TEMPERATENESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does temperateness mean? 

• TEMPERATENESS (noun)
  The noun TEMPERATENESS has 2 senses:

1. moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities

2. exhibiting restraint imposed on the self

  Familiarity information: TEMPERATENESS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TEMPERATENESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

fair weather; sunshine; temperateness

Hypernyms ("temperateness" is a kind of...):

atmospheric condition; conditions; weather; weather condition (the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation)

Derivation:

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Exhibiting restraint imposed on the self

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

self-restraint; temperateness

Context example:

an effective temperateness in debate

Hypernyms ("temperateness" is a kind of...):

control; restraint (discipline in personal and social activities)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "temperateness"):

stiff upper lip (self-restraint in the expression of emotion (especially fear or grief))

Derivation:

temperate (not extreme in behavior)