Temperate
['temp(ə)rət] or ['tɛmpərət]
Definition
(adj.) not extreme in behavior; 'temperate in his habits'; 'a temperate response to an insult'; 'temperate in his eating and drinking' .
(adj.) (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate; 'a temperate region'; 'the temperate zones'; 'temperate plants' .
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Definition
(v. t.) Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate.
(v. t.) Not marked with passion; not violent; cool; calm; as, temperate language.
(v. t.) Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, temperate in eating and drinking.
(v. t.) Proceeding from temperance.
(v. t.) To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Moderate, ABSTEMIOUS, sober.[2]. Chaste, continent.[3]. Cool, calm, dispassionate, not violent.[4]. Duly tempered (as regards heat and cold), not excessive.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Moderate, abstemious, reasonable, sober, calm, cool, sedate, mild, genial
ANT:Immoderate, self-indulgent, intemperate, torrid, frigid, rigorous
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Definition
adj. moderate in degree of any quality esp. in the appetites and passions self-restrained: calm: cool mild moderate in temperature: abstemious.—adv. Tem′perately.—n. Tem′perateness.—adj. Tem′perative.—n. Tem′perature constitution: proportion: degree of any quality esp. of heat or cold in weather or climate: the thermal condition of a body which determines the interchange of heat between it and other bodies: state of a living body with respect to sensible heat.—Temperate zones the parts of the earth of more cool and equable temperature lying between the tropics and the polar circles—the North Temperate Zone being the space between the tropic of Cancer and the arctic circle; the South Temperate Zone that between the tropic of Capricorn and the antarctic circle.
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Examples
- The new legs last twice as long as the others used to do, and he attributes this solely to his temperate habits (triumphant cheers). Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- And the harmonious soul is both temperate and courageous? Plato. The Republic.
- Gibbon, because of his anti-Christian animus, is hostile to Constantine; but he admits that he was temperate and chaste. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In the next place our youth must be temperate, and temperance consists in self-control and obedience to authority. Plato. The Republic.
- That music stirs my soul; it wakens all my life; it makes my heart beat--not with its temperate daily pulse, but with a new, thrilling vigour. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Bounderby,' said Mr. Gradgrind, in a tone of temperate remonstrance, 'I speak of a very special letter I have written to you, in reference to Louisa. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- It now also appears, as I hear from Dr. Hooker, that some of these same temperate plants have been discovered by the Rev. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- In private life they show him to be a good citizen, a good family man, absolutely moral, temperate in all things, and of great charitableness to all mankind. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- If self-denial be the essence of virtue, then it follows that the man who is naturally temperate, just, &c. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Finally, between 40,000 and 25,000 years ago, as the Fourth Glacial Age softened towards more temperate conditions (see Map on p. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In the next place our youth must be temperate? Plato. The Republic.
- The Pliocene was a temperate time, and many of the warmth-loving plants and animals had gone. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- This separation, as far as the more temperate productions are concerned, must have taken place long ages ago. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- All other things I call luxuries, without meaning, by this appellation, to throw the smallest degree of reproach upon the temperate use of them. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Whereas true love is a love of beauty and order--temperate and harmonious? Plato. The Republic.
- And being perfect, is therefore wise and valiant and temperate and juSt. That is likewise clear. Plato. The Republic.
- The temperate and torrid zones of the world are ransacked in order to secure the wood, the minerals and the animal substances, all of which are necessary to provide the means of play. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It is found over both temperate Europe and North America, but is common only in the north. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The weather was temperate; soft rains fell at night, and by day the wintry sun shone out. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- It may also be called temperate, and for the same reasons? Plato. The Republic.
- Thunderstorms are at their worst in the summer in temperate latitudes, but they occur to some extent all the year round, and those in the tropics are of extreme violence. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- H'm--that's a temperate joy. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
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