moderate, temperate
(adjective) not extreme; “a moderate penalty”; “temperate in his response to criticism”
temperate
(adjective) not extreme in behavior; “temperate in his habits”; “a temperate response to an insult”; “temperate in his eating and drinking”
temperate
(adjective) (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate; “a temperate region”; “the temperate zones”; “temperate plants”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
temperate (comparative more temperate, superlative most temperate)
Moderate; not excessive
Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions
Proceeding from temperance.
Living in an environment that is temperate, not extreme.
• (moderate): See also moderate
• (moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions): See also temperate and sober
temperate (third-person singular simple present temperates, present participle temperating, simple past and past participle temperated)
(obsolete) To render temperate; to moderate
Synonyms: soften, temper
• petameter, petametre
Source: Wiktionary
Tem"per*ate, a. Etym: [L. temperatus, p.p. of temperare. See Temper, v. t.]
1. Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate.
2. Not marked with passion; not violent; cool; calm; as, temperate language. She is not hot, but temperate as the morn. Shak. That sober freedom out of which there springs Our loyal passion for our temperate kings. Tennyson.
3. Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, temperate in eating and drinking. Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy. Franklin.
4. Proceeding from temperance. [R.] The temperate sleeps, and spirits light as air. Pope. Temperate zone (Geog.), that part of the earth which lies between either tropic and the corresponding polar circle; -- so called because the heat is less than in the torrid zone, and the cold less than in the frigid zones.
Syn.
– Abstemious; sober; calm; cool; sedate.
Tem"per*ate, v. t.
Definition: To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper. [Obs.] It inflames temperance, and temperates wrath. Marston.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 May 2025
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
