Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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restrictiveness | Yes | No | No | No |
temperament | Yes | No | No | No |
restrictiveness (noun) | temperament (noun) |
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a lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behavior within certain specified limits | an adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys |
a grammatical qualification that makes the meaning more specific (`red hat' has a more specific meaning than `hat') | your usual mood |
excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly) |