Intemperate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(of weather or climate) not mild; subject to extremes

excessive in behavior

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪntˈɛmpɚɹət/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪntˈɛmpəɹət/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪntˈɛmpəɹət/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪntˈɛmpɚɹət/.

Examples

an intemperate climate
intemperate zones
intemperate rage

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

heavy hard

Antonyms

temperate

Parts of Speech

adjective	(of weather or climate) not mild; subject to extremes “an intemperate climate”
adjective	excessive in behavior “intemperate rage”
adjective	given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors “a hard drinker”

Word Forms

intemperateness

noun

excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

mäßig

(vom Wetter oder Klima) nicht mild; Extremen unterworfen

🇫🇷French

intempérant

(du temps ou du climat) pas doux; soumis aux extrêmes

🇪🇸Spanish

intemperante

(del tiempo o del clima) no suave; sujeto a extremos

🇮🇹Italian

intemperante

(del tempo o del clima) non mite; soggetto agli estremi

🇳🇱Dutch

ongematigd

(van weer of klimaat) niet mild; onderhevig aan uitersten

🇵🇹Portuguese

intemperante

(de tempo ou clima) não ameno; sujeito a extremos

🇷🇺Russian

несдержанный

(о погоде или климате) не мягкий; подвержен крайностям

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असंयमी

(मौसम या जलवायु का) हल्का नहीं; चरम सीमा के अधीन

🇧🇩Bengali

অশান্ত

(আবহাওয়া বা জলবায়ুর) মৃদু নয়; চরম সাপেক্ষে

🇮🇳Tamil

மிதமிஞ்சிய

(வானிலை அல்லது காலநிலை) லேசானது அல்ல; உச்சநிலைக்கு உட்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

అస్థిరమైన

(వాతావరణం లేదా వాతావరణం) తేలికపాటి కాదు; విపరీతాలకు లోబడి

🇮🇳Marathi

संयमी

(हवामान किंवा हवामानाचे) सौम्य नाही; टोकाच्या अधीन

🇮🇳Gujarati

અશિષ્ટ

(હવામાન અથવા આબોહવા) હળવા નથી; ચરમસીમાને આધીન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸ್ಥಿರ

(ಹವಾಮಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಹವಾಮಾನ) ಸೌಮ್ಯವಲ್ಲ; ವಿಪರೀತಗಳಿಗೆ ಒಳಪಟ್ಟಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മിതമായ

(കാലാവസ്ഥ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കാലാവസ്ഥ) സൗമ്യമല്ല; അതിരുകടന്നതിന് വിധേയമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਥਿਰ

(ਮੌਸਮ ਜਾਂ ਜਲਵਾਯੂ ਦੇ) ਹਲਕੇ ਨਹੀਂ; ਅਤਿ ਦੇ ਅਧੀਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناہموار

(موسم یا آب و ہوا کا) ہلکا نہیں؛ انتہا کے تابع

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不节制的

（天气或气候）不温和；受到极端的影响

🇯🇵Japanese

温厚でない

（天候や気候について）穏やかではない。極端な状況にさらされる

🇰🇷Korean

부절제한

(날씨나 기후가) 온화하지 않다; 극단적인 상황이 발생할 수 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quá độ

(về thời tiết, khí hậu) không ôn hòa; chịu sự cực đoan

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นกลาง

(สภาพอากาศหรือภูมิอากาศ) ไม่รุนแรง ขึ้นอยู่กับความสุดขั้ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

tanpa pengendalian diri

(cuaca atau iklim) tidak sejuk; tunduk pada ekstrem

🇵🇭Filipino

mahinahon

(ng panahon o klima) hindi banayad; napapailalim sa sukdulan

🇲🇾Malay

tidak sederhana

(cuaca atau iklim) tidak ringan; tertakluk kepada keterlaluan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

معتدل

(للطقس أو المناخ) ليس معتدلاً؛ تخضع لأقصى الحدود

🇮🇷Persian

غیر معتدل

(از آب و هوا یا آب و هوا) ملایم نیست. در معرض افراط و تفریط

🇹🇷Turkish

aşırı

(hava veya iklim açısından) ılıman değil; aşırılıklara tabi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מתון

(של מזג אוויר או אקלים) לא מתון; נתון לקיצוניות

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