Definition

1. Noun:
   • The quality or state of being moderate; avoidance of extremes in behavior, opinion, or expression.
   • The quality of being reasonable in degree, amount, or price; not excessive or extreme.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The moderateness of his political views made him an appealing candidate to centrist voters.
  • We appreciated the moderateness of the restaurant's prices, which allowed us to dine there often.
  • Her response was praised for its calmness and moderateness in a heated debate.

Advanced Usage

• "with moderateness": in a moderate manner.
  • He argued his point with great passion but also with moderateness, avoiding personal attacks.

Variants and Related Words

• Moderate (adj/verb/noun): Kept or keeping within reasonable limits; not extreme. To make or become less extreme or intense. A person with moderate views.
  • She holds moderate opinions on economic policy.
• Moderation (noun): The process of making something less extreme, intense, or violent. The quality of being moderate.
  • The council called for moderation in the ongoing dispute.

Synonyms

• Reasonableness: The quality of being based on good sense; fairness.
• Temperance: Moderation or self-restraint, especially in eating and drinking.
• Modesty: The quality of being relatively moderate, limited, or small in amount, rate, or level.

Antonyms

• Extremeness: The quality of being very great in degree or intensity.
• Excessiveness: The quality of being more than is necessary, normal, or desirable.
• Immoderation: Lack of moderation; excess.

Noun

1. quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes
2. the property of being moderate in price or expenditures
   • the store is famous for the reasonableness of its prices
   • the modestness of the living standards here becomes obvious immediately