attemper
/əˈtɛm.pə(ɹ)/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "But we must add, that she did say, by way of attempering her pleasure: "Well! I must say I never saw a finer young man in my life—indeed I don’t know that the court of Great Britain quite boasts his equal..."
- "Thus fairely she attempered her feast, / And pleasd them all with meete satietie [...]."
- "They tempt no conflict, no revenge provoke, But meet oppression in its daring course, With wisdom's ample shield, of Heaven attemper'd force."
Etymology
From Middle English attempren, from Old French atemprer (French attremper), from Latin attemperare. Doublet of attemperate.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: attempren, atemprer, attemperare