tempérant
French, adjective/tɑ̃.pe.ʁɑ̃/
tempérant is spelled T-E-M-P-É-R-A-N-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 23 million words in written French, the 154,162nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tempérant is a French adjective meaning “temperant, temperate, moderate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of tempérer. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui permet de tempérer, de modérer”.
What does tempérant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
temperant, temperate, moderate
verb
- 1
present participle of tempérer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui permet de tempérer, de modérer.
noun: 1. Personne tempérante.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tempérant
- tempérante feminine
- tempérants masculine plural
- tempérantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tempérant?
- /tɑ̃.pe.ʁɑ̃/
- \tɑ̃.pe.ʁɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is tempérant in French?
tempérant appears about once in every 23 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).