good temper
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- noun
- /ɡʊd ˈtɛmpər/
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buen humor
- Like Koestler, Farrell talks tough to bring Indians down to earth: "The American worker, rising at five and six A.M. daily to earn his bread and giving a few weeks of his labor in taxes, is not going to react well and in good temper when he learns that some of his foreign friends refer to America as Uncle Shylock and Uncle Sucker."
We're going to be looking at the virtue of whatever you want to call it, gentleness, mildness, good temper.
- We're going to be looking at the virtue of whatever you want to call it, gentleness, mildness, good temper.
- So so you know, it's that bad combination of, you know, good temper and misbehavior.
- This, this is completely Aristotle's position when it comes to the virtue of what he calls mildness, prow taste or good temper.
Examples
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"And the enchanted bear bore their play in good temper." Olivia spoke in a sing-song.
Fiction book (1995) -
Aristotle actually has a virtue of we translate it as calmness or good temper, but it does involve getting angry at times.
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I count on the sanity and good temper of the people.
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So so you know, it's that bad combination of, you know, good temper and misbehavior.
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Now, spirits generally aren't known for their good tempers.
Fiction book (1997) -
Persons born to power and authority be faint, framed with good tempers and virtuous dispositions.
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"Despite their poverty and deprivation, he found them of 'good temper and cheerfulness of mind,' possessed of a 'high sense of moral rectitude,' as well as an astonishing level of literacy and learning.
Academic text (1996) -
After a long day at work, she came home in a good temper, ready to enjoy dinner with her family.
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He always greets his colleagues with a good temper, making the workplace more enjoyable for everyone.
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Her good temper during the meeting helped ease the tension and encouraged open discussion.
Synonyms
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4.3
A person's usual mood that shows in how they act
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4.1
A person's usual or temporary mood that affects how they act
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1.7
A cheerful, pleasant mood that makes people feel relaxed
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1.3
A kind and polite way of treating other people
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2.5
A friendly, helpful attitude that makes a person help others
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4.1
A friendly, pleasant way of behaving that makes people feel comfortable
Being cheerful and friendly so people find it easy to get along
A cheerful, friendly way of behaving that is patient and willing to help others
A kind, friendly attitude that wants to help others
A friendly, happy way of acting that makes others feel better
Antonyms
How Good-Natured
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a cheerful and agreeable mood' is directly and compositionally derived from 'good' (positive) + 'temper' (mood or emotional state); the adjective-noun combination follows a regular, predictable pattern. This construction and sense are cross-linguistically common and therefore a B1 learner who knows both constituent words can readily infer the MWE meaning (despite minor nuance in uses like 'short temper').
Etymology
Good temper comes from an old use of the word temper, which meant 'mood', and good meant pleasant; so good temper paints a picture of a calm, friendly person and now means 'a cheerful and agreeable mood'.