temperament vs perfectionism

perfectionism vs temperament

temperament and perfectionism both are nouns.

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

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

temperament: your usual mood
perfectionism: a disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable

Other hyponyms of temperament include aloneness, loneliness, lonesomeness, solitariness, animalism, physicality, bloodiness, bloodthirstiness, heart, spirit, nervousness, esprit de corps, morale, team spirit, moodiness, blood, 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, gourmandism.

temperament (noun)	perfectionism (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 disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable
your usual mood
excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly)

Difference between temperament and perfectionism

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