temperament vs ill nature

ill nature vs temperament

temperament and ill nature both are nouns.

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

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

temperament: your usual mood
ill nature: a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent 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, good nature, agreeability, agreeableness, disagreeableness, willingness, involuntariness, unwillingness, friendliness, unsociability, unsociableness, unfriendliness, calm, calmness, composure, equanimity, discomposure, optimism, pessimism, epicurism, gourmandism.

temperament (noun)	ill 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 disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition
your usual mood
excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly)

Difference between temperament and ill nature

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