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Definition of Temperateness

1. Noun. Moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities.

2. Noun. Exhibiting restraint imposed on the self. "An effective temperateness in debate"

Definition of Temperateness

1. n. The quality or state of being temperate; moderateness; temperance.

Definition of Temperateness

1. Noun. The characteristic of being temperate. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Temperateness

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Temperateness

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temperate rainforest temperate virus temperate zone temperate zones temperately temperateness (current term) temperatenesses temperative temperature temperature-compensated vaporiser

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Literary usage of Temperateness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Antiquary's Portfolio: Or Cabinet Selection of Historical & Literary by J. S. Forsyth (1825)
"temperateness of the Air. In this place the calmness of the air doth mollify men's minds, not corrupting them with vene- * This account is by William Fitz- ..."

2. Christian Ethics by Adolf Wuttke, John Power Lacroix (1873)
"temperateness is justness in so far as it restrains man from that which does not become him; it ia fidelity in so far as it regards love to God and to God's ..."

3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"219. temperateness (tem'per-at-nes), и. The state or character of being temperate. ... 6t- temperateness; mildness. This teritory being 15. myle from the ..."

4. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"... in South Fifth Avenue,— was to observe that the temperateness of his new friend in deeds was precisely in keeping with his temperateness in words. ..."

5. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner (1902)
"... in South Fifth Avenue,— was to observe that the temperateness of his new friend in deeds was precisely in keeping with his temperateness in words. ..."

6. The Voice of the Negro 1919 by Robert Thomas Kerlin (1920)
"But this fact of practical unanimity in recommending self-defense when assailed is perfectly consistent with a general temperateness of tone—a temperateness ..."

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