moderation

1. Quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes (synset 105124960)
   tells us about:

   • moderate - being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme
   • immoderate - beyond reasonable limits
   is a type of: degree, grade, level - a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
   subtypes:

   • golden mean - the middle between extremes
   • reasonableness - moderation in expectations
   same as: moderateness
2. A change for the better (synset 107371701)
   is a type of: alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
   subtypes:

   • disembarrassment - something that extricates you from embarrassment
   • breath of fresh air - a welcome relief
   same as: easing, relief
3. The trait of avoiding excesses (synset 104890809)
   is a type of:

   • natural virtue - (scholasticism) one of the four virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) derived from nature
   • control, restraint - discipline in personal and social activities
   subtypes:

   • dryness, sobriety - moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs
   • abstemiousness - moderation in eating and drinking
   same as: temperance
4. The action of lessening in severity or intensity (synset 100354075)
   "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions"
   is a type of: decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down - the act of decreasing or reducing something
   subtypes: abatement - the act of abating
   same as: mitigation

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