Definition
To moderate, regulate, or blend together in proper proportion; to temper or adjust something appropriately.
Etymology
From Latin contempare (to mix, blend), composed of con- (together) plus tempare (to blend, regulate). This word shifted from 'blending' to a more general sense of 'moderating' or 'tempering.'
Kelly Says
This word almost completely disappeared from English, replaced by 'temper,' but 'contemper' survives in specialized contexts like historical descriptions of art techniques—it shows how prefixes can get stripped away over centuries.
Translations
CACatalà
contemplació
kon-tem-pla-sío
CSČeština
kontemplace
kon-tem-pla-ce
DADansk
kontemplation
kon-tem-pla-tion
DEDeutsch
Kontemplation
kon-tem-pla-tion
ELΕλληνικά
διαλογισμός
dee-a-lo-gism-os
ESEspañol
contemplación
kon-tem-pla-syon
FISuomi
kontemplaatio
kon-tem-pla-tio
FRFrançais
contemplation
kon-tem-pla-syon
HEעברית
התבוננות
hat-vo-non-not
HUMagyar
kontemplació
kon-tem-pla-tsio
IDBahasa Indonesia
perenungan
pe-re-nung-gan
ITItaliano
contemplazione
kon-tem-pla-tsee-oh-neh
KKKK
қарастыру
qara-sty-ru
MSBahasa Melayu
khayalan
kha-ya-lan
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်ပြု
seet-p-yù
NLNederlands
contemplatie
kon-tem-pla-tee
NONorsk
kontemplasjon
kon-tem-pla-sjon
PLPolski
kontemplacja
kon-tem-pla-tsee-a
PTPortuguês
contemplação
kon-tem-pla-sãw
RORomână
contemplare
kon-tem-pla-reh
RUРусский
созерцание
so-zer-tsat-ee-ye
SVSvenska
kontemplation
kon-tem-pla-tion
SWKiswahili
mawazo
ma-wa-zo
TAதமிழ்
விચாரணை
vi-chaar-na-i
TEతెలుగు
విచారణ
vi-chaar-na
THไทย
การพิจารณา
gaan-phet-cha-ra-na
TLTL
pagninilay
pa-g-nin-i-lay
TRTürkçe
düşünce
düş-ün-che
UKУкраїнська
споглядання
spo-g-ly-da-nye
VITiếng Việt
tư tưởng
tu-thưởng