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Meaning of 'temperate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Temperate [ v. t.]
- Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate.
- Not marked with passion; not violent; cool; calm; as, temperate language.
- Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, temperate in eating and drinking.
- Proceeding from temperance.
- To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.

Meaning of 'temperate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . temperate [ a]
Meaning (1):
- (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate
Example in sentence:
  • a temperate region;
  • temperate plants;
  • the temperate zones
Meaning (2):
- not extreme in behavior
Example in sentence:
  • a temperate response to an insult;
  • temperate in his eating and drinking;
  • temperate in his habits
3 . temperate [ s]
Meaning (3):
- not extreme
Example in sentence:
  • a moderate penalty;
  • temperate in his response to criticism

Nearby Words:

temerarious temeration temerity temerous tempean temper tempera temperable temperament temperamental

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