tempérament
French, noun/tɑ̃.pe.ʁa.mɑ̃/
tempérament is spelled T-E-M-P-É-R-A-M-E-N-T (11 letters) and appears 4.0 times per million words in written French, the 13,132nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tempérament is a French masculine noun meaning “temperament, character” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Complexion, constitution du corps, en parlant des personnes, voire des animaux”.
What does tempérament mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetemperament, character
- 2
masculinemollifying, tempering
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Complexion, constitution du corps, en parlant des personnes, voire des animaux. 2. Caractère ; disposition mentale. 3. Action de tempérer, adoucissement qu’on propose pour concilier les esprits et pour accommoder les affaires. 4. Limitation, atténuation ou assouplissement d’une loi ou d'une norme.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tempérament
- tempéraments plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tempérament?
- /tɑ̃.pe.ʁa.mɑ̃/
- \tɑ̃.pe.ʁa.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tempérament
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tempérament in French?
tempérament appears 4.0 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).