temperament vs gourmandism

gourmandism vs temperament

temperament and gourmandism both are nouns.

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

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

temperament: your usual mood
gourmandism: the disposition and habits of a gourmand

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, epicurism.

temperament (noun)	gourmandism (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 a gourmand
your usual mood
excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly)

Difference between temperament and gourmandism

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