian to mingle, (influenced by Old French temprer ), from Latin temperāre to mix, probably from tempus time

Synonyms for Tempering

abate, allay, alleviate, assuage, cool, curb, dilute, ease, lessen, mitigate, mollify, restrain, soften, soothe, tone down, weaken, adjust, admix, modulate, pacify, palliate, relieve, revamp, soft-pedal, switch, transmogrify, chill out, cool out, fine tune, make reasonable, monkey around with, take the bite out of, take the edge off, take the sting out of