temperateness n 1: moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities [syn: {fair weather}, {sunshine}, {temperateness}] 2: exhibiting restraint imposed on the self; "an effective temperateness in debate" [syn: {self-restraint}, {temperateness}]
Temperateness \Tem"per*ate*ness\, n. The quality or state of being temperate; moderateness; temperance. [1913 Webster]