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[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [[Latin]] temperamentum, from temperare to mix, temper
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [[Latin]] temperamentum, from temperare to mix, temper
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]
<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Temperament''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Temperament '''''this link'''''].</center>
==Definitions==
==Definitions==
*1 obsolete a : [[constitution]] of a substance, [[body]], or [[organism]] with [[respect]] to the mixture or [[balance]] of its elements, [[qualities]], or [[parts]] : makeup
*1 obsolete a : [[constitution]] of a substance, [[body]], or [[organism]] with [[respect]] to the mixture or [[balance]] of its elements, [[qualities]], or [[parts]] : makeup
:b : middle [[course]] : mean
:b : middle [[course]] : mean
*5 : the slight modification of [[Acoustics|acoustically pure intervals in tuning a [[Music|musical]] instrument; especially : modification that produces a set of 12 equally spaced [[tones]] to the octave
*5 : the slight modification of [[Acoustics|acoustically pure intervals in tuning a [[Music|musical]] instrument; especially : modification that produces a set of 12 equally spaced [[tones]] to the octave
==Description==
==Description==
In [[psychology]], '''temperament''' refers to those aspects of an [[individual]]'s [[personality]], such as introversion or extroversion, that are often regarded as [[innate]] rather than learned. A great many classificatory schemes for temperament have been developed; none, though, has achieved general [[consensus]].
In [[psychology]], '''temperament''' refers to those aspects of an [[individual]]'s [[personality]], such as introversion or extroversion, that are often regarded as [[innate]] rather than learned. A great many classificatory schemes for temperament have been developed; none, though, has achieved general [[consensus]].
