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Tepid means lukewarm or half-hearted. If the applause for your mime-on-a-unicycle performance was more tepid than enthusiastic, it might be time to find a new hobby.
Around 1400, the word tepid evolved from the Latin tepidus, an adjective meaning “lukewarm,” which before that came about from the Latin tepere, a verb meaning “to be warm.” Tepid people or things are lukewarm or lacking in enthusiasm or emotion. Bathwater that’s been sitting in the tub for two hours is probably tepid. So was the hug you gave your least favorite ex when you ran into him at the movie theater.
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moderately warm
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feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm
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synonyms:
half-hearted, halfhearted, lukewarm
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unenthusiastic
not enthusiastic; lacking excitement or ardor
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unenthusiastic
Vocabulary lists containing tepid
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