temperament vs pessimism

pessimism vs temperament

temperament and pessimism both are nouns.

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

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

temperament: your usual mood
pessimism: a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst 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, optimism, epicurism, gourmandism.

temperament (noun)	pessimism (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 look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things
your usual mood	the feeling that things will turn out badly
excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly)

Difference between temperament and pessimism

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