temperate

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. Moderate; not excessive.
2. Moderate; not excessive.
3. Moderate; not excessive.
4. Proceeding from temperance.
5. Dependent on life in a temperate climate.

Verb

To render temperate; to moderate

Concepten

matig

sober

bezadigd

gematigd

nuchter

stemmig

Synoniemen

moderate

mild

abstemious

frugal

abstinent

warm

☀️

medium

restrained

economical

sparing

gentle

reserved

sober

middle-of-the-road

clement

average

self-contained

self-restrained

lukewarm

tepid

reasonable

passable

measurable

mediocre

meek

middling

modest

normal

offish

placable

quiet

regular

regulated

reticent

review

sedate

sensible

sober-minded

soft

staid

subdued

tempered

tender

tolerable

tolerant

typical

undemonstrative

understated

unostentatious

unpretending

Vertalingen

temperat

templado

moderado

gemäßigt

moderato

temperado

temperato

tempéré

εγκρατής

sobre

moderat

εύκρατος

φρόνιμος

μετρημένος

siccus

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈtɛmpəɹət/

Etymologie (Engels)

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.