They had a temperate discussion. He is a temperate man.
Recent Examples on the WebThat won’t replace proper air-conditioning in warmer climes, but it’s a big selling point in a relatively temperate region like Europe, where AC is rare but heatwaves are becoming more common and extreme. David Meyer, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2022 Holding an astonishing 420 species, the genus populates the temperate regions of the world. Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Aug. 2022 While temperatures scorched the outer East Bay, San Francisco, which started the day in a veil of thin fog, remained temperate in the lower 70s along with Oakland and most of the East Bay shoreline and Peninsula. Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Sep. 2022 When to Go: Spring (39 to 81 degrees) and fall (40 to 85 degrees) afford the most temperate weather for hiking and paddling aboveground, while summer (64 to 91 degrees) is hot and humid, and winter (29 to 53 degrees) brings fewer crowds. Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 29 July 2022 That disaster spurred a reevaluation for the historically temperate region as climate change fuels intensified heat waves. Greg Scruggs, Washington Post, 27 July 2022 In 2015, researchers at Yale found that people living in the southern states of the U.S. were likely to rank heat as a greater personal risk than their compatriots in temperate northern states. Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 19 July 2022 Its adjacency to the lake provides a temperate maritime influence, and helps make this Italy’s most northern Mediterranean climate. Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 28 June 2022 But all of these are in temperate regions, Dr. Chandra said.New York Times, 18 May 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English temperat, temperate "restrained, moderate in nature or habits, having the bodily humors in balanced proportion, moderate in temperature or climate," borrowed from Latin temperātus "(of persons) restrained, (of temperature or climate) moderate, between extremes," from past participle of temperāre "to exercise moderation, moderate" — more at temper entry 2