tempered

Meaning

Adj

1. (in-compounds, not-comparable) Having a specified disposition or temper.
2. (not-comparable) Pertaining to the metallurgical process for finishing metals.
3. (not-comparable) Pertaining to the industrial process for toughening glass, or to such toughened glass.
4. (not-comparable) Moderated or balanced by other considerations.
5. (not-comparable) Pertaining to the well-tempered scale, where the twelve notes per octave of the standard keyboard are tuned in such a way that it is possible to play music in any major or minor key and it will not sound perceptibly out of tune.

Verb

simple past and past participle of temper

temper

• Noun
• Verb

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Synonyms

hardened

moderated

toughened

treated

mitigated

seasoned

temperate

be hardened

heat-treated

allayed

toned-down

dashed

discipline

limited

rule

Translations

temperiert

templado

trempé

gemäßigt

angelassen

καλόβουλος

με διάθεση

tempérée

incallito

temperato

temprato

ahenkli

huylu

karışımla değiştirilmiş

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: tempred

Inherited from Old English: ġetemprod

Inherited from Middle English: temperd

Inherited from Old English: temprode

In summary

From Middle English tempred, itempered, ytempred, ytemprid, from Old English ġetemprod (“tempered, moderate, goverened, cured”), past participle of Old English ġetemprian (“to temper, moderate, govern, cure”), equivalent to temper + -ed.