• a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his Temper was well known to all his employees"
• the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
• a sudden outburst of anger; "his Temper sparked like damp firewood"
• a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his Temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor"
• restrain or Temper
• make more Temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she Tempered her criticism"
• adjust the pitch (of pianos)
• harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "Temper steel"
• toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "Temper glass"

'Temper' in other languages