well-tempered

Adjective

(not comparable)

(archaic, of a person) good-humoured, pleasant, having an even temperament
(music) Having twelve notes per octave of the standard keyboard tuned in such a way that it is possible to play music in most major or minor keys and the resulting sound will not sound perceptibly out of tune.

Origin

A calque of German wohltemperiert

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