different between moderate vs mode

English

Etymology

From Middle English moderat, from Latin moder?tus, perfect active participle of moderor (“regulate, restrain, moderate”), from moder-, modes-, a stem appearing also in modestus (“moderate, discreet, modest”), from modus (“measure”); see mode and modest.

Pronunciation

• Adjective, noun:
  • (UK): IPA^(key): /?m?d???t/
  • (US): enPR: mäd'?r-?t, IPA^(key): /?m?d???t/
• Verb:
  • (UK): IPA^(key): /?m?d??e?t/
  • (US): enPR: mäd'?-r?t, IPA^(key): /?m?d??e?t/

Adjective

moderate (comparative more moderate, superlative most moderate)

1. Not excessive; acting in moderation

   moderate language

   a moderate Calvinist

   travelling at a moderate speed

   • 1731, Jonathan Swift, The Presbyterians Plea of Merit

     A number of moderate members managed […] to obtain a majority in a thin house.

2. Mediocre
3. Average priced; standard-deal
4. Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle.

   a moderate winter

   • 1859, Arthur Hugh Clough, Life of Sertorius

     These are called the Islands of the Blest; rains fall there seldom, and in moderate showers, but for the most part they have gentle breezes, bringing along with them soft dews

5. (US, politics) Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:moderate
• See also Thesaurus:intermediate

Derived terms

• moderately
• moderateness

Translations

Noun

moderate (plural moderates)

1. One who holds an intermediate position between extremes, as in politics.

   While the moderates usually propose political compromise, it's often only achieved when the extremists allow them so

   The moderates are the natural advocates of ecumenism against the fanatics of their churches.

2. (Christianity, historical) One of a party in Scottish Church history dominant in the 18th century, lax in doctrine and discipline, but intolerant of evangelicalism and popular rights. It caused the secessions of 1733 and 1761, and its final resultant was the Disruption of 1843.

Translations

Verb

moderate (third-person singular simple present moderates, present participle moderating, simple past and past participle moderated)

1. (transitive) To reduce the excessiveness of (something)

   to moderate rage, action, desires, etc.

   • 1730, John Arbuthnot, An Essay Concerning the Nature of Aliments

     By its astringent Quality, it moderates the relaxing quality of warm Water.

   • 2000, Paul G. Coleman, Positron Beams and Their Applications (page 309)

     This leaves two strategies to increase the current in a positron beam. First is to provide a stronger positron source and second is to develop a more efficient method to moderate the source positrons into a monoenergetic beam.

     To moderate stiff minds disposed to strive.

2. (intransitive) To become less excessive
3. (transitive) To preside over (something) as a moderator

   to moderate a synod

4. (intransitive) To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise
5. (transitive, physics) To supply with a moderator (substance that decreases the speed of neutrons in a nuclear reactor and hence increases likelihood of fission).

   a graphite-moderated reactor

Synonyms

• (reduce excesses): temperate
• (preside): arbitrate, chair

Derived terms

• moderation
• moderating

Related terms

• modal
• modality
• mode
• model
• moderator
• module

Translations

References

• moderate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• moderate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

moderate

1. inflection of moderat:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Verb

moderate

1. inflection of moderare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative
2. feminine plural of moderato

Anagrams

• dateremo

Latin

Verb

moder?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of moder?

References

• moderate in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• moderate in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

moderate

1. definite singular of moderat
2. plural of moderat

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

moderate

1. definite singular of moderat
2. plural of moderat

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /m??d/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /mo?d/
• Rhymes: -??d
• Homophone: mowed

Etymology 1

From Old French mode (masculine), from Latin modus (“measure, due measure, rhythm, melody”). Doublet of modus.

Noun

mode (plural modes)

1. (music) One of several ancient Greek scales.
2. (music) One of several common scales in modern Western music, one of which corresponds to the modern major scale and one to the natural minor scale.
3. A particular means of accomplishing something.
   • 1855, Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society (volume 9, page 205)

     An effectual and inexpensive mode of Protecting Wall-Trees from Spring-Frosts.

