moderation
NounUS[mod-er-ey-shuhn]/ˌmɑdɚˈeɪʃən/4 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (4)
- quality of being moderate and avoiding extremesSynonyms: moderatenessType of degree, gradeKinds golden mean, reasonablenessAttribute of moderate, immoderate
- a change for the betterSynonyms: easingreliefType of change, alterationKinds disembarrassment, breath of fresh air
- the trait of avoiding excessesSynonyms: temperanceOpposite intemperanceType of restraint, natural virtueKinds abstemiousness, sobriety
- the action of lessening in severity or intensity“the object being control or moderation of economic depressions”Synonyms: mitigationType of decrease, diminutionKinds abatement
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Mod′er·a′tion noun
Origin: L. moderatio: cf. F. modération.
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.— Alexander Pope
3. Calmness of mind; equanimity; as, to bear adversity with moderation.
The calm and judicious moderation of Orange.— John Lothrop Motley
4. pl. The first public examinations for degrees at the University of Oxford; — usually contracted to mods.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54