temperament - your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition"nature - the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others" heart, spirit - an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart" moodiness - having temperamental and changeable moods blood - temperament or disposition; "a person of hot blood" cheerfulness, cheer - the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room" perfectionism - a disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable; "his perfectionism seemed excessive to his students" ill nature - a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition willingness - cheerful compliance; "he expressed his willingness to help" unwillingness - the trait of being unwilling; "his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made" discomposure - a temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure optimism - a general disposition to expect the best in all things pessimism - a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things epicurism - the disposition and habits of an epicure |