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tepid

tep·id
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tep-id]
    • /ˈtɛp ɪd/
    • /ˈtep.ɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tep-id]
    • /ˈtɛp ɪd/

Definitions of tepid word

  • adjective tepid moderately warm; lukewarm: tepid water. 1
  • adjective tepid characterized by a lack of force or enthusiasm: tepid prose; the critics' tepid reception for the new play. 1
  • adjective tepid liquid: slightly warm 1
  • adjective tepid response, etc.: unenthusiastic 1
  • adjective tepid Water or another liquid that is tepid is slightly warm. 0
  • adjective tepid If you describe something such as a feeling or reaction as tepid, you mean that it lacks enthusiasm. 0

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Origin of tepid

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin tepidus lukewarm, equivalent to tep(ēre) to be lukewarm + -idus -id4

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Parts of speech for Tepid

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tepid popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for tepid

adj tepid

  • demulcent — soothing; mollifying
  • half-hearted — having or showing little enthusiasm: a halfhearted attempt to work.
  • halfhearted — having or showing little enthusiasm: a halfhearted attempt to work.
  • ho-hum — dull, boring, or routine; so-so: a ho-hum performance.
  • lenitive — softening, soothing, or mitigating, as medicines or applications.

adjective tepid

  • arid — Arid land is so dry that very few plants can grow on it.
  • characterless — If you describe something as characterless, you mean that it is dull and uninteresting.
  • warm — having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
  • warmish — having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
  • wimpy — of, relating to, or characteristic of a wimp.

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