ALL meanings of temperate
tem·per·ate
T t - adjective temperate weather: mild 1
- adjective temperate action: moderate, restrained 1
- adjective temperate moderate or self-restrained; not extreme in opinion, statement, etc.: a temperate response to an insulting challenge. 1
- adjective temperate moderate as regards indulgence of appetite or passion, especially in the use of alcoholic liquors. 1
- adjective temperate not excessive in degree, as things, qualities, etc. 1
- adjective temperate moderate in respect to temperature; not subject to prolonged extremes of hot or cold weather. 1
- adjective temperate Microbiology. (of a virus) existing in infected host cells but rarely causing lysis. 1
- adjective temperate Temperate is used to describe a climate or a place which is never extremely hot or extremely cold. 0
- adjective temperate If a person's behaviour is temperate, it is calm and reasonable, so that they do not get angry or lose their temper easily. 0
- adjective temperate having a climate intermediate between tropical and polar; moderate or mild in temperature 0
- adjective temperate mild in quality or character; exhibiting temperance 0
- adjective temperate moderate in indulging the appetites; not self-indulgent; abstemious, esp. in the use of alcoholic liquors 0
- adjective temperate moderate in one's actions, speech, etc.; self-restrained 0
- adjective temperate moderate or restrained 0
- adjective temperate neither very hot nor very cold 0
- adjective temperate having a temperate climate 0