Moderation

Noun

 * 1) The state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes
 * 2) * 1772, Robert Clive, :
 * Mr. Chairman, at this moment I stand astonished at my own moderation!
 * 1) * 1821 October 12, Lord Byron, :
 * America is a model of force and freedom and moderation - with all the coarseness and rudeness of its people.
 * 1) An instance of moderating: bringing something away from extremes, especially in a beneficial way
 * 2) The process of moderating a discussion
 * The moderation of a large online forum can be hard work.
 * 1) The process of moderating a discussion
 * The moderation of a large online forum can be hard work.

Related terms

 * in moderation
 * moderate
 * moderateness
 * moderating

Adjectives for Moderation
false; illogical; genial; equal; due; classical; sworn; practiced; remarkable; notable.

Verbs for Moderation
advise—; caution—; confine to—; counsel —; cultivate—; inure by—; prefer—; prescribe—; prize—; recline in—; seat in—; taper to—; treasure—; treat in—; —calms; —combats; —contents; —sobers; —subdues; —suffices; —tempers.

Thesaurus
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

Translations

 * Czech:
 * Finnish:
 * German: Maßhalten
 * Indonesian: kelunakan


 * Italian:
 * Korean: 절제
 * Portuguese: moderação
 * Romanian: moderaţie,


 * Finnish:
 * German: Mäßigung


 * Italian:
 * Korean: 완화


 * German: Diskussionsleitung
 * Hebrew: פיקוח
 * Indonesian: moderasi


 * Italian:
 * Korean:


 * : modération