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temperancy |
temperate |
temperate rain forest |
temperate zone |
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temperateness
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| temperature
| temperature change
| temperature gradient
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temperateness
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun temperateness has 2 senses
- temperateness(n = noun.phenomenon) fair weather, sunshine - moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities; Array is a kind of atmospheric condition, conditions, weather, weather condition
- temperateness(n = noun.attribute) self-restraint - exhibiting restraint imposed on the self; "an effective temperateness in debate" is a kind of control, restraint
Derived form adjective temperate1
has particulars: stiff upper lip
Derived form adjective temperate2
CIDE DICTIONARY
temperateness, n.
The quality or state of being temperate; moderateness; temperance. [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
temperateness
Moderation
N moderation, lenity, temperateness, gentleness, sobriety, quiet, mental calmness, moderating, anaphrodisia, relaxation, remission, mitigation, tranquilization, assuagement, contemporation, pacification, measure, juste milieu, golden mean, ariston metron, moderator, lullaby, sedative, lenitive, demulcent, antispasmodic, carminative, laudanum, rose water, balm, poppy, opiate, anodyne, milk, opium, poppy or mandragora, wet blanket, palliative, moderate, lenient, gentle, mild, mellow, cool, sober, temperate, reasonable, measured, tempered, calm, unruffled, quiet, tranquil, still, slow, smooth, untroubled, tame, peaceful, peaceable, pacific, halcyon, unexciting, unirritating, soft, bland, oily, demulcent, lenitive, anodyne, hypnotic, sedative, antiorgastic, anaphrodisiac, mild as mother's milk, milk and water, moderately, gingerly, piano, under easy sail, at half speed, within bounds, within compass, in reason, est modue in rebus, pour oil on troubled waters.
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