Temperate - Definition

adj 1: (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or
characteristic of such weather or climate; "a temperate
region"; "the temperate zones"; "temperate plants" [ant:
intemperate]
2: not extreme in behavior; "temperate in his habits"; "a
temperate response to an insult"; "temperate in his eating
and drinking" [ant: intemperate]
3: not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response
to criticism" [syn: moderate, temperate]