Dictionary

moderation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌmɑdəˈɹeɪʃən/ (General-American)
• /ˌmɒdəˈɹeɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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• mŏd'ə-rāʹ-shən (General-American)
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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.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes.
   • 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
   • Mr. Chairman, at this moment I stand astonished at my own moderation! 1772, Robert Clive, http://books.google.com/books?id=twVuAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA394
   • Moderation is a wiser policy than zealotry, I think. 2008, Christopher Paolini, “To Walk the Land Alone”, in Brisingr, page 75:
   • ...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:
2. (countable, uncountable) 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. (countable, uncountable) The process of moderating a discussion.
   • The moderation of a large online forum can be hard work.
4. (countable, uncountable) Usage of neutron moderator to slow down neutrons in a nuclear reactor.

Forms

Deriveds

post-moderation · retromoderation · pre-moderation · e-moderation · metamoderation · automoderation · wage moderation · in moderation · remoderation · immoderation

Relateds

moderateness · moderate · moderating

Translations (61)

pl wstrzemięźliwość (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · uk поміркованість (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · la modestia (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · fi kohtuus (instance of moderating; to bring away from extremes) · ang metegung (instance of moderating; to bring away from extremes) · de Mäßigung (instance of moderating; to bring away from extremes) · nb moderasjon (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · pl moderacja (moderating a discussion: supervision; mediation) · ro cumpătare (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · ang sȳfernes (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · tr itidal (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · cmn 適度 /适度 (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · nn moderasjon (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · ms penyederhanaan (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · got 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌴𐌹 (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · gl moderación (instance of moderating; to bring away from extremes) · el μέτρο (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · ota اعتدال (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · sv återhållsamhet (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · id moderasi (moderating a discussion: supervision; mediation) · bg умереност (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · de Maßhalten (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · pl umiar (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · gl mesura (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · non hóf (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · id kelunakan (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · ar اِعْتِدَال (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · fr modération (instance of moderating; to bring away from extremes) · es moderación (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · sv måtta (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · de Diskussionsleitung (moderating a discussion: supervision; mediation) · bg модерация (moderating a discussion: supervision; mediation) · fr modération (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · sv måttfullhet (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · it moderazione (instance of moderating; to bring away from extremes) · grc μετριότης (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · da moderation (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · da mådehold (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · ko 사회 (moderating a discussion: supervision; mediation) · ang metegung (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · rgn régula (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · ca moderació (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · fi maltillisuus (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · ro prezidare (moderating a discussion: supervision; mediation) · sv moderering (moderating a discussion: supervision; mediation) · id moderasi (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · ro regulare (moderating a discussion: supervision; mediation) · it moderazione (moderating a discussion: supervision; mediation) · ko 완화 (instance of moderating; to bring away from extremes) · bg сдържаност (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · ro moderație (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · sv hejd (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · la temperantia (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · ro moderare (instance of moderating; to bring away from extremes) · he פיקוח (moderating a discussion: supervision; mediation) · gl moderación (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · ar إِشْرَاف (moderating a discussion: supervision; mediation) · it moderazione (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · cs umírněnost (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · pt moderação (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) · ko 절제 (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes)