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- pronunciation:
- tem
p
riht
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tem
priht
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
characterized by moderation or self-control; restrained.
He was known as a hot-headed radical, but his wife held more temperate opinions.Temperate behavior was always expected of the church minister as well as his family.- synonyms:
- moderate, restrained, self-controlled
- antonyms:
- inordinate, intemperate
- similar words:
- abstemious, balanced, composed, conservative, equable, mellow, middle-of-the-road, mild, self-possessed
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| definition 2: |
characterized by moderate temperatures and relatively mild weather.
Located in a temperate zone, the country receives a good deal of rain all year round with little snow or extreme temperatures.The weather is more temperate in British Columbia than in regions of Canada further north.- synonyms:
- balmy, clement, mild
- similar words:
- calm, clear, fair, gentle, halcyon, moderate, sunny
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| definition 3: |
moderate in quality or amount; not extreme or excessive.
He is a man of temperate habits.- synonyms:
- average, moderate
- antonyms:
- immoderate
- similar words:
- mean, normal, ordinary, standard, typical, usual
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| definition 4: |
not overindulging in alcoholic drink.
Leading a temperate life became the law during Prohibition.- synonyms:
- abstemious, abstinent, sober
- antonyms:
- intemperate
- similar words:
- moderate, on the wagon, teetotaling
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| related words: |
ascetic, balmy, quiet, sober, straight, tepid, warm |
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| derivations: |
temperately (adv.), temperateness (n.) |
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