moderation

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌmɑdəˈreɪʃən/ UK /ˌmɒdəˈreɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the avoidance of excess or extremes; restraint

Doctors advise enjoying sweets in moderation.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the avoidance of excess or... restraint temperance self-control sobriety balance abstemiousness

Opposites

excessimmoderationintemperance

Word family

Related forms moderate moderator modest

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Proverbs (1)

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Everything in moderation

Etymology

From Latin moderatio ('a controlling, restraint'), from moderari ('to regulate, control'), related to modus ('measure').

moderatio Latin modus Latin

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# moderation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌmɑdəˈreɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌmɒdəˈreɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. the avoidance of excess or extremes; restraint

## Examples
- Doctors advise enjoying sweets in moderation.

## Synonyms
- restraint
- temperance
- self-control
- sobriety
- balance
- abstemiousness

## Antonyms
- excess
- immoderation
- intemperance

## Related Forms
- moderate
- moderator
- modest

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: moderatio
- Root: modus

## Etymology
From Latin moderatio ('a controlling, restraint'), from moderari ('to regulate, control'), related to modus ('measure').

## AI Etymology
Moderation comes from Latin moderatio ('a controlling, restraint'), from moderari ('to regulate, control'), related to modus ('measure'). The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As a noun, it denotes "the avoidance of excess or extremes; restraint", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Latin moderatio and Latin modus. Related words include moderate, moderator, modest.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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