temperament vs good nature

good nature vs temperament

temperament and good nature both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
temperament	Yes	No	No	No
good nature	Yes	No	No	No

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

temperament: your usual mood
good nature: a cheerful, obliging disposition

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, agreeability, agreeableness, ill nature, disagreeableness, willingness, involuntariness, unwillingness, friendliness, unsociability, unsociableness, unfriendliness, calm, calmness, composure, equanimity, discomposure, optimism, pessimism, epicurism, gourmandism.

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

Difference between temperament and good nature

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