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lukewarmness

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Noun1.lukewarmness - a warmness resembling the temperature of the skin
tepidity, tepidness
warmness, warmth - the quality of having a moderate degree of heat; "an agreeable warmth in the house"
2.lukewarmness - lack of passion, force or animation
tepidness
chilliness, coldness, iciness, frigidity, frigidness, coolness - a lack of affection or enthusiasm; "a distressing coldness of tone and manner"


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There were some who accused him of lukewarmness in his adopted religion, and others who put it down to greed of wealth and reluctance to incur expense.
A Study In Scarlet by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
It is true that the clergy did not like to have them empty, since that implied lukewarmness in believers, and that lepers were put into them when there were no penitents on hand.
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
Ossipon tried to exculpate the lukewarmness of his past conduct.
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