Definition
An individual's innate, biologically based behavioral style and characteristic emotional reactivity present from early infancy.
Etymology
From Latin 'temperamentum' meaning 'proper mixture,' from 'temperare' (to mix, moderate, regulate).
Kelly Says
Temperament is the personality you're born with — some babies are naturally calm, some are feisty, and that wiring stays with you!
Translations
CACatalà
temperament
tem-peh-rah-mehnt
CSČeština
temperament
tem-peh-rah-mehnt
DADansk
temperament
tem-peh-rah-mehnt
DEDeutsch
Temperament
tem-peh-rah-mehnt
ELΕλληνικά
χαρακτήρας
hah-rah-kee-rah-s
ESEspañol
temperamento
tem-peh-rah-mee-en-toh
FISuomi
luonteenlaatu
loo-n-teh-nlah-too
FRFrançais
tempérament
tahm-peh-rah-mah
HUMagyar
természet
tehr-meh-sheht
IDBahasa Indonesia
watak
wah-tahk
ITItaliano
temperamento
tem-peh-rah-mee-en-toh
KKKK
темперамент
tyem-peh-rah-mehnt
KMKM
ប្រភពចិត្ត
prah-bahb-cheht
MSBahasa Melayu
perangai
peh-rahng-ai
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်သဘော
seit-tha-haw
NLNederlands
temperament
tem-peh-rah-mehnt
NONorsk
temperament
tem-peh-rah-mehnt
PLPolski
temperament
tem-peh-rah-mehnt
PTPortuguês
temperamento
tem-peh-rah-mee-en-toh
RORomână
temperament
tem-peh-rah-mehnt
RUРусский
темперамент
tyem-peh-rah-mehnt
SVSvenska
temperament
tem-peh-rah-mehnt
SWKiswahili
tabia
tah-bee-ah
TEతెలుగు
స్వభావం
svabhavam
THไทย
อุปนิสัย
oop-nee-sai
TLTL
katauhan
kah-tah-oo-han
UKУкраїнська
темперамент
tyem-peh-rah-mehnt
VITiếng Việt
tính cách
tinh cach
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Historically used to pathologize women as 'temperamental' or emotionally unstable, rooted in humoral theory that positioned women as ruled by bodily fluids and thus unreliable.
Inclusive Usage
Use to describe personality traits equally across genders; avoid applying selectively to women as a dismissal of legitimate emotion or criticism.
Inclusive Alternatives
["disposition","nature","character"]