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good-tempered

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not easily irritated; affable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

not easily irritated

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an equable temper
  • not everyone shared his placid temperament
  • remained placid despite the repeated delays

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: equable, even-tempered, placid

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From good + tempered.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: добродушен (dobrodušen) — affable
  • Bulgarian: благоразположен (blagorazpoložen) — affable
  • Galician: agradábel — affable
  • Georgian: კეთილი (ḳetili) — affable
  • Irish: réidh — affable
  • Irish: séimh — affable
  • Polish: miły — affable
  • Polish: łagodny — affable
  • Polish: przyjacielski — affable