"well-tempered" meaning in All languages combined

See well-tempered on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: A calque of German wohltemperiert Etymology templates: {{uder|en|de|wohltemperiert}} German wohltemperiert Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} well-tempered (not comparable)
  1. (archaic, of a person) good-humoured, pleasant, having an even temperament Tags: archaic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-well-tempered-en-adj-qI8fAz26
  2. (music) Having twelve notes per octave of the standard instrument tuned in such a way that it is possible to play music in any major or minor key and the resulting sound will not sound perceptibly too far out of tune. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-well-tempered-en-adj-TxFACZAX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 41 59 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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