Moderation
[mɒdə'reɪʃ(ə)n] or ['mɑdə'reʃən]
Definition
(noun.) the action of lessening in severity or intensity; 'the object being control or moderation of economic depressions'.
(noun.) quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes.
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Definition
(n.) The act of moderating, or of imposing due restraint.
(n.) The state or quality of being mmoderate.
(n.) Calmness of mind; equanimity; as, to bear adversity with moderation.
(n.) The first public examinations for degrees at the University of Oxford; -- usually contracted to mods.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Temperance, frugality, sobriety.[2]. Calmness, coolness, deliberateness, sedateness, mildness, equanimity, composure.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Temperance, sobriety, frugality, calmness, sedateness, mildness, coolness,deliberateness
ANT:Immoderation, intemperance, hastiness, rashness, precipitation
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Examples
- He was undeniably a prosperous man, bore his drinking better than others bore their moderation, and, on the whole, flourished like the green bay-tree. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- De Bracy was the first to break silence by an uncontrollable fit of laughter, wherein he was joined, though with more moderation, by the Templar. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- This moderation towards those who are in error is one of the most characteristic features of Socrates in the Republic. Plato. The Republic.
- She was sensible and clever; but eager in everything: her sorrows, her joys, could have no moderation. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- In fact, those who know him best are continually surprised at his moderation and patience, often when there has been great provocation. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- In spite of the moderation of his tone, each word he spoke had the effect of confirming Lily's resistance. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Mr. Weller regaled himself with moderation at the nearest tavern until it was nearly dusk, and then returned to the lane without the thoroughfare. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I don't say that there has not been a little too much of that--I like moderation myself. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- When I reflected on his crimes and malice, my hatred and revenge burst all bounds of moderation. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- The good temper and moderation of contending factions seem to be the most essential circumstances in the public morals of a free people. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- It is the exemption from punishment, and not its moderation which is the cause of crime. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Moderation itself! Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Rowing in moderation is very good for the pregnant lady. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- By moderation and economy, and bringing down your wants to your income, and all that. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- There is, however, a prudent moderation to be used in studies of this kind. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
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