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luke⋅warm

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–adjective
1. moderately warm; tepid.
2. having or showing little ardor, zeal, or enthusiasm; indifferent: lukewarm applause.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME lukewarme tepid, equiv. to luke tepid (unexplained alter. of lew, OE gehlēow tepid) + warme warm

Related forms:
lukewarmly, adverb
lukewarmness, lukewarmth, noun

Synonyms:
2. halfhearted, cool, apathetic.
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luke·warm   (lōōk'wôrm')   
adj.  
  1. Mildly warm; tepid.
  2. Lacking conviction or enthusiasm; indifferent: gave only lukewarm support to the incumbent candidate.

[Middle English leukwarm : leuk, luke (possibly alteration of leu, from Old English hlēow; see kelə-1 in Indo-European roots) + warm, warm; see warm.]
luke'warm'ly adv.
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Lukewarm

Luke"warm`\, a. [See Luke.] Moderately warm; neither cold nor hot; tepid; not ardent; not zealous; cool; indifferent. " Lukewarm blood." --Spenser. " Lukewarm patriots." --Addison.

An obedience so lukewarm and languishing that it merits not the name of passion. --Dryden. -- Luce"warm`ly, adv. -- Luce"warm`ness, n.
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Language Translation for : lukewarm
Spanish: tibio, templado,
German: lau,
Japanese: なまぬるい
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