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temperate Definition

tem·per·ate (tem′pər it, -prit)

adjective

  1. moderate in indulging the appetites; not self-indulgent; abstemious, esp. in the use of alcoholic liquors
  2. moderate in one's actions, speech, etc.; self-restrained
  3. moderate or restrained a temperate reply
    1. neither very hot nor very cold: said of climate, etc.
    2. having a temperate climate

Etymology: ME temperat < L temperatus, pp. of temperare, to temper

temperate Related Forms

tem′·per·ately adverb tem′·per·ate·ness noun

temperate Synonyms

temperate

modif.

  1. Moderate

    regulated, restrained, reasonable, fair; see moderate 2.

  2. Neither hor nor cold

    medium, warm, balmy; see fair 3, mild 2.

  3. Not given to drink

    abstemious, abstinent, restrained; see moderate 5. See syn. study at moderate.

temperate Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

have: Guernsey Airport had a night-time minimum temperate of 23.7 °C on 4/5 August 2003, its highest on record.

Modifies a noun

  • clime: For this cruel land can cast a spell which no temperate clime can match.
  • climate: In temperate climates at least half of the top growth is removed each winter.
  • rainforest: The Andes are covered in temperate rainforests, from which a myriad of rivers flowing down.
  • agroforestry: The Trust was set up in 1992 as a registered charity, to conduct research into all aspects of temperate agroforestry.
  • latitude: This has been marked by: Cooling in temperate latitudes.
  • zone: In the north temperate zone only, the hour hand is pointed toward the sun.

Used with adjective complement

cool: It's climate is temperate for the most part, ranging down to cool temperate in the southernmost tip.

Modifying Another Word

  • increasingly: Much of the infilling probably occurred early in the Holocene, as the landscape adjusted to increasingly temperate conditions.
  • relatively: Britain has a changeable but relatively temperate climate without extremes of cold and heat.
  • north: Rumex In a broad sense 200 species are recognized, of cosmopolitan distribution especially in north temperate regions.
  • very: It may surprise you to know that we have a very temperate climate in Scotland.
  • generally: Climate Luxembourg's weather is generally temperate, with the warmest months from May to September.
  • mostly: Sweden geography Sweden enjoys a mostly temperate climate despite its northern latitude, mainly due to the Gulf Stream.

Preposition: in

  • thing: The second thing is verse 25: ' Every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things.
  • north: The climate varies from temperate in the north to tropical monsoon in the south.
  • highland: Guatemala has a tropical climate along the El Peten Lowlands and the Caribbean coast, although it is more temperate in the highlands.

Preposition: with

  • summer: Warm and temperate with long hot summers, short mild winters and low rainfall.
  • temperature: The winters are mild and temperate with the temperature not dropping below 10C.
  • season: The tropical north has a dry and wet season only, while the south is temperate with four seasons.