TEMPERATE

adjective Etymology: Middle English temperat, from Latin temperatus, from past participle of temperare Date: 14th century marked by moderation: as, keeping or held within limits ; not extreme or excessive ; mild , moderate in indulgence of appetite or desire, moderate in the use of alcoholic beverages, marked by an absence or avoidance of extravagance, violence, or extreme partisanship, 2. having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature, found in or associated with a moderate climate , existing as a prophage in infected cells and rarely causing lysis , ~ly adverb ~ness noun