Word Finder - temperaments

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

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Any state or condition as determined by the proportion of its ingredients or the manner in which they are mixed; consistence, composition; mixture.

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A person's usual manner of thinking, behaving or reacting.

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A tendency to become irritable or angry.

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The altering of certain intervals from their correct values in order to improve the moving from key to key.

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Individual differences in behavior that are biologically based and are relatively independent of learning, system of values and attitudes.

Rhyn and Tamer were similar enough in temperaments that nothing would make them get along.

Thus, in an age of strife and polemics, it seemed to afford a refuge for quiet, gentle spirits, and meditative temperaments.

Even though temperament is thought to be rooted in biology, different children in the same family may have very different temperaments.

The elements influence the temperaments of those who fall under each sign.

The application of physiology to the explanation of diseases, and thus to practice, was chiefly by the theory of the temperaments or mixtures which Galen founded upon the Hippocratic doctrine of humours, but developed with marvellous and fatal ingenuity.

Taken together as a group, they have been supposed to be three out of an uncompleted series designed to illustrate the four "temperaments" and complexions of men.

It rested on a solid basis of mutual affection and of common studies, the different temperaments of the two scholars securing them against the disagreements of rivalry or jealousy.

But under fortune not only political and geographical conditions but the characters and temperaments of nations and individuals play their part.

Temperaments are very good, and several fanciers in the UK keep many numbers together, including males.

Boxer is usually a friendly exuberant dog which remains playful for several years, tho some animals develop unstable temperaments.

Keep in mind, many, many charts will show two strong temperaments, maybe with one having a slight edge.

They are adaptable, providing ease of management, and have placid temperaments.

The governors put in office at this time by the crown were not of conciliatory temperaments, and the measures instituted in parliament (see United States) served to increase bitterness of feeling.

Inward temperaments are scored in every mode; dynamic sounds emerge in sundry measures, set adrift in consciousness like soughing winds.

The contestants will live together in a townhouse thoughout the competition - considering the stakes, and all those artist temperaments under one roof, we expect fireworks!

Breeders must meet certain professional standards to breed healthy puppies with good temperaments, and find nurturing homes for the animals in their care.

A visit enables you to see if the dog's parents are healthy, social and have good temperaments.

All potential service dogs are initially selected as puppies for their calm temperaments, and then transferred to the homes of trained puppy raisers who begin socializing each pup for life as a guide.

Although breeders have made great strides with Chihuahua temperaments in the last 20 years, some of these dogs can still be antisocial and quite territorial to outsiders.

This is also a good time to ask him about breeds and temperaments that would be a good match for your family.

It is recommended that puppies who earn the CGC certification undergo re-testing once they reach adulthood to be certain that their temperaments and behaviors still merit the distinction.

There may also be biologic factors such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and certain temperaments that predispose particular children towards misbehavior.

Studies have shown that some children are born with inhibited temperaments, which means that even as infants, they are more likely to be fearful and wary of new situations.

Children with inhibited temperaments appear to be more susceptible to anxiety disorders, depression, and certain personality disorders in their later years.

These two basic temperaments were also recognized in studies examining infants as young as four months old.

For example, fire signs generally do well with other fire signs, but signs of a different quality might have different temperaments; Aries, is cardinal (action) fire, while Leo (fixed) is creative fire.