Meaning of tepid in English:
tepid
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adjective
1(especially of a liquid) only slightly warm; lukewarm.
‘she soaked a flannel in the tepid water’- ‘She managed to reach the shower unmolested, and was soon standing under the tepid spray of water.’
- ‘He finished the tepid liquid in one swallow, then motioned with his head.’
- ‘Make a well in the flour and add the tepid water and olive oil to the centre.’
- ‘Every couple of months, set the plant in the shower and spray the foliage with tepid water to wash off dust.’
- ‘And don't get me started on the hapless server who warms up my cup for me with more tepid water.’
- ‘Gently wipe away all traces of the cleanser with a face washer wrung out in tepid water, rinsing at least twice more in warm water.’
- ‘The tepid water in the Gulf fed more heat and moisture into the hurricane.’
- ‘Spraying leaves often with tepid water helps increase humidity and keep the foliage clean and healthy.’
- ‘The water was tepid and inviting in this evening cold, and Allie slipped in up to her chin, kicking her feet lightly.’
- ‘He drank all of the tepid water from the glass and filled it again.’
- ‘The six sea lions, which in the wild live in cold sea waters, spend most of their time seeking relief in the tepid water of their pond.’
- ‘At the end of your shower, make the water as hot as you can comfortably tolerate for one minute and follow that with a minute of tepid water.’
- ‘Sponging the exposed parts of the body with tepid water on a regular basis is a very useful method to bring the temperature down’
- ‘But it didn't take much imagination to picture swarms of tourists eager to frolic in the soft sand and splash about in the tepid waters.’
- ‘Faint delicate rises could be seen, a long way off but the water was almost tepid at the surface and it seemed impossible that anything should be feeding on this quiet evening.’
- ‘Cool to tepid water helps reduce fevers; warm water relaxes the child and soothes the nervous system.’
- ‘The tepid liquid flows down my throat and straight to the bottom of my stomach.’
- ‘Serve it cold, tepid or warm with mascarpone, Greek yoghurt, ice cream, crème fraîche and/or real custard.’
- ‘I stepped out of the tub when the water grew tepid, feeling a lot more relaxed.’
- ‘Here, you can laze on a beach lounger attended to by courteous, but discreet, staff, or paddle or swim in the tepid turquoise water.’
- ‘Itchiness and skin irritation can be reduced by keeping the skin cool with light clothing and tepid baths or sponging.’
lukewarm, warmish, slightly warmView synonyms2Showing little enthusiasm.
‘the applause was tepid’- ‘He brings to the fierce struggle of politics the tepid enthusiasm of a lazy summer afternoon at a cricket match.’
- ‘Though public response has been tepid, advocates of civil rights are enthusiastic.’
- ‘Yet the United Nations, the great world body created to bring peace and to disseminate aid to suffering people showed only tepid response.’
- ‘It seems that in the United Kingdom, there is sometimes kind of a tepid response to the royals.’
- ‘There was tepid response to the issues that he I think expected to get applause on.’
- ‘The challenge has been issued and our tepid response points to the rot in our society.’
- ‘The tepid response to Augusta's all-male private club shows some women still don't want to rock the boat.’
- ‘But some observers wonder if the tepid response from operators may have influenced the delay.’
- ‘And while it's only been 30 days or more, I have to say, with the clock ticking, the response has been tepid at best.’
unenthusiastic, apathetic, half-hearted, indifferent, cool, lukewarm, uninterested, unconcerned, offhand, perfunctory, desultory, limp, listlessView synonyms
Origin
Late Middle English from Latin tepidus, from tepere ‘be warm’.
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