moderation

/ˌmɒdəˈɹeɪʃən//ˌmɑdəˈɹeɪʃən/

moderation noun: the state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes.

Noun

moderation (countable and uncountable, plural moderations)

The state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes.
- ...It regulates and governs the Passions of the Mind, and brings them into due moderation and frame...1696, William Stephens, An Account of the Growth of Deism in England, page 17
- Mr. Chairman, at this moment I stand astonished at my own moderation!1772, Robert Clive, http://books.google.com/books?id=twVuAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA394
An instance of moderating: bringing something away from extremes, especially in a beneficial way.
- With the quick moderation of the weather some buying has appeared that had been held up because of the extremely cold weather […].1936 March, The Southern Lumberman, page 34
The process of moderating a discussion.
- The moderation of a large online forum can be hard work.
Usage of neutron moderator to slow down neutrons in a nuclear reactor.

moderation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

moderation in Hindi

moderation, restraint: परिमितता parimittā

moderation in Tamil

அடக்கம், நடுத்தரமான, மட்டியல் நிலை, முனைப்பின்மை, தணிப்பு, மட்டுறுத்தல்

moderation in Urdu

moderation: اعتدال i'tidāl

moderation in Bengali

সংযম, পরিমিতিবোধ, সহনশীলতা, মধ্যপন্থা

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moderation in Malayalam: മിതം, മിതത്വം പാലിക്കൽ, ആത്മനിയന്ത്രണം, ഉപസ്ഥനിഗ്രഹം
moderation in Kannada: ಮೃದುಮಾಡುವುದು, ಹಾಳತಗೊಳಿಸುವುದು, ಮಧ್ಯಸ್ಥಗಾರನಾಗಿ ವರ್ತಿಸುವುದು, ಸಂಯಮ
moderation in Arabic: اِعْتِدَال iʕtidāl, إِشْرَاف ʔišrāf
moderation in Malay: penyederhanaan
moderation in Indonesian: kelunakan, moderasi

Examples of moderation in a sentence

America is a model of force and freedom and moderation - with all the coarseness and rudeness of its people.1821 October 12, Lord Byron, http://books.google.com/books?id=5q4XBa5jsy8C&pg=PA7
Moderation is a wiser policy than zealotry, I think.2008, Christopher Paolini, “To Walk the Land Alone”, in Brisingr, page 75:

All 33 example sentences with moderation

Forms of moderation

plural	moderations

Plural of moderation: moderations

Origin of moderation

Borrowed from Middle French [Term?], from Old French moderacion, from Latin moderātiō. By surface analysis, moderate + ion.

Words formed from moderation

Phrases with moderation

Great Moderation

Words that rhyme with moderation

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Questions about moderation

What does moderation mean?: Moderation means the state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes.
What is moderation in Hindi?: Moderation in Hindi is परिमितता (parimittā). See Moderation meaning in Hindi.
How do you use moderation in a sentence?: America is a model of force and freedom and moderation - with all the coarseness and rudeness of its people.
What part of speech is moderation?: Moderation is a noun.
How do you pronounce moderation?: Moderation is pronounced /ˌmɑdəˈɹeɪʃən/ (US).
What is the plural of moderation?: The plural of moderation is moderations.

Words near moderation in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: moderation (page history and authors); परिमितता (Hindi) (page history and authors); moderation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); اعتدال (Urdu) (page history and authors); moderation (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); moderation (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); moderation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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