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tepid.

Lukewarm; neither warm nor cool.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈtɛpɪd/
  1. Lukewarm; neither warm nor cool.

    I'm drinking a cup of tepid water.
  2. Uninterested; exhibiting little passion or eagerness; lukewarm.

    He gave me a tepid response to the proposal.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tep- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *t(e)péh₁yeti Proto-Italic *tepēō Latin tepeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin tepidusbor. English tepid Borrowed from Latin tepidus. Cognate with Sanskrit तप् (tap), Proto-Slavic *teplъ.

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