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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. moderately warm;
- Example: "he hates lukewarm coffee"
- Example: "tepid bath water"
[syn: lukewarm, tepid]

2. feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm;
- Example: "a halfhearted effort"
- Example: "gave only lukewarm support to the candidate"
[syn: halfhearted, half-hearted, tepid, lukewarm]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tepid \Tep"id\, a. [L. tepidus, fr. tepere to be warm; akin to
   Skr. tap to be warm, tapas heat.]
   Moderately warm; lukewarm; as, a tepid bath; tepid rays;
   tepid vapors. -- Tep"id*ness, n.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

tepid
    adj 1: moderately warm; "he hates lukewarm coffee"; "tepid bath
           water" [syn: lukewarm, tepid]
    2: feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm; "a
       halfhearted effort"; "gave only lukewarm support to the
       candidate" [syn: halfhearted, half-hearted, tepid,
       lukewarm]