tepid interest

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• tepid — adjective Etymology: Middle English teped, from Latin tepidus, from tepēre to be moderately warm; akin to Sanskrit tapati it heats, Old Irish tess heat Date: 14th century 1. moderately warm ; lukewarm < a tepid bath > 2. a. lacking in passion,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tepid — tep|id [ˈtepıd] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: tepidus, from tepere to be warm ] 1.) a feeling, reaction etc that is tepid shows a lack of excitement or interest = ↑lukewarm ▪ a tepid response from the audience 2.) tepid liquid is… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• tepid — adjective 1 tepid liquid is slightly warm, especially in a way that seems unpleasant: I politely sipped my tepid coffee. 2 a feeling, reaction etc that is tepid shows a lack of excitement or interest: The critics reaction to the play was tepid… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• tepid — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. lukewarm, mild; indifferent. See heat, indifference. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. lukewarm, moderate, heated; see warm 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1. lukewarm room temperature, barely warm …   English dictionary for students

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• lukewarm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. tepid; moderate, temperate, insipid, so so, neither here nor there, indifferent (see indifference). See heat. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. cool, tepid, chilly; see warm 1 . III (Roget s 3… …   English dictionary for students

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