Temperate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

not extreme in behavior

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɛmpɚɹət/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɛmpəɹət/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɛmpəɹət/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈɛmpɚɹət/.

Examples

a temperate region
the temperate zones
temperate plants

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

moderate

Antonyms

intemperate

Parts of Speech

adjective	(of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate “a temperate region”
adjective	not extreme in behavior “temperate in his habits”
adjective	not extreme “a moderate penalty”

Word Forms

temperateness	noun	moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities
moderateness	noun	quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gemäßigt

(von Wetter oder Klima) frei von Extremen; leicht; oder charakteristisch für ein solches Wetter oder Klima

🇫🇷French

tempéré

(du temps ou du climat) exempt d'extrêmes ; bénin; ou caractéristique d'un tel temps ou climat

🇪🇸Spanish

templado

(de tiempo o clima) libre de extremos; leve; o característica de dicho tiempo o clima

🇮🇹Italian

temperato

(del tempo o del clima) privo di estremi; blando; o caratteristici di tale tempo o clima

🇳🇱Dutch

gematigd

(van weer of klimaat) vrij van extremen; mild; of kenmerkend voor een dergelijk weer of klimaat

🇵🇹Portuguese

temperado

(de tempo ou clima) livre de extremos; leve; ou característica de tal tempo ou clima

🇷🇺Russian

умеренный

(погоды или климата) без крайностей; мягкий; или характеристика такой погоды или климата

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शीतोष्ण

(मौसम या जलवायु का) चरम से मुक्त; हल्का; या ऐसे मौसम या जलवायु की विशेषता

🇧🇩Bengali

নাতিশীতোষ্ণ

(আবহাওয়া বা জলবায়ু) চরম থেকে মুক্ত; হালকা; বা এই ধরনের আবহাওয়া বা জলবায়ুর বৈশিষ্ট্য

🇮🇳Tamil

மிதமான

(வானிலை அல்லது காலநிலை) உச்சநிலையிலிருந்து விடுபட்டது; லேசான; அல்லது அத்தகைய வானிலை அல்லது காலநிலையின் சிறப்பியல்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

సమశీతోష్ణ

(వాతావరణం లేదా వాతావరణం) తీవ్రతల నుండి ఉచితం; తేలికపాటి; లేదా అటువంటి వాతావరణం లేదా వాతావరణం యొక్క లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

समशीतोष्ण

(हवामान किंवा हवामानाचे) टोकापासून मुक्त; सौम्य; किंवा अशा हवामान किंवा हवामानाचे वैशिष्ट्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમશીતોષ્ણ

(હવામાન અથવા આબોહવા) ચરમસીમાથી મુક્ત; હળવું અથવા આવા હવામાન અથવા આબોહવાની લાક્ષણિકતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮಶೀತೋಷ್ಣ

(ಹವಾಮಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಹವಾಮಾನ) ವಿಪರೀತಗಳಿಂದ ಮುಕ್ತವಾಗಿದೆ; ಸೌಮ್ಯವಾದ; ಅಥವಾ ಅಂತಹ ಹವಾಮಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಹವಾಮಾನದ ಲಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മിതശീതോഷ്ണ

(കാലാവസ്ഥ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കാലാവസ്ഥ) അതിരുകടന്നതിൽ നിന്ന് മുക്തമാണ്; സൗമ്യമായ; അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അത്തരം കാലാവസ്ഥയുടെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കാലാവസ്ഥയുടെ സ്വഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਾਂਤ

(ਮੌਸਮ ਜਾਂ ਜਲਵਾਯੂ ਦੇ) ਅਤਿਅੰਤ ਤੋਂ ਮੁਕਤ; ਹਲਕੇ; ਜਾਂ ਅਜਿਹੇ ਮੌਸਮ ਜਾਂ ਜਲਵਾਯੂ ਦੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

معتدل

(موسم یا آب و ہوا کا) انتہا سے پاک؛ معتدل؛ یا ایسے موسم یا آب و ہوا کی خصوصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

温带

（天气或气候）没有极端情况；温和的;或此类天气或气候的特征

🇯🇵Japanese

温帯

（天候や気候について）極端なものがないこと。軽度;またはそのような天気や気候の特徴

🇰🇷Korean

삼가는

(날씨나 기후의) 극한 현상이 없는, 경증; 또는 그러한 날씨나 기후의 특성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ôn đới

(về thời tiết hoặc khí hậu) không bị cực đoan; nhẹ nhàng; hoặc đặc điểm của thời tiết hoặc khí hậu đó

🇹🇭Thai

พอสมควร

(สภาพอากาศหรือภูมิอากาศ) ปราศจากความสุดขั้ว อ่อน; หรือลักษณะของสภาพอากาศหรือภูมิอากาศดังกล่าว

🇮🇩Indonesian

sedang

(cuaca atau iklim) bebas dari hal-hal ekstrem; lembut; atau karakteristik cuaca atau iklim tersebut

🇵🇭Filipino

mapagtimpi

(ng lagay ng panahon o klima) na walang kalabisan; hindi gaanong matindi; o katangian ng naturang panahon o klima

🇲🇾Malay

sederhana

(daripada cuaca atau iklim) bebas daripada keterlaluan; ringan; atau ciri cuaca atau iklim tersebut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

معتدل

(الطقس أو المناخ) خالية من التطرف؛ خفيف؛ أو سمة من سمات هذا الطقس أو المناخ

🇮🇷Persian

معتدل

(از آب و هوا یا آب و هوا) عاری از افراط; خفیف؛ یا مشخصه چنین آب و هوایی یا آب و هوایی

🇹🇷Turkish

ılıman

(hava veya iklim açısından) aşırılıklardan arınmış; hafif; veya bu hava veya iklimin özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְמוּזָג

(של מזג אוויר או אקלים) נקי מקיצוניות; מָתוּן; או מאפיין מזג אוויר או אקלים כאלה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'temperate'?

The primary meaning of 'temperate' is '(of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'temperate' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'temperate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'temperate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'temperate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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