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temperate
—temperate /ˈtem.pər.ət/ /-prət/ aep /-pɚ.ət/
Ⅰ adjective (WEATHER) 1 F0 (of weather conditions) neither very hot nor very cold: » a temperate climateThesaurus+: ↑Describing good weather2 F0 describes plants that grow naturally in places where the weather is neither very hot nor very cold Thesaurus+: ↑Cool
Ⅱ adjective FORMAL (BEHAVIOUR) ► F0 If someone's behaviour is temperate, it is calm and controlled.→ OPPOSITE INTEMPERATE(Cf. ↑intemperate)Thesaurus+: ↑Controlling emotions , ↑Calm and relaxed , ↑Not showing or feeling emotions |