tepidness

tep·id  (tpd)

adj.

1. Moderately warm; lukewarm.

2. Lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted: "the tepid conservatism of the fifties" Irving Howe.

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

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te·pidi·ty, tepid·ness n.

tepid·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tepidness - a warmness resembling the temperature of the skin lukewarmness, tepidity warmness, warmth - the quality of having a moderate degree of heat; "an agreeable warmth in the house"
	2.	tepidness - lack of passion, force or animation lukewarmness chilliness, coldness, iciness, frigidity, frigidness, coolness - a lack of affection or enthusiasm; "a distressing coldness of tone and manner"