temperate

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈtɛmpəɹət/ See IPA manual

Freq #33874

Meanings

1

adj
(of weather or climate) Mild, without extreme heat or cold.

Britain has a temperate climate with cool summers and mild winters.
2

adj
Showing self-control; not excessive in behaviour.

He is temperate in his eating and rarely overindulges.

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Synonyms

1 adj · (of weather or climate)... mild moderate

2 adj · showing self-control; not... moderate measured sober

More abstemious calm collected composed continent cool dispassionate imperturbableinexcitableregular sedate

Opposites

excitable fanciful passionate tempestuous volatile wild

Word family

Forms temperately

Related forms orderly organized patient professional restrained serious stoic stoical temper temperature

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Phrases (1)

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temperate climate
a climate with generally moderate temperatures rather than extreme heat or cold

Adjective + noun

Etymology

The adjective is first attested in 1380, in Middle English, the verb in 1540; borrowed from Latin temperātus, perfect passive participle of temperō (“to moderate, forbear, combine properly”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). See temper. Displaced native Old English ġemetegod.

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# temperate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈtɛmpəɹət/
**Frequency rank:** 33874

## Meanings
1. (of weather or climate) Mild, without extreme heat or cold.
2. Showing self-control; not excessive in behaviour.

## Examples
- Britain has a temperate climate with cool summers and mild winters.
- He is temperate in his eating and rarely overindulges.

## Synonyms
- abstemious
- calm
- collected
- composed
- continent
- cool
- dispassionate
- imperturbable
- inexcitable
- regular
- sedate
- sober

## Antonyms
- excitable
- fanciful
- passionate
- tempestuous
- volatile
- wild

## Related Forms
- orderly
- organized
- patient
- professional
- restrained
- serious
- stoic
- stoical
- temper
- temperature

## Etymology
The adjective is first attested in 1380, in Middle English, the verb in 1540; borrowed from Latin temperātus, perfect passive participle of temperō (“to moderate, forbear, combine properly”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). See temper. Displaced native Old English ġemetegod.

## AI Etymology
Temperate The adjective is first attested in 1380, in Middle English, the verb in 1540; borrowed from Latin temperātus, perfect passive participle of temperō (“to moderate, forbear, combine properly”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). See temper. Displaced native Old English ġemetegod. In present-day use, it can mean (of weather or climate) Mild, without extreme heat or cold, or showing self-control; not excessive in behaviour.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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