temperate
adjective
1. (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate
- a temperate region
- the temperate zones
- temperate plants
Similar word(s): clement, equable
2. not extreme in behavior
- temperate in his habits
- a temperate response to an insult
- temperate in his eating and drinking
Similar word(s): mild, moderate, abstemious, light, moderate, restrained
3. not extreme
- temperate in his response to criticism
Similar word(s): mild, moderate
Sentences with temperate as an adjective:
- temperate fishes
verb
1. (obsolete) To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.