tepid
[ tep-id ]
/ ˈtɛp ɪd /
adjective
moderately warm; lukewarm: tepid water.
characterized by a lack of force or enthusiasm: tepid prose; the critics' tepid reception for the new play.
Origin of tepid
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin
tepidus lukewarm, equivalent to
tep(ēre) to be lukewarm +
-idus
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Example sentences from the Web for tepidity
She took an interest in Laura partly perhaps to make up for the tepidity with which she regarded Selina.
Assist me to overcome sensuality by mortification, avarice by almsdeeds, anger by meekness, and tepidity by zeal.
Mary, Help of Christians |VariousThe harder he worked, the more hotly he pursued knowledge, the more urgent was a man's need for intervals of tepidity.
The Pastor's Wife |Elizabeth von ArnimYou bet I rejoice at the outlook—I long to escape from tepidity.
The Letters of William James, Vol. II |William James
British Dictionary definitions for tepidity
tepid
/ (ˈtɛpɪd) /
adjective
slightly warm; lukewarm
relatively unenthusiastic or apathetic
the play had a tepid reception
Derived forms of tepid
tepidity or tepidness, noun tepidly, adverbWord Origin for tepid
C14: from Latin
tepidus, from
tepēre to be lukewarm