4. A particular state of being, or frame of mind.

   After a series of early setbacks, her political campaign is in crisis mode.

5. (statistics) The most frequently occurring value in a distribution
6. (mathematics, physics) A state of a system that is represented by an eigenfunction of that system.
7. (computing) One of various related sets of rules for processing data; more generally, any state of the system associated with certain behaviours.

   Hyponyms: emulation mode, immediate mode, local emulation mode, protected mode, real mode, retained mode, strict mode

8. (electronics) A series of settings on a device used for a specific purpose.

9. (video games) A variation in gameplay, such as a difficulty level.
10. (grammar) A verb form that depends on how its containing clause relates to the speaker’s or writer’s wish, intent, or assertion about reality.

    Synonyms: mood, grammatical mood

    Hyponyms: imperative mode, indicative mode, infinitive mode, subjunctive mode

11. (philosophy) That which exists only as a quality of substance.
12. (textiles) In lace-making, a small decorative piece inserted into a pattern.
13. (textiles) The openwork between the solid parts of a pattern.
14. (obsolete) A woman's mantle with a hood.

Derived terms

• (grammar): See also Thesaurus:grammatical mood
• (music): Aeolian mode, Dorian mode, Ionian mode, Locrian mode, Lydian mode, Mixolydian mode, Phrygian mode

Related terms

Translations

Etymology 2

From French mode (feminine).

Noun

mode (plural modes)

1. Style or fashion; popular trend.

   Her wardrobe is always in mode.

   • 1922, Edith Van Dyne, Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman (chapter 4)

     The dress she wore was no longer a cheap blue serge but a handsome tricolette, richly trimmed according to the prevailing mode.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• bimodal distribution
• median
• mean
• modal

Anagrams

• E.D. Mo., Edom, Medo-, demo, demo-, dome

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?m?.d?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /?m?.de/

Noun

mode m (plural modes)

1. modus
2. way
3. (grammar) mood

Danish

Etymology

From French mode, from Latin modus (“manner, method”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo?d?/, [?mo?ð?]

Noun

mode c (singular definite moden, plural indefinite moder)

1. fashion

Inflection

Further reading

• mode on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French mode, from Latin modus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mo?.d?/
• Hyphenation: mo?de
• Rhymes: -o?d?

Noun

mode f (plural modes, diminutive modetje n)

1. fashion, trend

   Het staat je vrij om de mode te volgen in België en Nederland — You're free to follow fashion in Belgium and the Netherlands.

2. (obsolete) custom, tradition, manner

Derived terms

• burgermode
• damesmode
• haarmode
• herenmode
• kindermode
• modeartikel
• modebewust
• modeblad
• modegek
• modegril
• modekleur
• modekwaal
• modemaakster
• modemagazijn
• modenaaister
• modeontwerp
• modeontwerper
• modeplaat
• modepop
• modeshow
• modesnufje
• modetint
• modetrend
• modevak
• modeverschijnsel
• modewinkel
• modewoord
• modezaak
• modezot
• modezucht
• modieus

Descendants

• Afrikaans: mode
• ? Indonesian: mode
• ? West Frisian: moade

Anagrams

• doem, moed

Esperanto

Etymology

From modo +? -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mode/
• Hyphenation: mo?de
• Rhymes: -ode

Adverb

mode

1. fashionably
   • 1937, British Esperantist:

   • 2002, Julian Modest, "La glita kaj dan?era vojo," La Ondo de Esperanto:

   • 2003, Thierry Salomon, "La mondolingvo," Monato:

Synonyms

• la?mode

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mode/, [?mo?de?]
• Rhymes: -ode
• Syllabification: mo?de

Noun

mode

1. (colloquial) Synonym of moderaattori.

