peculiar temperament
1peculiar temperament — index specialty (distinctive mark) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2Temperament — Tem per*a*ment, n. [L. temperamentum a mixing in due proportion, proper measure, temperament: cf. F. temp[ e]rament. See {Temper}, v. t.] 1. Internal constitution; state with respect to the relative proportion of different qualities, or… …
3temperament — 1. The psychological and biological organization peculiar to the individual, including one s character or personality predispositions, that influence the manner of thought and action and general views of life. 2. SYN: temper (1). [L.… …
4temperament — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin temperamentum, from temperare to mix, temper Date: 15th century 1. obsolete a. constitution of a substance, body, or organism with respect to the mixture or balance of its elements, qualities, or parts ; …
5Equal temperament — Temperament Tem per*a*ment, n. [L. temperamentum a mixing in due proportion, proper measure, temperament: cf. F. temp[ e]rament. See {Temper}, v. t.] 1. Internal constitution; state with respect to the relative proportion of different qualities,… …
6Unequal temperament — Temperament Tem per*a*ment, n. [L. temperamentum a mixing in due proportion, proper measure, temperament: cf. F. temp[ e]rament. See {Temper}, v. t.] 1. Internal constitution; state with respect to the relative proportion of different qualities,… …
7artistic temperament — A catch all reference to artists more peculiar attitudes, emotions, or behaviors which observers often attribute to being elements of artists creative activities. Artists invariably do some things which non artists find eccentric. Nevertheless …
8ἰδιοσυγκρασίας — ἰδιοσυγκρασίᾱς , ἰδιοσυγκρασία peculiar temperament fem acc pl ἰδιοσυγκρασίᾱς , ἰδιοσυγκρασία peculiar temperament fem gen sg (attic doric aeolic) …
9ἰδιοσυγκρισίας — ἰδιοσυγκρισίᾱς , ἰδιοσυγκρισία peculiar temperament fem acc pl ἰδιοσυγκρισίᾱς , ἰδιοσυγκρισία peculiar temperament fem gen sg (attic doric aeolic) …
10idiosyncrasy — (n.) c.1600, from Fr. idiosyncrasie, from Gk. idiosynkrasia a peculiar temperament, from idios one s own (see IDIOM (Cf. idiom)) + synkrasis temperament, mixture of personal characteristics, from syn together + krasis mixture. Originally in… …
