lukewarm
21lukewarm — [14] Lukewarm is a compound adjective based on the now obsolete Middle English luke ‘tepid’. It is not altogether clear where this came from, but it is generally assumed to be a derivative of the also now obsolete lew ‘(fairly) warm’, with… …
22lukewarm — adjective 1》 only moderately warm. 2》 unenthusiastic. Derivatives lukewarmly adverb lukewarmness noun Origin ME: from dialect luke (prob. from dialect lew lukewarm and related to lee) + warm …
23lukewarm — luke•warm [[t]ˈlukˈwɔrm[/t]] adj. 1) moderately warm; tepid 2) having or showing little ardor, zeal, or enthusiasm; indifferent: lukewarm applause[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME lukewarme=luke tepid +warme warm luke′warm′ly, adv. luke′warm′ness …
24lukewarm — /ˈlukwɔm / (say loohkwawm) adjective 1. moderately warm; tepid. 2. having or showing little ardour or zeal; indifferent: lukewarm applause. {Middle English lukewarme, from luke tepid (apparently from lew tepid, Old English hlēow) + warme warm}… …
25lukewarm — [14] Lukewarm is a compound adjective based on the now obsolete Middle English luke ‘tepid’. It is not altogether clear where this came from, but it is generally assumed to be a derivative of the also now obsolete lew ‘(fairly) warm’, with… …
26Lukewarm (Porridge) — Lukewarm was a fictional character in the popular BBC sitcom Porridge . He was played by Christopher Biggins.Lukewarm is a rotund young man with a calm and personable demeanour, who originates from Middlesbrough. The circumstances that brought… …
27lukewarm — Synonyms and related words: Laodicean, aestival, apathetic, blood hot, blood warm, calid, chill, chilly, cold, cool, equatorial, fervorless, genial, half baked, halfhearted, hesitant, indecisive, indevotional, indevout, indifferent,… …
28lukewarm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. tepid; moderate, temperate, insipid, so so, neither here nor there, indifferent (see indifference). See heat. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. cool, tepid, chilly; see warm 1 . III (Roget s 3… …
29lukewarm — luke·warm || luËkwÉ”rm / wÉ”Ëm adj. slightly warm, tepid; unenthusiastic, indifferent …
30lukewarm — a. 1. Tepid, blood warm, slightly warm, thermal. 2. Indifferent, unconcerned, listless, cold, torpid, dull …
