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  • 1 tepor

        tepor ōris, m    [tepeo], a gentle warmth, lukewarmness, tepidity, tepor: adventicius: solis, L.: verno tepori similis, Cu.
    * * *
    warmth, mild heat

    Latin-English dictionary > tepor

  • 2 tepor

    tĕpor, ōris, m. [id.], a gentle warmth, lukewarmness, tepidity, tepor (cf.: fervor, calor).
    I.
    Opp. to cold (class.):

    externus et adventicius tepor,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 10, 26:

    uvae,

    id. Sen. 15, 53:

    solis,

    Liv. 41, 2, 4; Plin. 11, 18, 20, § 63:

    mundi,

    Luc. 8, 365:

    primus tepor, i. e. of spring,

    Sen. Herc. Oet. 381:

    (cupressus) alibi non nisi in tepore proveniens,

    in a mild, moderate temperature, Plin. 16, 33, 60, § 142; 2, 50, 51, § 136; 16, 32, 59, § 137:

    verno tepori similis,

    Curt. 4, 7, 17:

    tepore febrium arescunt,

    Amm. 19, 4, 2.— In plur., Lucr. 2, 517; Cat. 46, 1. —
    B.
    Concr., plur., fomentations, Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 19, 120.—
    II.
    Opp. to warmth (very rare).
    A.
    Lit.:

    excepta vox est, cum teporem incusaret,

    Tac. H. 3, 32 fin. —
    B.
    Trop., coldness, languor of language:

    libri eiusdem lentitudinis ac teporis,

    Tac. Or. 21 med.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > tepor

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  • Tepidity — Te*pid i*ty, n. [Cf. F. t[ e]pidit[ e].] The quality or state of being tepid; moderate warmth; lukewarmness; tepidness. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tepidity — index disinterest (lack of interest) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • tepidity — tepid ► ADJECTIVE 1) (especially of a liquid) lukewarm. 2) unenthusiastic. DERIVATIVES tepidity noun tepidly adverb. ORIGIN Latin tepidus, from tepere be warm …   English terms dictionary

  • tepidity — noun see tepid …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • tepidity — See tepid. * * * …   Universalium

  • tepidity — noun The property of being tepid …   Wiktionary

  • tepidity — te·pid·i·ty· || te pɪdÉ™tɪ n. quality of being moderately warm or lukewarm; lack of passion, absence of enthusiasm …   English contemporary dictionary

  • tepidity — te·pid·i·ty …   English syllables

  • tepidity — noun a warmness resembling the temperature of the skin • Syn: ↑lukewarmness, ↑tepidness • Derivationally related forms: ↑tepid (for: ↑tepidness), ↑tepid, ↑lukewarm ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • tepid — tepidity, tepidness, n. tepidly, adv. /tep id/, adj. 1. moderately warm; lukewarm: tepid water. 2. characterized by a lack of force or enthusiasm: tepid prose; the critics tepid reception for the new play. [1350 1400; ME < L tepidus lukewarm,… …   Universalium

  • lukewarmness — noun 1. a warmness resembling the temperature of the skin • Syn: ↑tepidity, ↑tepidness • Derivationally related forms: ↑tepid (for: ↑tepidness), ↑tepid (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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