lukewarm

luke·warm  (lkwôrm)

adj.

1. Mildly warm; tepid.

2. Lacking conviction or enthusiasm; indifferent: gave only lukewarm support to the incumbent candidate.

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[Middle English leukwarm : leuk, luke (possibly alteration of leu, from Old English hlow; see kel-¹ in Indo-European roots) + warm, warm; see warm.]

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lukewarmly adv.

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lukewarm

Adjective

1. (of a liquid) moderately warm; tepid

2. lacking enthusiasm or conviction [probably from Old English hlēow warm]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	lukewarm - moderately warm; "he hates lukewarm coffee"; "tepid bath water" tepid warm - having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat; "a warm body"; "a warm room"; "a warm climate"; "a warm coat"
	2.	lukewarm - feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm; "a halfhearted effort"; "gave only lukewarm support to the candidate" half-hearted, halfhearted, tepid unenthusiastic - not enthusiastic; lacking excitement or ardor; "an unenthusiastic performance by the orchestra"; "unenthusiastic applause"

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lukewarm

adjective 1. tepid, warm, blood-warm

adjective 2. half-hearted, cold, cool, indifferent, unconcerned, uninterested, apathetic, unresponsive, phlegmatic, unenthusiastic, laodicean

Translations

lukewarm [ˈluːkwɔːm] adj → tibio, templado

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lukewarm [ˈluːkwɔːm] adj → tiède

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lukewarm [ˈluːkwɔːm] adj → lauwarm (fig) [person, reaction etc] → lau

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lukewarm [ˈluːkwɔːm] adj → tiepido/a

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lukewarm

adj lukewarm [ˈluːkwoːm]

1 slightly warm lukewarm water. lou, louwarm فاتِر хладък vlažný lunken lau χλιαρός tibio, templado leige ولرم haalea tiède פּוֹשֵׁר गुनगुना mlak langyos agak hangat, suam volgur tiepido なまぬるい 미지근한 drungnas remdens suam lauw lunken letni morno călduţ тепловатый vlažný mlačen mlak ljummen ค่อนข้างอุ่น ılık 微溫的 тепленький, теплуватий کنکنا، نیم گرم chỉ hơi ấm 微温的

2 (of eg interest, support etc) not very enthusiastic. halfhartig بدون حَماسَه равнодушен vlažný valen lau υποτονικός, χλιαρός (μτφ.) poco entusiasta leige بی اشتیاق laimea tiède לא נִלהָב उदासीन, बेपरवाह nezainteresiran közömbös tidak bersemangat áhugalaus tiepido 気乗りのしない 열의가 없는 išblėsęs, vangus vienaldzīgs; kūtrs tidak begitu ghairah matig lunken, halvhjertet od niechcenia morno lipsit de entuzisam прохладный ľahostajný mlačen slab halvhjärtad ไม่กระตือรือร้น ilgisiz, kayıtsız 不熱情的，冷淡的 байдужий بے دل، بے حرارت thờ ơ 不热情的，冷淡的