Temperate

Definition:

  • (v. t.) Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate.
  • (v. t.) Not marked with passion; not violent; cool; calm; as, temperate language.
  • (v. t.) Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, temperate in eating and drinking.
  • (v. t.) Proceeding from temperance.
  • (v. t.) To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.

Compare temperate with other words:

temperament vs. temperate

temperate vs. tropic

modest vs. temperate

calm vs. temperate

barren vs. temperate

styrax vs. temperate

saltwort vs. temperate

stonecrop vs. temperate

mild vs. temperate

temperate vs. temporal

temperate vs. tropical

content vs. temperate

hot vs. temperate

extratropical vs. temperate

temperate vs. temperateness

orpine vs. temperate

hibiscus vs. temperate

temperate vs. temporize

sedate vs. temperate

temperance vs. temperate

excessive vs. temperate

clematis vs. temperate

moderate vs. temperate

indulgent vs. temperate

hurricane vs. temperate

peach vs. temperate

apple vs. temperate

abstinent vs. temperate

abstemiousness vs. temperate

abstemious vs. temperate