well-tempered
English edit
Etymology edit
A calque of German wohltemperiert
Adjective edit
well-tempered (not comparable)
- (archaic, of a person) good-humoured, pleasant, having an even temperament
- (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.