Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contemperation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-tem-per-a-tion
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of tempering or moderating.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

A proportionate combination or mixture.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Fourthly, The proper use of ayre attracted by the lungs, and without which there is no durable continuation in life, is not the nutrition of parts, but the contemperation of that fervour in the heart, and the ventilation of that fire alwaies maintained in the forge of life; […]"
"I vvould further Knovv vvhy this Contemperation of Light and Shade, that is made, for Example, by the Skin of a Ripe Cherry, ſhould exhibit a Red, and not a Green, and the Leaf of the ſame Tree ſhould exhibit a Green rather than a Red; […]"

Usage

Inflected Forms

contemperations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

contemper contemperate contemperature

Questions

What does contemperation mean?: The act of tempering or moderating.

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