Associations to the word «Tepid»

Wiktionary

TEPID, adjective. Lukewarm; neither warm nor cool.
TEPID, adjective. Uninterested; exhibiting little passion or eagerness.

Dictionary definition

TEPID, adjective. Moderately warm; "he hates lukewarm coffee"; "tepid bath water".
TEPID, adjective. Feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm; "a halfhearted effort"; "gave only lukewarm support to the candidate".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.