Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

good-tempered

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.53 in modern English

Syllables
good-tem-pered
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not easily irritated; affable.

Etymology

From good + tempered.

Inflected Forms

better-tempered (comparative) more good-tempered (comparative) best-tempered (superlative) most good-tempered (superlative) goodtempered (alternative)

Phrases

good-temperedly good-temperedness

Synonyms

equable even-tempered placid

Questions

What does good-tempered mean?
Not easily irritated; affable.
Where does good-tempered come from?
From good + tempered.

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