temperament vs optimism

optimism vs temperament

temperament and optimism both are nouns.

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

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

temperament: your usual mood
optimism: a general disposition to expect the best in all things

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, pessimism, epicurism, gourmandism.

temperament (noun)	optimism (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 general disposition to expect the best in all things
your usual mood	the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well
excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly)

Difference between temperament and optimism

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