Definition of temperate

"temperate" in the adjective sense

1. temperate

of weather or climate) free from extremes mild or characteristic of such weather or climate

"a temperate region"

"the temperate zones"

"temperate plants"

2. temperate

not extreme in behavior

"temperate in his habits"

"a temperate response to an insult"

"temperate in his eating and drinking"

3. moderate, temperate

not extreme

"a moderate penalty"

"temperate in his response to criticism"

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Quotations for temperate

Gold hath no lustre of its own.
It shines by temperate use alone. [ Francis ]

A temperate anger has virtue in it. [ Haliburton ]

A temperate style is alone classical. [ Joubert ]

Temperate anger well becomes the wise. [ Philemon ]

Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy. [ B. Franklin ]

Partake of love as a temperate man partakes of wine: do not become intoxicated. [ A. de Musset ]

In childhood be modest, in youth temperate, in manhood just, and in old age prudent. [ Socrates ]

No man can be brave who thinks pain the greatest evil, nor temperate, who considers pleasure the highest good. [ Cicero ]

No man can be brave who considers pain to be the greatest evil of life; nor temperate, who considers pleasure to be the highest good. [ Cicero ]

Physic is of little use to a temperate person, for a man's own observation on what he finds does him good, and what hurts him is the best physic to preserve health. [ Bacon ]

No man of honor, as the word is usually understood, did ever pretend that his honor obliged him to be chaste or temperate, to pay his creditors, to be useful to his country, to do good to mankind, to endeavor to be wise or learned, to regard his word, his promise, or his oath. [ Swift ]

temperate in Scrabble®

The word temperate is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters temperate:

TEMPERATE
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (3 words)

premeet, tempera, tempter

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word temperate

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In temperate

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temperate in Words With Friends™

The word temperate is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters temperate:

TEMPERATE
(225)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (3 words)

premeet, tempera, tempter

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word temperate

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In temperate

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Words containing the sequence temperate

Words that start with temperate (4 words)

Words with temperate in them (1 word)

Words that end with temperate (2 words)

Word Growth involving temperate

Shorter words in temperate

at ate rate

at rat rate

era tempera

em temper tempera

pe per temper tempera

Longer words containing temperate

intemperate

temperately

temperateness

temperates