adjustment vs temperament

temperament vs adjustment

adjustment and temperament both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adjustment	Yes	No	No	No
temperament	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, temperament is a hyponym of adjustment; that is, temperament is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than adjustment:

adjustment: the act of adjusting something to match a standard
temperament: an adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys

Other hyponyms of adjustment include alignment, collimation, tune-up, synchronisation, synchronising, synchronization, synchronizing, voicing.

adjustment (noun)	temperament (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	an adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys
the act of adjusting something to match a standard	your usual mood
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances	excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly)
an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

Difference between adjustment and temperament

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