moderation
noun
Origin of moderation
Related Words for moderation
restraint, fairness, calmness, patience, coolness, justness, measure, toleration, lenity, composure, justice, steadiness, sobriety, mildness, poise, equanimity, constraint, quiet, forbearance, sedatenessExamples from the Web for moderation
Contemporary Examples of moderation
This would, of course, require some moderation of regulatory standards, particularly in reference to climate change.
Thus it seems likely that instead of striking a new tone of moderation, the new GOP Congress will return to its old tricks.
“I have chosen a ‘middle-ground’ method of moderation, a sort of behind-the-scenes prodding,” he wrote in a posting.
Maybe the key, as with so many other foods, lies in consuming artificially sweetened goods in moderation.
Given that Begich, Hagan, Landrieu and Pryor each hail from states that went for Mitt Romney, moderation is a matter of survival.
Historical Examples of moderation
But all the same, there had to be moderation and reason in everything.
The Foolish LoversSt. John G. Ervine
A person who escapes the evils of moderation by committing dyspepsia.
The Devil's DictionaryAmbrose Bierce
I wonder if Rube's first wife's mother has come from Moderation?
The Village Watch-Tower(AKA Kate Douglas Riggs) Kate Douglas Wiggin
Lady St. Craye also thought it a useful thing—in moderation.
The Incomplete AmoristE. Nesbit
Moderation is the languor and sloth of the soul, Ambition its activity and heat.
ReflectionsFrancois Duc De La Rochefoucauld