Definition of temperate

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • temperate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • temperate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
  • temperate is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of temperate


  • not extreme (adjective)

    Examples

    1. temperate in his response to criticism

    Synonyms

    1. moderate
  • not extreme in behavior (adjective)

    Examples

    1. temperate in his habits
    2. a temperate response to an insult
    3. temperate in his eating and drinking
  • (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a temperate region
    2. the temperate zones
    3. temperate plants

See definition of temperate in Merriam Webster