SkyfireDict

temperate   (TTS Sound)

The adj temperate has 3 senses

• temperate -- ((of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate; "a temperate region"; "the temperate zones"; "temperate plants")


• temperate -- (not extreme in behavior; "temperate in his habits"; "a temperate response to an insult"; "temperate in his eating and drinking")


• moderate, temperate -- (not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism")