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adjective
- 1. relating to or denoting a region or climate characterized by mild temperatures: "sage can be grown outdoors in cool, temperate climates" Similar Opposite
- 2. showing moderation or self-restraint: "Charles was temperate in his consumption of both food and drink" Similar Opposite
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TEMPERATE definition: 1. (of weather conditions) neither very hot nor very cold: 2. Temperate plants grow naturally in…. Learn more.
The meaning of TEMPERATE is having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature. How to use temperate in a sentence.
Temperate means mild, moderate. If you're a temperate person, you are calm, reasonable. If you live in a temperate climate, it's warm and sunny, but not too hot.
TEMPERATE meaning: 1. (of weather conditions) neither very hot nor very cold: 2. Temperate plants grow naturally in…. Learn more.
Temperate is used to describe a climate or a place which is never extremely hot or extremely cold.
Definition of temperate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. (Physical Geography) having a climate intermediate between tropical and polar; moderate or mild in temperature. 2. mild in quality or character; exhibiting temperance. [C14: from Latin temperātus] ˈtemperatelyadv. ˈtemperatenessn.