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MODERATENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes
Synonyms:
moderateness; moderation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("moderateness" is a kind of...):
degree; grade; level (a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality)
Attribute:
moderate (being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme)
immoderate (beyond reasonable limits)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "moderateness"):
golden mean (the middle between extremes)
reasonableness (moderation in expectations)
Derivation:
moderate (not extreme)
moderate (being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme)
moderate (marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The property of being moderate in price or expenditures
Example:
the modestness of the living standards here becomes obvious immediately
Synonyms:
moderateness; modestness; reasonableness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("moderateness" is a kind of...):
inexpensiveness (the quality of being affordable)
Derivation:
moderate (being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme)
