MODERATENESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)