moderateness
1
6.8
A state of being not extreme in amount, behavior, or opinion
- noun
- /ˈmɒdərət.nəs/
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moderación
- We should strive for a moderateness in our lifestyle to avoid extremes in health and spending.
Examples
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Her moderateness in discussions helped maintain peace during the heated debate.
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It will take more than lies, smear campaigns, and the facade of moderateness to win next time.
Blog text (8) -
The moderateness of his opinions made him a respected leader in the community.
Synonyms
moderation
vsmoderateness
47
3.5
Keeping actions or feelings within reasonable limits
is the same quality but uses a different noun form
reasonableness
vsmoderateness
8
3.7
A quality of being fair, sensible, and showing good judgment
focuses only on being moderate, not on judgment or fairness
mildness
vsmoderateness
1
3.3
A gentle, calm way of treating people
emphasizes lack of extremes rather than softness or gentleness
temperateness
vsmoderateness
7.5
A calm way of controlling actions and feelings to avoid too much
is broader, meaning simple absence of extremes rather than self-control
middleness
vsmoderateness
5.5
To be in the middle and not at either extreme
describes absence of extremes in amount or opinion rather than position
Antonyms
How Moderate
Surface Forms
moderateness singular
moderatenesses plural
Morphology
Etymology
Moderateness comes from the same root as moderate and moderator, from a word that meant 'measure' or 'control'. So, moderateness is about keeping the right amount or balance and not going to extremes.