Declension

Anagrams

• Edmo, demo

French

Etymology

From Middle French mode, from Old French mode f, ultimately from Latin modus m. The masculine gender was reintroduced for some senses during the Middle French period under influence of the Latin. Doublet of mœuf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?d/

Noun

mode f (plural modes)

1. fashion, trend

Derived terms

• à la mode
• défilé de mode
• passé de mode
• tripes à la mode de Caen

Descendants

Noun

mode m (plural modes)

1. method, means, way, mode

2. (grammar) mode, mood

   Synonym: mœuf

3. (statistics) mode (most common value)

Derived terms

Anagrams

• démo, dôme

Further reading

• “mode” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Indonesian

Etymology

• From Dutch mode f, from Middle French mode f, from Latin modus m. Doublet of model, modern, modul, and modus.
• Semantic loan from English mode in electronics and computing sense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?mo.d?]
• Hyphenation: mo?dê

Noun

modê (plural mode-mode, first-person possessive modeku, second-person possessive modemu, third-person possessive modenya)

1. mode, style or fashion; popular trend.

   Synonym: fesyen

2. mode,
   1. (electronics) a series of settings on a device used for a specific purpose.
   2. (computing) one of various related sets of rules for processing data.

Related terms

Further reading

• “mode” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Noun

mode f

1. plural of moda

Anagrams

• demo

Latin

Noun

mode

1. vocative singular of modus

Middle English

Alternative forms

• mod, mood, moode

Etymology 1

From Old English m?d, from Proto-Germanic *m?daz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo?d/
• Rhymes: -o?d

Noun

mode (plural modes)

1. Activity within one's mind or brain:
   1. One's current mindset or feelings; mood:
      1. Fortitude, braveness, bravery, heart.
      2. Vainness, proudness; the display of conceit.
      3. Sadness, lamenting; the state of being sad or upset.
      4. Angriness, ire, resentment.
   2. One's mental capacity or intellect; the fount of reasoning.
   3. One's overall or overarching feelings; an opinion or will.
   4. What one currently wants or likes; a goal or aim
   5. One's motivation or willpower; resoluteness.
   6. (rare) Part of one's thought process.
2. A person's nature or temperament; that which defines one's behaviour.
3. One's visible nature; the appearance of someone.
4. (rare) One's actions as a whole; the way one behaves.
5. (rare) Writing or speaking; communication.
6. (rare) An enterprise or endeavour.

Related terms

• drerimod
• mody
• modilich
• modinesse

Descendants

• English: mood
• Scots: mude, muid

References

• “m??d, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-23.

Adjective

mode (rare)

1. Vain, boastful, conceited.
2. Upset, distressed.

References

• “m??de, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-23.

Etymology 2

From Old French mode, from Latin modus.

Alternative forms

• mood, moode, moodd, moede

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m??d(?)/, /?mo?d(?)/

Noun

mode (plural modes) (Late Middle English)

1. Grammatical mood or modality.
2. (rare) Songs; pieces or sources of music.

References

• “m?d(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-23.

Descendants

• English: mode, mood

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

mode f (plural modes)

1. (Jersey) fashion

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French mode (“fashion, trend”), from Middle French mode, from Old French mode f, from Latin modus m (“measure, manner; bound, mood”), from Proto-Italic *mod?s, from Proto-Indo-European *mod-?s (“measure”), from *med- (“to measure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m??d/
• Rhymes: -??d
• Hyphenation: mode

Adverb

mode

1. Only used in à la mode (“a la mode”)
2. Only used in a la mode (“a la mode”)

Anagrams

• demo

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• modent

Adjective

mode

1. neuter singular of moden

Pali

Alternative forms

Verb

mode

1. inflection of modati (“to rejoice”):
   1. optative active singular
   2. first-person singular present/imperative middle

Swedish

Etymology

From French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²mu?d?/

Noun

mode n

1. fashion, a fashion trend

Declension

Related terms

• höstmode
• modelejon
• modetidning
• vårmode

See also

• mod