Collocations for temperament - noun
ADJ.
fiery, violent, volatile | brittle, fragile, highly-strung | cool, equable, even, good, sanguine, unflappable | docile | sunny | questionable, suspect, uncertain | right, wrong
He doesn''t have the right temperament for the job.
He doesn''t have the right temperament for the job.
nervous | romantic | artistic, scientific, etc.
VERB + TEMPERAMENT
have
PREP.
by/in ~
She was fiery by temperament.
She was fiery by temperament.
of … ~
a man of an equable temperament
a man of an equable temperament
PHRASES
a display of temperament
He''s given to displays of temperament (= he often behaves in an emotional way).
He''s given to displays of temperament (= he often behaves in an emotional way).