🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

온건한

Pronunciation / Transliteration: on-geon-han

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Moderate/ˈmɒd.ər.ət/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"날씨는 온건하여 너무 덥지도 않고 춥지도 않았다."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree.

    "The weather was moderate, neither too hot nor too cold."
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who holds moderate views, especially in politics.

    "The candidate was known as a moderate, appealing to both sides of the political spectrum."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'moderate' originates from the Latin 'moderatus', which means 'restrained' or 'controlled'. It evolved through Old French before entering Middle English, reflecting a shift from a sense of moderation in behavior to a more general application in various contexts.

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