Tepid
11tepid — [[t]te̱pɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ Water or another liquid that is tepid is slightly warm. She bent her mouth to the tap and drank the tepid water. Syn: lukewarm 2) ADJ GRADED If you describe something such as a feeling or reaction as tepid, you mean that it …
12tepid — adjective 1 tepid liquid is slightly warm, especially in a way that seems unpleasant: I politely sipped my tepid coffee. 2 a feeling, reaction etc that is tepid shows a lack of excitement or interest: The critics reaction to the play was tepid… …
13tepid — tepidity, tepidness, n. tepidly, adv. /tep id/, adj. 1. moderately warm; lukewarm: tepid water. 2. characterized by a lack of force or enthusiasm: tepid prose; the critics tepid reception for the new play. [1350 1400; ME < L tepidus lukewarm,… …
14tepid — UK [ˈtepɪd] / US adjective 1) a) warm when it should be hot tepid bathwater b) warm when it should be cold tepid beer 2) not very excited or enthusiastic a tepid response …
15tepid — adjective /ˈtɛpɪd/ a) Lukewarm; neither warm nor cool. Im drinking a tepid cup of water. b) Uninterested; exhibiting little passion or eagerness. He gave me a tepid response to the proposal. Syn: lukewarm …
16tepid — adjective 1) tepid water Syn: lukewarm, warmish, slightly warm; at room temperature Ant: hot, cold 2) a tepid response Syn: unenthusiastic, apathetic, muted …
17tepid — adj. Tepid is used with these nouns: ↑reception, ↑response, ↑water …
18tepid — [14] English gets tepid from Latin tepidus, a derivative of tepēre ‘be warm’. This was descended from the Indo European base *tep ‘warm’, which also produced Russian teplyj ‘warm’, Czech teplý ‘warm’, and Welsh twym ‘hot’ …
19tepid — [ˈtepɪd] adj a tepid liquid is slightly warm …
20tepid — tep•id [[t]ˈtɛp ɪd[/t]] adj. 1) moderately warm; lukewarm: tepid water[/ex] 2) characterized by a lack of force or enthusiasm • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L tepidus lukewarm =tep(ēre) to be warm + idus id IV te•pid′i•ty, tep′id•ness, n.… …
