temperament vs epicurism

epicurism vs temperament

temperament and epicurism both are nouns.

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

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

temperament: your usual mood
epicurism: the disposition and habits of an epicure

Other hyponyms of temperament include aloneness, loneliness, lonesomeness, solitariness, animalism, physicality, bloodiness, bloodthirstiness, heart, spirit, nervousness, esprit de corps, morale, team spirit, moodiness, blood, perfectionism, permissiveness, tolerance, restrictiveness, unpermissiveness, good nature, agreeability, agreeableness, ill nature, disagreeableness, willingness, involuntariness, unwillingness, friendliness, unsociability, unsociableness, unfriendliness, calm, calmness, composure, equanimity, discomposure, optimism, pessimism, gourmandism.

temperament (noun)	epicurism (noun)
an adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys	the disposition and habits of an epicure
your usual mood
excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly)

Difference between temperament and epicurism

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