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tepid

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tep·id  (tpd)
adj.
1. Moderately warm; lukewarm.
2. Lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted: "the tepid conservatism of the fifties" (Irving Howe).

[Middle English, from Latin tepidus, from tepre, to be lukewarm.]

te·pidi·ty, tepid·ness n.
tepid·ly adv.

tepid [ˈtɛpɪd]
adj
1. slightly warm; lukewarm
2. relatively unenthusiastic or apathetic the play had a tepid reception
[from Latin tepidus, from tepēre to be lukewarm]
tepidity , tepidness n
tepidly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.tepid - moderately warm; "he hates lukewarm coffee"; "tepid bath water"
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.tepid - feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm; "a halfhearted effort"; "gave only lukewarm support to the candidate"
unenthusiastic - not enthusiastic; lacking excitement or ardor; "an unenthusiastic performance by the orchestra"; "unenthusiastic applause"

tepid
adjective
1. lukewarm, warmish, slightly warm She bent to the tap and drank the tepid water.
2. unenthusiastic, half-hearted, indifferent, cool, lukewarm, apathetic, half-arsed (Brit. slang), half-assed (U.S. & Canad. slang) His nomination has received tepid support in the Senate.
unenthusiastic keen, eager, enthusiastic, excited, passionate, animated, vibrant, zealous
Translations
tepid [ˈtepɪd] ADJ (lit) → tibio (fig) [reception, welcome] → poco entusiasta, poco caluroso

tepid [ˈtɛpɪd] adj
[water, tea, bath] → tiède
[applause, reception, support] → réservé(e)

tepid
adj (lit, fig)lau(warm)

tepid [ˈtɛpɪd] adj (also) (fig) → tiepido/a
tepid [ˈtɛpɪd] adj (also) (fig) → tiepido/a

tepid
adj tepid [ˈtepid]
1 slightly or only just warm; lukewarm tepid water. warm, louwarm فاتِر، لا حار ولا بارِد топличък vlažný lunken lauwarm χλιαρός tibio leige ولرم haalea tiède פּוֹשֵר गुनगुना, कुनकुनाना mlak, mlačan langyos agak hangat volgur tiepido 生ぬるい 미지근한 drungnas remdens suam lauw lunken letni tépido călduţ тепловатый vlažný mlačen mlak ljum อบอุ่นพอควร ılık 微溫的 теплуватий نيم گرم ấm, âm ấm
2 not very enthusiastic a tepid welcome. louwarm, trae غَير حار، فاتِر الإسْتِقبال хладен vlažný lunken lau χλιαρός (μτφ.), μη ενθουσιώδης poco entusiasta/caluroso loid بی اشتیاق laimea tiède פּוֹשֵר बहुत उत्साहित नहीं mlak, bez oduševljenja lagymatag bergairah áhugalaus tiepido 気のない 열의 없는 šaltokas vēss; atturīgs tdk mesra lauw lunken, halvhjertet chłodny morno care nu este prea entuziast прохладный vlažný mlačen mlak ljum จืดชืด gönülsüz 不太熱烈的 прохолодний معتدل nhạt nhẽo, hờ hững
adv tepidly
traag بصورةٍ فاتِرَه хладно vlažně lunkent lau χλιαρά sin entusiasmo loiult با بی اشتیاقی laimeasti sans enthousiasme בְּצוּרָה פּוֹשֶרֶת कुनकुनापन mlako, mlačno langyosan secara kurang hangat dauflega tiepidamente 生ぬるく 열의 없이 ðaltai vēsi; atturīgi dgn tdk mesra lauw lunkent, halvhjertet chłodno tepidamente fără entuziasm с прохладцей vlažne mlačno mlako ljumt อย่างจืดชืด ılıkça; gönülsüzce 不冷不熱地 прохолодно اعتدال سے nhạt nhẽo
n tepidness
traagheid, louheid فُتور хладност vlažnost lunkenhed die Lauheit χλιαρότητα tibieza; falta de entusiasmo loidus بی اشتیاقی laimeus tiédeur פוֹשרוּת कुनकुनापन mlakost langyosság; lagymatagság sikap kurang hangat volgra; deyfð tiepidità, tiepidezza 生ぬるさ 열의가 없음 drungnumas, šaltumas vēsums; atturīgums tdk mesranya lauwheid lunkenhet chłód tepidez lipsă de entuziasm равнодушие vlažnosť mlačnost mlakost ljumhet ความจืดชืด ılıklık; gönülsüzlük 溫熱 теплуватість نيم گرمي tính chất âm ấm; tính chất hờ hữ
n teˈpidity
louheid, traagheid فُتور الماء أو فُتور العَواطِف хладност vlažnost lunkenhed die Lauheit χλιαρότητα tibieza; falta de entusiasmo leigus سردی haaleus tiédeur פוֹשרוּת कुनकुपनेपन से, शिथिलतापूर्वक mlakost langyosság; lagymatagság keadaan agak hangat volgra; deyfð tiepidità, tiepidezza 生ぬるさ 미지근함 drungnumas, šaltumas vēsums; atturīgums tdk mesranya lauwheid lunkenhet chłód tepidez lipsă de entuziasm равнодушие vlažnosť mlačnost mlakost ljumhet ความอุ่น (โดยเฉพาะของเหลว) ılık/gönülsüz olma hâli 溫熱(度) теплуватість نيم گرمي، اعتدال tính chất âm ấm; tính chất hờ hững


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Yet Dives himself, he too lives like a Czar in an ice palace made of frozen sighs, and being a president of a temperance society, he only drinks the tepid tears of orphans.
It was an immense place, lofty and gilt, upholstered in red plush, full of electric lights and so thoroughly warmed that even the marble tables felt tepid to the touch.
It may be that he deserved to be; but I still think that the tepid support of his fellow-investigators and his desertion by the great body of scientific workers was a shameful thing.
 
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