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1moderation — noun 1) he urged them to show moderation Syn: self restraint, restraint, self control, self discipline; temperance, leniency, fairness See note at abstinence 2) a moderation of their confrontational style Syn …
2moderation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Keeping within limits Nouns 1. moderation, moderateness, temperance, continence, temperateness, gentleness; self restraint, self control, asceticism, abstinence; teetotalism, soberness, sobriety; quiet,… …
3moderation — [[t]mɒ̱dəre͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT (approval) If you say that someone s behaviour shows moderation, you approve of them because they act in a way that you think is reasonable and not extreme. The United Nations Secretary General called on all… …
4in moderation — I quit drinking because I wasn t able to drink in moderation Syn: in moderate quantities/amounts, within (sensible) limits; moderately …
5immoderateness — noun the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation • Syn: ↑immoderation • Ant: ↑moderation (for: ↑immoderation) • Derivationally related forms: ↑immoderate …
6immoderation — noun the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation • Syn: ↑immoderateness • Ant: ↑moderation • Derivationally related forms: ↑immoderate (for: ↑immoderateness) …
7ménager — 1. ménager [ menaʒe ] v. tr. <conjug. : 3> • XVe; intr. 1309 « habiter »; de ménage I ♦ 1 ♦ Disposer, régler avec soin, adresse. ⇒ arranger. Ménager une entrevue, un entretien. ⇒ faciliter. L auteur « ménage d avance et de loin les… …
8abstinence — noun 1) AA endorses a path of abstinence Syn: teetotalism, temperance, sobriety, abstemiousness, abstention; rare nephalism 2) of course abstinence is the most effective form of birth control, but is it the most realistic? Syn: celibacy, chastity …
9raisonnable — [ rɛzɔnabl ] adj. • 1265; reidnable 1120; de raison 1 ♦ Didact. Doué de raison. « Le plaisir est l objet, le devoir et le but De tous les êtres raisonnables » (Voltaire). ⇒ intelligent, pensant. L homme, animal raisonnable. ♢ (Choses) Conforme à… …
10mitigation — noun 1. to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑extenuation, ↑palliation • Derivationally related forms: ↑palliate (for: ↑palliation), ↑mi …
