ADJECTIVE | all | lukewarm, tepid | moderately warm |
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all | lukewarm, halfhearted, half-hearted, tepid | feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm |
Sounds | luw'kwao'rm | |
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Rhymes | barnstorm ... windstorm: 29 rhymes with aorm... |
Meaning | Moderately warm. | |
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Example | "he hates lukewarm coffee" | |
Synonym | tepid | |
Broader | warm | Having or producing a comfortable / comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat |
Spanish | templado, tibio | |
Catalan | tebi, tèbia | |
Nouns | lukewarmness | a warmness resembling the temperature of the skin |
Meaning | Feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm. | |
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Example | "gave only lukewarm support to the candidate" | |
Synonyms | halfhearted, half-hearted, tepid | |
Broader | unenthusiastic | not enthusiastic |
Spanish | indiferente | |
Catalan | apàtic, indiferent, tebi | |
Nouns | lukewarmness | lack of passion, force or animation |
Adverbs | lukewarmly | in an unenthusiastically lukewarm manner |
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