Mental Process
temperament Audio
tem·per·a·ment [ tem-per-uh-muhnt, -pruh-muhnt, -per-muhnt ]
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Personality
Definitions related to temperament:
  • An individual's habitual frame of mind or natural emotional disposition.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Predisposition to react to one's environment in a certain way; usually refers to mood changes.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Temperament, in psychology, an aspect of personality concerned with emotional dispositions and reactions and their speed and intensity; the term often is used to refer to the prevailing mood or mood pattern of a person. The notion of temperament in this sense originated with Galen, the Greek...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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