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distemperment

distemperment noun: distempered state; distemperature.

Noun

distemperment (countable and uncountable, plural distemperments)

  1. (obsolete) distempered state; distemperature
    • Then as some sulphurous spirit sent
      By the torn Airs distemperment,
      To a rich Palace; finds within
      Some Sainted Maid , or Sheba Queen1623, Owen Feltham, Resolves: Divine, Moral, Political

Forms of distemperment

pluraldistemperments

Origin of distemperment

From distemper + -ment.

Questions about distemperment

What does distemperment mean?
Distemperment means distempered state; distemperature.
What part of speech is distemperment?
Distemperment is a noun.
What is the plural of distemperment?
The plural of distemperment is distemperments.

Words near distemperment in the dictionary

  1. distemperers
  2. distemperest
  3. distempereth
  4. distempering
  5. distemperings
  6. distemperment
  7. distemperments
  8. distempers
  9. distend
  10. distendable
  11. distended

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