temperate

Etymology
Borrowed from, past participle of. See. Displaced native.

Adjective

 * 1) Moderate; not excessive.
 * 2) Specifically, moderate in temperature.
 * 3) Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions
 * 4) * August 9, 1768,, To John Alleyne, Esq. On Early Marriages
 * Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy.
 * 1) Proceeding from temperance.
 * 2) Dependent on life in a temperate climate.
 * 1) Specifically, moderate in temperature.
 * 2) Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions
 * 3) * August 9, 1768,, To John Alleyne, Esq. On Early Marriages
 * Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy.
 * 1) Proceeding from temperance.
 * 2) Dependent on life in a temperate climate.
 * 1) Proceeding from temperance.
 * 2) Dependent on life in a temperate climate.
 * 1) Dependent on life in a temperate climate.
 * 1) Dependent on life in a temperate climate.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:moderate
 * See also Thesaurus:temperate and Thesaurus:sober

Derived terms

 * temperate zone, 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.
 * temperate rainforest

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 溫和的
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * Georgian: ზომიერი
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Ingrian: lauhkia
 * Italian:
 * Korean: 온화한, 온난한
 * Latin: modicus
 * Macedonian: умерен
 * Maori: hātai
 * Old English: ġemetegod
 * Persian:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Macedonian: умерен, одмерен
 * Old English: ġemetegod
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, ,


 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Finnish: ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Korean: 절제하는
 * Macedonian: умерен, одмерен
 * Old English: ġemetegod
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:, ,


 * Finnish:, rauhaisa
 * Macedonian: умерен
 * Russian:


 * French:

Verb

 * 1)  To render temperate; to moderate

Translations

 * Chinese: 溫和的
 * Finnish:, ,
 * Korean: 진정시키다
 * Portuguese: