freezing, very cold, cold, lukewarm, warm, hot, very hot, boiling
Tepid.
It came from the old English "Hleow" meaning "tepid".
Tepid means liquid that is slightly warm or lukewarm. It also could mean to show little enthusiasm in something. Tepid is also an adjective.
(Tepid = moderately warm or lukewarm.)The mother lowered her baby into the tepid bath.OR(Tepid = lack of enthusiasm)The young girl's tepid reaction to meeting her new step-father proved worrisome to her mother.
The definition of a tepid sponge bath is just washing up with a wash cloth and a certain temperature of water. It means not getting into the tub or shower at all. Tepid means to use water that is not hot and not cold, mix hot and cold water together with more cold than hot to achieve a tepid temperature.
Tepid.
lukewarm.
The soup was tepid ; it was neither cold or hot but lukewarm .
Tepid just means lukewarm, so one could get tepid water from any household faucet.
Tepid is lukewarm water so obviously hot water!
Tepid or lukewarm
Tepid means lukewarm (slightly warm). So the answer is yes, I could swim in tepid water.
The warmer of the two would be hot water. Tepid water is nearly body temperature, so it is considered lukewarm. That means that hot water is hotter than lukewarm water.
Tepid can also be considered "lukewarm", which is room temperature (or slightly above): 23 C or 73 F
It is derived from the Latin word 'tepidus' meaning 'lukewarm'
It came from the old English "Hleow" meaning "tepid".
Tepid means lukewarm, or room temperature not hot but not cold. This is likely talking about a sponge moistened with water at this temperature.