temper - noun

a sudden outburst of anger

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger

the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking

temper - verb

• bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
• harden by reheating and cooling in oil
• adjust the pitch (of pianos)
• make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate
• restrain

temper - thesaurus

anneal   biliousness   chasten   harden   humor   humour   irritability   irritation   moderate   mollify   mood   normalize   peevishness   pettishness   pique   season   snappishness   surliness   toughness