temperat

Adjective

temperate (comparative more temperate, superlative most temperate)

1. Moderate; not excessive.
   • temperate heat

   Synonyms:

   measured, mellow, middle of the road, mild, moderate, nonexcessive, nonextreme, nonfanatic, proper, reasonable

   1. Specifically, moderate in temperature.
      • These trees can only grow in temperate climates.
   2. Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions
      • temperate in eating and drinking.
2. Proceeding from temperance.
   • The temperate sleeps, and spirits light as air.1733–1737, Alexander Pope, [Imitations of Horace], London: […] R[obert] Dodsley [et al.]
3. Dependent on life in a temperate climate.
   • temperate fishes

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