Definition of temper

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• temper is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
• temper is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
• temper is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of temper

• a sudden outburst of anger (noun)

  Examples

  1. his temper sparked like damp firewood

  Synonyms

  1. irritation
  2. pique
• make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else (verb)

  Examples

  1. she tempered her criticism

  Synonyms

  1. moderate
  2. mollify
  3. season
• the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. toughness
• harden by reheating and cooling in oil (verb)

  Examples

  1. temper steel

  Synonyms

  1. harden
• change by restraining or moderating (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. chasten
• a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger (noun)

  Examples

  1. his temper was well known to all his employees

  Synonyms

  1. biliousness
  2. irritability
  3. peevishness
  4. pettishness
  5. snappishness
  6. surliness
• a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling (noun)

  Examples

  1. whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time

  Synonyms

  1. humor
  2. humour
  3. mood
• bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling (verb)

  Examples

  1. temper glass

  Synonyms

  1. anneal
  2. normalize
• adjust the pitch (of pianos) (verb)

See definition of temper in Merriam Webster