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Moderation

Moderation Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Moderation? [n] the action of lessening in severity or intensity; "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions" [n] the trait of avoiding excesses [n] quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes [n] a change for the better Synonyms \| Synonyms for Moderation: easing \| moderateness \| relief \| temperance Related Terms \| Find terms related to Moderation: abnegation \| boundary \| bounds \| center \| compromise \| confinement \| constraint \| continence \| denial \| discipline \| fence \| forbearance \| frugality \| golden mean \| gravity \| half measures \| half-and-half measures \| halfway measures \| happy medium \| limit \| limitation \| mean \| measure \| medium \| middle course \| middle ground \| middle way \| moderateness \| neutral ground \| nothing in excess \| prescription \| proscription \| qualification \| renouncement \| renunciation \| restrain \| restraint \| restriction \| sedateness \| self-control \| self-denial \| self-discipline \| self-mastery \| self-restraint \| seriousness \| sober-mindedness \| soberness \| sobersidedness \| sobersides \| sobriety \| solemnity \| sophrosyne \| staidness \| temperance \| temperateness \| via media See Also \| abatement \| abstemiousness \| alteration \| breath of fresh air \| change \| control \| decrease \| degree \| diminution \| disembarrassment \| golden mean \| grade \| level \| modification \| natural virtue \| reasonableness \| reduction \| restraint \| sobriety \| step-down Moderation In Webster's Dictionary \Mod`er*a"tion\, n. [L. moderatio: cf. F. mod['e]ration.] 1. The act of moderating, or of imposing due restraint. 2. The state or quality of being mmoderate. In moderation placing all my glory, While Tories call me Whig, and Whigs a Tory. --Pope. 3. Calmness of mind; equanimity; as, to bear adversity with moderation. The calm and judicious moderation of Orange. --Motley. 4. pl. The first public examinations for degrees at the University of Oxford; -- usually contracted to {mods}.

Moderation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Moderation?

[n] the action of lessening in severity or intensity; "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions"
[n] the trait of avoiding excesses
[n] quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes
[n] a change for the better

Synonyms | Synonyms for Moderation: easing | moderateness | relief | temperance

Moderation In Webster's Dictionary

\Mod`er*a"tion\, n. [L. moderatio: cf. F.
mod['e]ration.]
1. The act of moderating, or of imposing due restraint.

2. The state or quality of being mmoderate.

         In moderation placing all my glory, While Tories
         call me Whig, and Whigs a Tory.       --Pope.

3. Calmness of mind; equanimity; as, to bear adversity with
   moderation.

         The calm and judicious moderation of Orange.
                                               --Motley.

4. pl. The first public examinations for degrees at the
   University of Oxford; -- usually contracted to {mods}.

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