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well-tempered

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "well-tempered" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables

13 characters

English (US)

2syllables

well-tempered

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well-tempered is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, well-tempered is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofwell-tempered

1adjective

(of a person) good-humoured, pleasant, having an even temperament
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.

Nearby Words

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Before

well-systematized well-tailored well-taken well-tamed well-tanned well-tasted well-taught well-taxed

well-tempered(current)

After

well-tenanted well-tended well-terraced well-tested well-thewed well-thought well-thought-of well-thought-out

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