Hyphenation of temperate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word temperate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

tem-per-ate

Definitions of temperate:

1.	(of weather or climate) free from extremes Mild Or characteristic of such weather or climate A temperate region The temperate zones Temperate plants
2.	Not extreme in behavior Temperate in his habits A temperate response to an insult Temperate in his eating and drinking
3.	Not extreme A moderate penalty Temperate in his response to criticism

Synonyms of temperate:

adj	temperate, equable, clement
adj	temperate, abstemious, light, moderate, restrained, mild, moderate
adj	moderate, mild

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.