temperate

About 3.44 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Moderate; not excessive.

   temperate heat

2. adjective Specifically, moderate in temperature.

   These trees can only grow in temperate climates.

3. adjective Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions

   temperate in eating and drinking.

4. adjective Proceeding from temperance.
5. adjective Dependent on life in a temperate climate.

   temperate fishes

6. verb To render temperate; to moderate

Similar words

moderate equable mild abstemious restrained light moderation hardened even sober

Often followed by

zone and regions zones climates climate in latitudes forests

Word family

temperately temperateness temperatenesses