even-tempered
even-tempered adjective: remaining calm even in situations that would cause many others to become angry, frustrated, panicky, etc.
Adjective
even-tempered (comparative more even-tempered, superlative most even-tempered)
- Remaining calm even in situations that would cause many others to become angry, frustrated, panicky, etc.
- Who has not known some even-tempered old man or woman who seemed to have drunk of the fountain of youth?1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, chapter I, in The House Behind the Cedars
- If you just want to hear beautiful music, this album is delightful. It is in the same general style of the Paul Winter Consort and the albums from Windham Hill, being lovely, even-tempered but not dispassionate music which stimulates relaxation and thoughtfulness.1984 December 15, Maida Tilchen, “Women's Music Goes Global”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 22, page 8
- Synonyms:
- even-keeled, cool-headed, unexcitable, calm, steady, collected, composed, equable, equanimous, equanimitable
- Antonyms:
- hot-tempered, quick-tempered, short-tempered
even-tempered meaning in Malayalam
even-tempered in Malayalam
- composed, serene, calm
- സമചിത്തതയുള്ള, പ്രശാന്തമായ, സ്വച്ഛതയുള്ള, ശാന്തമായ, അക്ഷോഭ, അക്ഷോഭ്യ
Synonyms of even-tempered
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Forms of even-tempered
| comparative | more even-tempered |
|---|---|
| superlative | most even-tempered |
Questions about even-tempered
- What does even-tempered mean?
- Even-tempered means remaining calm even in situations that would cause many others to become angry, frustrated, panicky, etc.
- What is even-tempered in Malayalam?
- Even-tempered in Malayalam is സമചിത്തതയുള്ള, പ്രശാന്തമായ, സ്വച്ഛതയുള്ള. See Even-tempered meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is even-tempered?
- Even-tempered is an adjective.
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