tepidity

tepidity
index disinterest (lack of interest)

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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 — 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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