Temperate

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  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Of or occurring in the Temperate Zone.
  • adjective. Characterized by moderate temperatures, weather, or climate; neither hot nor cold.
  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Moderate in degree or quality; restrained.
  • adjective. Exercising moderation and self-restraint.
  • adjective. Of or relating to a virus that infects bacterial cells but rarely causes lysis.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To temper; moderate.
  • Moderate; showing moderation; not excessive, lavish, or inordinate.
  • More especially— Moderate as regards the indulgence of the appetites or desires; abstemious; sober; continent: as, temperate in eating; temperate habits.
  • Not violent or extravagant in the use of language; calm; measured; dispassionate: as, a temperate discourse.
  • Not swayed by passion; calm; self-contained; self-restrained; not extreme in opinions.
  • Proceeding from temperance; moderate.
  • Moderate in respect of temperature; not liable to excessive heat or cold; mild; specifically, noting certain zones of the earth's surface.
  • In music, same as tempered.
  • = Syn. 1-4. Moderate, Temperate. See moderate.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Moderate; not excessive.
  • adjective. Not marked with passion; not violent; cool; calm.
  • adjective. Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions.
  • adjective. Proceeding from temperance.
  • adjective. 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.
  • transitive verb. To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate.
  • adjective. Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, temperate in eating and drinking.
  • adjective. Proceeding from temperance.
  • verb. To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.
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  • adjective. not extreme
  • adjective. (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate
  • adjective. not extreme in behavior
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