temperate

Meanings

Adjective

• (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate
  • "a temperate region"
  • "the temperate zones"
  • "temperate plants"
• not extreme in behavior
  • "temperate in his habits"
  • "a temperate response to an insult"
  • "temperate in his eating and drinking"

Adjective Satellite

• not extreme
  • "temperate in his response to criticism"

Adj

• Moderate; not excessive.
• Specifically, moderate in temperature.
• Moderate; not excessive.
• Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions
• Moderate; not excessive.
• Proceeding from temperance.
• Dependent on life in a temperate climate.

Verb

• To render temperate; to moderate

Synonyms

abstemious, abstentious, abstinent, calm, collected, composed, continent, cool, dispassionate, imperturbable, inexcitable, measured, mellow, middle of the road, mild, moderate, nonexcessive, nonextreme, nonfanatic, proper, reasonable, reasonous, regular, sedate, sober, soften, spareful, staid, steady, temper, temperate, tempered, undisturbed, unexcessive, unexcitable, unexcited, unextreme, unimpassioned, unpassionate, unperturbed, unruffled, unstirred, unsusceptible

Antonyms

excitable, fanciful, intemperate, passionate, tempestuous, volatile, wild

Related Words

orderly, organized, patient, professional, restrained, serious, stoic, stoical, temper, temperature

Anagrams of temperate