Dictionary Entry
temperate
temperate is a 9-letter English word with 8 senses as transitive verb and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 8 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate.
- 2transitive verb
Not marked with passion; not violent; cool; calm; as, temperate language.
- 3transitive verb
Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, temperate in eating and drinking.
- 4transitive verb
Proceeding from temperance.
- 5transitive verb
To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.
- 6adjective
not extreme
"a moderate penalty"
"temperate in his response to criticism"
Synonyms
- 7adjective
not extreme in behavior
"temperate in his habits"
"a temperate response to an insult"
- 8adjective
(of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate
"a temperate region"
"the temperate zones"
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