moderation
noun
[ mɒdəˈreɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the avoidance of excess or extremes, especially in one's behaviour or political opinions.
• "he urged them to show moderation"
Similar:
self-restraint,
restraint,
self-control,
self-discipline,
moderateness,
temperateness,
temperance,
abstemiousness,
non-indulgence,
leniency,
fairness,
• the action or process of moderating examination papers, results, or candidates.
• "coursework may need to be filed separately for the purposes of moderation"
• the retardation of neutrons by a moderator.
Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin moderatio(n- ), from the verb moderare ‘to control’ (see moderate).
in moderation
• within reasonable limits; not to excess.
• "nuts can be eaten in moderation"
Similar:
in moderate quantities,
in moderate amounts,
within reasonable limits,
within sensible limits,
within limits,
within bounds,
within due limits,
moderately,
up to a point,
