1 [in singular] a person’s state of mind seen in terms of their being angry or calm:he rushed out in a very bad temper
a tendency to become angry easily:I know my temper gets the better of me at times
an angry state of mind:Drew had walked out in a temper [mass noun]:I only said it in a fit of temper
2 [mass noun] the degree of hardness and elasticity in steel or other metal:the blade rapidly heats up and the metal loses its temper
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1improve the hardness and elasticity of (steel or other metal) by reheating and then cooling it:the way a smith would temper a sword (as adjective tempered)tempered steel pins
improve the consistency or resiliency of (a substance) by heating it or adding particular substances to it:hardboard tempered with oil or resin is more durable
2act as a neutralizing or counterbalancing force to (something):their idealism is tempered with realism
3tune (a piano or other instrument) so as to adjust the note intervals correctly.
keep (or lose) one's temper
retain (or fail to retain) composure when angry:it took all her patience to keep her temper
out of temper
in an irritable mood:on waking each day she had been out of temper