temperateness

Variant of temperate

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

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