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

1. transitive verb. Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate.
2. transitive verb. Not marked with passion; not violent; cool; calm; as, temperate language.
3. transitive verb. Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, temperate in eating and drinking.
4. transitive verb. Proceeding from temperance.
5. transitive verb. To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.
6. adjective. not extreme

   "a moderate penalty"

   "temperate in his response to criticism"

   Synonyms: moderate

7. adjective. not extreme in behavior

   "temperate in his habits"

   "a temperate response to an insult"

8. adjective. (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate

   "a temperate region"

   "the temperate zones"

Synonyms

moderate

Common word forms

temperately, temperateness

Words from these letters

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