temperativeadj.

Etymology: < late Latin temperātīvus, < temperāre : see temper v. and -ive suffix.

Now rare or Obsolete.

a. Having the quality of tempering; alleviative, mitigating; tending to temperateness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adjective] > making less violent or severe

allayingOE

temperativec1430

moderativec1487

moderating1583

softening1600

tempering1612

appeasing1648

modulating1751

palliating1758

mitigatory1813

chastening1814

mildening1842

mitigating1903

c1430 J. Lydgate Minor Poems (Percy Soc.) 196 Ayer of nature yevith inspiracioun, To mannys herte thyng moost temperatiff.

1621 T. Granger Familiar Expos. Eccles. 15 The ayr drawne in, and sent forth by the breath, which is temperatiue of the hearts heate.

1825 J. Weddell Voy. S. Pole 95 This climate appears to be in general much more temperative now than it was forty years ago.

b. Music. Having the purpose of tempering or producing temperament: see temperament n. 10.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > tuning or intonation > [adjective]

temperative1728

modulative1828

just-tempered1905

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Temperament To mend these imperfect Concords, the Musicians have bethought themselves to temper, i. e. give them part of the Agreeableness of perfect ones... All such Divisions of the Octave are call'd temper'd, or temperative Systems.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	temperative
释义	temperativeadj. Etymology: < late Latin temperātīvus, < temperāre : see temper v. and -ive suffix. Now rare or Obsolete. a. Having the quality of tempering; alleviative, mitigating; tending to temperateness. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adjective] > making less violent or severe allayingOE temperativec1430 moderativec1487 moderating1583 softening1600 tempering1612 appeasing1648 modulating1751 palliating1758 mitigatory1813 chastening1814 mildening1842 mitigating1903 c1430 J. Lydgate Minor Poems (Percy Soc.) 196 Ayer of nature yevith inspiracioun, To mannys herte thyng moost temperatiff. 1621 T. Granger Familiar Expos. Eccles. 15 The ayr drawne in, and sent forth by the breath, which is temperatiue of the hearts heate. 1825 J. Weddell Voy. S. Pole 95 This climate appears to be in general much more temperative now than it was forty years ago. b. Music. Having the purpose of tempering or producing temperament: see temperament n. 10. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > tuning or intonation > [adjective] temperative1728 modulative1828 just-tempered1905 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Temperament To mend these imperfect Concords, the Musicians have bethought themselves to temper, i. e. give them part of the Agreeableness of perfect ones... All such Divisions of the Octave are call'd temper'd, or temperative Systems. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.c1430
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