Adjective: temperate tem-pu-rut
- (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate
"temperate plants"; "a temperate region"; "the temperate zones"
- Not extreme in behaviour
"temperate in his eating and drinking"; "temperate in his habits"; "a temperate response to an insult"
- Showing self-restraint; showing moderation in response
"temperate in his response to criticism";
- moderate
See also: abstemious, clement, cold-temperate, equable, light, mild, moderate, restrained
Antonym: intemperate
Encyclopedia: Temperate