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moderateness

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

the quality of being moderate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: moderation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: degree, grade, level

Narrower terms: golden mean, reasonableness

3

noun

Meaning 3

the property of being moderate in price or expenditures

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the store is famous for the reasonableness of its prices
  • the modestness of the living standards here becomes obvious immediately

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: reasonableness, modestness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: inexpensiveness

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English moderate Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English moderateness From moderate + -ness.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Irish: réasúntacht — the quality of being moderate
  • Irish: nádúrthacht — the quality of being moderate
  • Italian: modicità — the quality of being moderate
  • Russian: сде́ржанность (sdéržannostʹ) — the quality of being moderate
  • Russian: досту́пность (dostúpnostʹ) — the quality of being moderate
  • Serbo-Croatian: у̀мјерено̄ст — the quality of being moderate
  • Serbo-Croatian: у̀мерено̄ст — the quality of being moderate
  • Serbo-Croatian: ùmjerenōst — the quality of being moderate
  • Serbo-Croatian: ùmerenōst — the quality of being moderate