temperate
adjective
moderate or self-restrained; not extreme in opinion, statement, etc..
temperateness
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a word derived from
temperate.
Example Sentences
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It is a sow’s ear made from the silk purse of his election, which was the nation’s plea for temperateness.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2021
The smartest strategy, therefore, is to encourage Kavanaugh when he demonstrates temperateness and restraint.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 17, 2021
For all his temperateness of tone, and for all the meticulously reasoned arguments that he has shepherded into the pages of National Affairs, Levin justly says his ideas are radical.
From New York Times ● Jul. 2, 2014
In general all kinds of pumpkins and the like are also much drier, sweeter and more delicious, which is caused by the temperateness and amenity of the climate.
From Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664 by J. Franklin (John Franklin) Jameson
He wrote with temperateness, and in pitying love of human nature, in the instinctive hope of helping it to know and redeem itself.
From Memories of Hawthorne by Rose Hawthorne Lathrop
