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 [ˌluːkˈwɔːm]

adj

1. (esp of water) moderately warm; tepid

2. having or expressing little enthusiasm or conviction

[C14 luke probably from Old English hlēow warm; compare German lauwarm]

lukewarmly  adv

lukewarmness  n

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 Wash your face with lukewarm water.

2. half-hearted, cold, cool, indifferent, unconcerned, uninterested, apathetic, unresponsive, phlegmatic, unenthusiastic, half-arsed (Brit. slang), half-assed (U.S. & Canad. slang), laodicean The study received a lukewarm response from the Home Secretary.

Translations

lukewarm [ˈluːkwɔːm] ADJ

1. (= slightly warm) [water, food, coffee] → tibio

2. (fig) [reception, applause, support] → tibio, poco entusiasta
the report was given a lukewarm reception → el informe tuvo una tibia acogida or una acogida poco entusiasta
he was lukewarm about the idea → no le entusiasmaba la idea

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lukewarm [ˌluːkˈwɔː^rm] adj

[liquid] → tiède

(= unenthusiastic) [response, welcome, applause] → peu enthousiaste
The response was lukewarm → La réaction a été peu enthousiaste.
to be lukewarm about sth [person] → ne pas être enthousiasmé(e) par qch
to be lukewarm about doing sth → ne pas être enthousiasmé(e) par la perspective de faire qch
to be lukewarm towards sb → ne pas être très chaleureux/euse envers qn

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lukewarm

adj (lit, fig) → lauwarm; applause, support → lauwarm, mäßig; friendship → lau, oberflächlich; he’s lukewarm about or on the idea/about her → er ist von der Idee/von ihr nur mäßig begeistert

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lukewarm [ˌluːkˈwɔːm] adj

a. (tepid, water) → tiepido/a

b. (unenthusiastic, support, response) → tiepido/a; (person) → poco entusiasta

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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 penseä tiède לא נִלהָב उदासीन, बेपरवाह nezainteresiran közömbös tidak bersemangat áhugalaus tiepido 気乗りのしない 열의가 별로 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

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lukewarm → فاتر vlažný lunken lauwarm χλιαρός tibio haalea tiède mlak tiepido なまぬるい 미지근한 lauw lunken letni morno теплый ljummen อุ่น ılık âm ấm 温热的