Temperate means mild, moderate. If you're a temperate person, you are calm, reasonable. If you live in a temperate climate, it's warm and sunny, but not too hot. Like other words that sound similar, …

The meaning of TEMPERATE is having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature. How to use temperate in a sentence.

Definition of temperate adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

TEMPERATE meaning: 1. (of weather conditions) neither very hot nor very cold: 2. Temperate plants grow naturally in…. Learn more.

If a person's behaviour is temperate, it is calm and reasonable, so that they do not get angry or lose their temper easily.

1. a. Of or occurring in the Temperate Zone: temperate regions; temperate species. b. Characterized by moderate temperatures, weather, or climate; neither hot nor cold. 2. a. Moderate in degree or quality; …

There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective temperate, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.