Tepidness

Tepidness
Tepid Tep"id, a. [L. tepidus, fr. tepere to be warm; akin to Skr. tap to be warm, tapas heat.] Moderately warm; lukewarm; as, a tepid bath; tepid rays; tepid vapors. -- {Tep"id*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

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  • tepidness — noun see tepid …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • tepidness — See tepidity. * * * …   Universalium

  • tepidness — noun The property of being tepid …   Wiktionary

  • tepidness — n. quality of being tepid; quality of being moderately warm, lukewarmness; quality of lacking passion or enthusiasm …   English contemporary dictionary

  • tepidness — tep·id·ness …   English syllables

  • tepidness — noun 1. a warmness resembling the temperature of the skin • Syn: ↑lukewarmness, ↑tepidity • Derivationally related forms: ↑tepid, ↑tepid (for: ↑tepidity), ↑lukewarm …   Useful english dictionary

  • lukewarmness — noun 1. a warmness resembling the temperature of the skin • Syn: ↑tepidity, ↑tepidness • Derivationally related forms: ↑tepid (for: ↑tepidness), ↑tepid (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • tepidity — noun a warmness resembling the temperature of the skin • Syn: ↑lukewarmness, ↑tepidness • Derivationally related forms: ↑tepid (for: ↑tepidness), ↑tepid, ↑lukewarm ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tepidity — Te*pid i*ty, n. [Cf. F. t[ e]pidit[ e].] The quality or state of being tepid; moderate warmth; lukewarmness; tepidness. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tepor — Te por, n. [L., fr. tepere to be tepid.] Gentle heat; moderate warmth; tepidness. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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