" temper "

[Noun]  | "tem*per" | \ ˈtem-pər \

1: heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion

2: calmness of mind : composure

3: state of feeling or frame of mind at a particular time usually dominated by a single strong emotion

Origin: 14th century ;

 Middle English tempure, tempyr, temper "moderation, mixture of things in proper proportion, mental state," probably noun derivative of tempren, temperen "to mix with, soften, moderate" {mat|temper:2|};

[Noun]  | "quick temper" 

1: a tendency to get angry very quickly and easily

[Noun]  | "short temper" 

1: a tendency to become angry easily

[Verb]  | "temper" 

1: to dilute, qualify, or soften by the addition or influence of something else : moderate

2: to anneal or toughen (glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling

3: to harden (a material, such as steel) by reheating and cooling in oil

Origin: before 12th century ;

 Middle English tempren, temperen "to be mixed with, mix with, soften, moderate, regulate, tune," in part going back to Old English temprian "to mix with, moderate," borrowed from Latin temperāre "to exercise moderation, restrain oneself, moderate, bring to a proper strength or consistency by mixing, maintain in a state of balance," perhaps derivative of temper-, variant stem of tempor-, tempus "period of time"; in part borrowed from Anglo-French temprer, tremper, going back to Latin temperāre{mat|tempo|};

  * Note : The derivation of temperāre from temper- and hence tempus is based on the hypothesis that the original meaning of the noun was "extent, measure"; however, it is not entirely certain that the meanings "to restrain" or "to bring to a suitable state by mixing" (whichever might be the original meaning of temperāre) are consonant with the idea of measuring.;

[Idiom]  | "keep one's temper" 

1: to remain calm : to not become angry, begin shouting, etc.

[Idiom]  | "lose one's temper" 

1: to get angry

[Idiom]  | "one's temper flares" 

1: —used to say that someone gets angry

[Verb]  | "temper" 

[Noun]  | "temper" 

[Phrase]  | "lose one's temper" 

[Phrase]  | "lost one's temper" 

[Phrase]  | "loses one's temper" 

[Phrase]  | "losing one's temper"