moderateness
/'mɔdəritnis/
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Definition
- 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
- quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes
- 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