tepid

adj.

1. Moderately warm; lukewarm.
2. Lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted: "the tepid conservatism of the fifties" (Irving Howe).

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

tepidity te·pid'i·ty or tep'id·ness n.
tepidly tep'id·ly adv.

adjective

Lacking warmth, interest, enthusiasm, or involvement: halfhearted, lukewarm, unenthusiastic. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, hot/cold/lukewarm.

adj

Definition: lukewarm
Antonyms: cold, hot

---

IN BRIEF: Lukewarm; neither hot nor cold.

One does not like hot, the other does not like cold; make it tepid to make an agreement. — Malagasy Proverb

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - lunken

Nederlands (Dutch)
lauwwarm, koel (figuurlijk)

Français (French)
adj. - tiède

Deutsch (German)
adj. - lau, lauwarm, halbherzig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - χλιαρός, υπόθερμος, (μτφ.) άτονος, χαλαρός

Italiano (Italian)
tiepido

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - tépido (m)

Русский (Russian)
тепловатый (почти холодный)

Español (Spanish)
adj. - tibio, poco cálido, muy relativo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ljum

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
微温的, 不太热心的, 温热的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 微溫的, 不太熱心的, 溫熱的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 미지근한, 열의가 없는, 식은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - なまぬるい, 熱意のない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) فاتر ( حقيقه او مجاز)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮פושר, לא חם‬

If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.

To select your translation preferences click here.