Positive character trait
Temperate
Moderate, calm, and free from extremes.
3 ready sentences Updated Run by Adrian Nutiu
What it looks like
- Enjoys food, drink and treats in moderation, and stops before excess.
- Answers a provocation in measured words, without overstatement or insult.
- Keeps a setback or a disagreement in proportion instead of treating it as a crisis.
Fits when someone practices deliberate moderation where excess could cause harm
Not when you mean mild weather, weak feeling, or avoidance of all pleasure
How to say it
Replace the brackets with what the person actually did.
There is no resume line for this one: it is a formal, slightly old-fashioned word, at home in a speech, a tribute or a character sketch, and on a resume it can read as a remark about drinking. Show measured judgment through a result, or let a reference say it.
Fills [Name] in the reference and the report card comment, ready to copy.
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Reference or recommendation [Name] is temperate in judgment and in speech: when [a meeting grew heated or a complaint was unfair], they answered in measured terms and kept the discussion on the facts.
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Report card comment [Name] responds sensibly when a game gets heated, and says what they think without raising their voice.
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In a story, shown not told He had one glass of wine at the wedding, then switched to water. He was still dancing when the band packed up, and he drove his aunt home.
Her temperate habits left room for enjoyment without neglecting her responsibilities.
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