temperate Copy link Outline I. Of climateII. Of character1. tempĕrātus2. tempĕrans, ntis (prop. a part., and hence constr. with abl. or gen. of the thing, to denote in what respect temperance is observed)3. frūgi (orig. a dat. fem. of the unused frux, as shown by the last example below4. contĭnens, ntis (rare)5. mĕdius (moderate)6. sōbrius (prop. unintoxicated)7. siccus (abstemious, sober)8. abstēmius (prop. refraining from strong drinks)9. abstĭnens, ntis (refraining from what is unlawful) • temperate: I. Of climate: tempĕrātus: more t. parts, loca temperatiora, Caes. B. G. 5, 12, extr.: a fine and t. region, ?egregia t.que regio, Vitr. 6, 1, 11: v. ?mild: the t. zone, orbis medius et mitior plaga, Plin. 23, 1, 22 (R. and A.): *zona t., Milton: v. zone. II. Of character: 1. tempĕrātus: the just, t., and wise, justi, t., sapientes, Cic. N. D. 3, 36, 87: of t. and moderate character, t. moderatisque moribus, id. Fam. 12, 27: a moderate and t. speech, oratio modica et t., id. Or. 27, 95. 2. tempĕrans, ntis (prop. a part., and hence constr. with abl. or gen. of the thing, to denote in what respect temperance is observed): a moderate and t. man in all the relations of life, homo in omnibus vitae partibus moderatus ac t., Cic. Font. 14, 30: you will call him t. who has controlled himself in regard to some lust, temperantem dices qui se in aliqua libidine continuerit, id. Par. 3, 1: princes more t. in reference to the desire of power, principes temperantiores imperii, Liv. 26, 22, ad fin.: more t. as to power, potestatis temperantior, Tac. A. 13, 46, extr. 3. frūgi (orig. a dat. fem. of the unused frux, as shown by the last example below: then used as an indecl. adj. in the pos. for frūgālis, which only occurs in the comp. and sup., reg. formed from it): to be called a t. man is no great praise for a king, f. hominem dici non multum habet laudis in rege, Cic. Deiot. 9, 26: Penelope so t. and so chaste, (Penelope) tam f. tamque pudica, Hor. S. 2, 5, 77: luxurious, t., shabby living, victus luxuriosus, f., sordidus, Quint. 5, 10, 27: very modest and very t., permodestus et bonae f., Cic. Att. 4, 8, ad fin. 4. contĭnens, ntis (rare): our ancestors, most t. men, continentissimi homines majores nostri, Cic. Par. 1, 1: more t. in money matters, continentior in pecunia, Caes. B. C. 1, 23. 5. mĕdius (moderate): a t. speech, m. oratio, Liv. 10, 26, ad init.: pondering no t. scheme, but everything that was extravagant, nihil m. sed immensa omnia animo volventes, id. 2, 49: v. moderate. 6. sōbrius (prop. unintoxicated): sparing and t., parcus ac s., Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 15: men quite thrifty and t., homines plane frugi ac s., Cic. Verr. 3, 27, 67. 7. siccus (abstemious, sober): a sober and t. life, vita sobria et s., Sen. Vit. Beat. 12, 4: Cic. Acad. 2, 27, 88. Join: s., frugi, continens, Pl. Asin. 5, 2, 7. 8. abstēmius (prop. refraining from strong drinks): t. in the midst of outspread luxuries, in medio positorum a., Hor. Ep. 1, 12, 7: Ov. 9. abstĭnens, ntis (refraining from what is unlawful): to be t., to restrain all desires, is noble, esse a., continere omnes cupiditates praeclarum est, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 11, 32: a man most t. in all that concerned others, homo alieni abstinentissimus, Plin. Ep. 6, 8, ad med.: v. abstinent, continent. Phr.: to be t., temperare (with abl., either alone or with in, also with dat.): to be t. in love, in amore t., Pl. Epid. 1, 2, 8: to be t. with the tongue, linguae t., id. Rud. 4, 7, 28: to be t. with the hands, manibus t., Liv. 2, 23, ad med.