moderation
nounUS /ˌmɑdəˈɹeɪʃən/ · UK /ˌmɒdəˈɹeɪʃən/
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin *med-der.? Latin *-osder.? Latin moderō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin moderātiō Old French moderacion Middle French [Term?]bor. English moderation Borrowed from Middle French [Term?], from Old French moderacion, from Latin moderātiō. By surface analysis, moderate + ion.
1
The state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes.
- ...It regulates and governs the Passions of the Mind, and brings them into due moderation and frame...1696, William Stephens, An Account of the Growth of Deism in England, page 17:
- Mr. Chairman, at this moment I stand astonished at my own moderation!1772, Robert Clive, http://books.google.com/books?id=twVuAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA394
2 more examples
- America is a model of force and freedom and moderation - with all the coarseness and rudeness of its people.1821 October 12, Lord Byron, http://books.google.com/books?id=5q4XBa5jsy8C&pg=PA7
- Moderation is a wiser policy than zealotry, I think.2008, Christopher Paolini, “To Walk the Land Alone”, in Brisingr, page 75:
2
An instance of moderating: bringing something away from extremes, especially in a beneficial way.
- With the quick moderation of the weather some buying has appeared that had been held up because of the extremely cold weather […].1936 March, The Southern Lumberman, page 34:
3
The process of moderating a discussion.
- The moderation of a large online forum can be hard work.
4
Usage of neutron moderator to slow down neutrons in a nuclear reactor.
- Derived terms
- automoderation, e-moderation, immoderation, in moderation, metamoderation, post-moderation, pre-moderation, remoderation, retromoderation, wage moderation
- Related terms
- moderate, moderateness, moderating