moderateness

noun

Definition of moderatenessnext
as in temperance
an avoidance of extremes in one's actions, beliefs, or habits the moderateness of their enthusiasm for my proposed outing suggested that they would rather do something else

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  1. temperance
  2. moderation
Noun
  • In the winter of 1920, the United States entered Prohibition in the United States after years of campaigning by temperance groups who believed alcohol sat at the root of many social ills.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • Another was promoting temperance realizing alcoholism could destroy families.
    — Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
Definition of temperance
Noun
  • In any case, OpenAI’s breach of Hugging Face is both a cautionary tale of lack of guardrails on the offensive side and over moderation on the defensive side.
    — Tim Keary, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Instead of focusing primarily on content moderation, companies should treat identity as the new security perimeter, defending against bots, fake accounts and falsified identities.
    — Larry Magid, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
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“Moderateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderateness. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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