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Moderation Common

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Moderation has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes

"She found that practicing moderation in her diet helped her avoid both starvation and obesity."

2

a change for the better

"After years of chaotic management, the new director implemented moderation in our daily operations to improve efficiency and morale."

3

the trait of avoiding excesses

"She practiced moderation by eating a balanced diet and never skipping meals just because she was hungry."

4

the action of lessening in severity or intensity

"the object being control or moderation of economic depressions"

5

The state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes

"She decided to practice moderation by enjoying her favorite dessert only once a week instead of every day."

Related Terms
Antonyms
immoderateness intemperance
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
degree change restraint natural virtue decrease
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
golden mean reasonableness disembarrassment breath of fresh air sobriety abstemiousness abatement
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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