MODERATENESS

moderation, moderateness

(noun) quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes

reasonableness, moderateness, modestness

(noun) the property of being moderate in price or expenditures; “the store is famous for the reasonableness of its prices”; “the modestness of the living standards here becomes obvious immediately”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

moderateness (uncountable)

the quality of being moderate

Source: Wiktionary


Mod"er*ate*ness, n.

Definition: The quality or state of being moderate; temperateness; moderation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ANOMALY

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Coffee Trivia

Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

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