even-tempered

/'i:vən'maindid/ Cách viết khác : (even-tempered) /'i:vən'tempəd/

Thân thiện

He is an even-tempered teacher who never raises his voice.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not easily irritated or annoyed; having a calm and steady disposition: Describes a person who maintains composure and does not become angry or upset readily.
   • Characterized by a consistent and tranquil mood: Refers to a stable, unflappable emotional state.

Usage

• Used to describe a person's inherent character or typical mood.
• Often implies a positive, reliable quality in social and professional contexts.
• Can be used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb).

Examples

• Attributive use (before a noun):
  • She is known as an even-tempered manager who handles crises calmly.
  • His even-tempered nature makes him an excellent mediator.
• Predicative use (after a linking verb):
  • My grandfather is remarkably even-tempered.
  • It's important to stay even-tempered during negotiations.

Advanced Usage

• "To remain even-tempered": To consciously maintain one's calmness in a difficult situation.
  • Despite the intense criticism, the speaker remained even-tempered.
• Comparative and Superlative Forms: "more even-tempered", "most even-tempered".
  • Of all the candidates, she was the most even-tempered under pressure.

Variants and Related Words

• Even-temperedly (adverb): In a calm and composed manner.
  • He responded even-temperedly to the provocation.
• Even-temperedness (noun): The quality or state of being even-tempered.
  • Her even-temperedness is her greatest asset in this high-stress job.

Synonyms

• Equable: Not easily disturbed or varied; steady.
• Placid: Not easily upset or excited; calm and peaceful.
• Imperturbable: Unable to be upset or excited; calm.
• Good-natured: Kind, patient, and tolerant.

Antonyms

• Short-tempered: Easily angered.
• Irritable: Easily annoyed or provoked.
• Moody: Given to unpredictable changes of mood.
• Volatile: Liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.

Idioms and Phrases

• (As) cool as a cucumber: Very calm and composed, especially in a difficult situation. (This idiom is a close conceptual synonym for the state of being even-tempered.)
  • While everyone else panicked, she was as cool as a cucumber.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. not easily irritated
   • an equable temper
   • not everyone shared his placid temperament
   • remained placid despite the repeated delays

Từ đồng nghĩa

• equable
• good-tempered
• placid