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temperate |
Grep of noun temperate north temperate zone south temperate zone temperate zone temperateness Overview of adj temperate The adj temperate has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. temperate -- ((of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate; "a temperate region"; "the temperate zones"; "temperate plants") 2. temperate -- (not extreme in behavior; "temperate in his habits"; "a temperate response to an insult"; "temperate in his eating and drinking") 3. moderate, temperate -- (not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism") Antonyms of adj temperate 3 senses of temperate Sense 1 temperate (vs. intemperate) intemperate (vs. temperate) Sense 2 temperate (vs. intemperate) intemperate (vs. temperate) => big(postnominal), heavy(postnominal) => hard(postnominal), heavy => uncontrolled, unrestrained, untempered Sense 3 moderate, temperate INDIRECT (VIA mild) -> intense Similarity of adj temperate 3 senses of temperate Sense 1 temperate (vs. intemperate) => equable Also See-> clement#1 Sense 2 temperate (vs. intemperate) => abstemious, light(postnominal) => moderate, restrained Also See-> mild#1; moderate#1 Sense 3 moderate, temperate => mild (vs. intense) Attributes of adj temperate Familiarity of adj temperate temperate used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj temperate intemperate temperate Overview of adj temperate The adj temperate has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. temperate -- ((of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate; "a temperate region"; "the temperate zones"; "temperate plants") 2. temperate -- (not extreme in behavior; "temperate in his habits"; "a temperate response to an insult"; "temperate in his eating and drinking") 3. moderate, temperate -- (not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism")
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