Open English Wordnet
Adjectives
(a)temperate(of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate“a temperate region”,
“the temperate zones”,
“temperate plants” (a)temperatenot extreme in behavior“temperate in his habits”,
“a temperate response to an insult”,
“temperate in his eating and drinking” (s)moderate, temperatenot extreme“a moderate penalty”,
“temperate in his response to criticism”