sweet-tempered

[sweet-tem-perd]

adjective

1. having a gentle and equable disposition; pleasant.

Other Word Forms

• sweet-temperedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sweet-tempered¹

First recorded in 1625–35

Example Sentences

So she let herself sleep, too, and dreamed only of happy things: chirping songbirds and Black Forest cake, and sweet-tempered ponies with long red ribbons braided through their silky manes.

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Only an exceedingly fortunate, patient, and sweet-tempered person can go through life without ever feeling in high dudgeon, and that was just as true in Miss Penelope Lumley’s day as it is in our own.

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Baker, detectives learned, had been a sweet-tempered practitioner of Wicca, a form of nature worship that shunned violence.

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It is also tenacious and generous, with a sweet-tempered approach to its audience interactions.

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Masvita was sweet-tempered, though, and Nhamo had to admit her own manners left a lot to be desired.

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Related Words

• affable 
• amicable 
• charming 
• cheerful 
• cordial 
• delightful 
• engaging 
• friendly 
• genial 
• good-humored 
• good-natured 
• gracious 
• lovable 
• mellow 
• pleasant 
• sociable