even-tempered
- adjective
- /ˈiːvənˌtɛmpərd/
- Despite the chaos around her, she remained even-tempered, calmly guiding her team through the crisis.
- an even-tempered man
- an even-tempered person
- normally even-tempered
And the more of us who choose to be even tempered, thoughtful, caring, compassionate,
- And the more of us who choose to be even tempered, thoughtful, caring, compassionate,
Examples
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For this reason, among others, I married a forgiving, even-tempered man who does not hold grudges.
Academic text (2007) -
My boyfriend, a kind and even-tempered Minnesotan, felt helpless.
Academic text (2009) -
I consider myself an even-tempered man.
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She was always even-tempered, looking perfectly put together for our afternoon on the floor.
Blog text (25) -
Kae is steady and even-tempered.
Blog text (30) -
She's nice, kind, even-tempered.
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At the same time, I am so impressed with the way you conducted yourself through that ordeal and with the thoughtful, even-tempered way you composed this post.
Blog text (14) -
He had never met anyone as even-tempered as Will, and yet lately they'd had one quarrel after another, usually over something so trivial he could not remember what had started it.
Fiction book (1993) -
All these things Abby could accomplish, and would have, with the sort of even-tempered pragmatism that dominated this phase of her life, an efficiency in accomplishing tasks focused on others that had always come naturally to her.
Fiction book (2002) -
Among his few close friends and with his family, however, Karp was a different man: humorous, a dead-on mimic, boyish, occasionally goofy, a peaceable man, and quite even-tempered.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
Not showing strong feelings and being very still
A person who is gentle and not forceful
A person who is gentle, calm, and not aggressive
Calm and not easily upset, like a quiet lake
Calm and sensible and good at making decisions in difficult situations
Cheerful and friendly to other people
Calm and confident in control of your feelings in difficult situations
A calm person who does not get angry or upset easily
Calm and steady in difficult situations
Being calm and friendly, not easily annoyed
Calm and in control of your feelings in difficult situations
Antonyms
How Calm
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Even-tempered comes from two simple parts: even, meaning 'level' or 'equal', and temper, meaning 'mood' and seen in the word temperament. So an even-tempered person has a 'level' or 'steady' mood and stays calm, not easily upset.