To moderate or control. / To strengthen or toughen a material, especially metal, by heat treatment; anneal.

A general tendency or orientation towards a certain type of mood, a volatile state; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting. / State of mind; mood. / A tendency to become angry.

(idiomatic) Used to tell someone to control their (bad) temper

Capable of being tempered.

The ability to be tempered.

plural of temperant

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of temper

present participle of temper

The act by which something is tempered.

Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence / Moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in respect to using intoxicating liquors.