Complete Definition of "lukewarm"

English

Etymology
From obsolete luke 'lukewarm' from OE. hl�ow + warm.

Pronunciation
w:General American|GenAm? IPA|[�luk�w�ɹm]
audio|en-us-lukewarm.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
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  1. temperature|Temperature between warm and cool.

#:Wash it in lukewarm water.

  1. Not very enthusiastic (about a proposal or an idea).

#:The suggestion met with only a lukewarm response.

Synonyms
tepid

Translations
trans-top|temperature
Catalan: tebi m, tèbia f
Danish: lunken
Dutch: lauw
Esperanto: varmeta
Finnish: haalea
French: tiède
Frisian: lij
German: lauwarm
Guarani: akyvy (t-)
Hungarian: t|hu|langyos
Irish: bog
Italian: tiepido m, tiepida f
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Korean: 미�근�
Norwegian: lunken
Polish: ch�odny, letni
Portuguese: morno, tépido
Russian: �еплова��й (teplovátyj), ���� ��пл�й (�ut� tjóplyj)
Spanish: tibio, m tibia f
Swedish: ljum
Turkish: ılık
Welsh: llugoer
Thai: อุ��� (oon-oon)
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trans-top|not very enthusiastic
Catalan: tebi m, tèbia f
Dutch: lauw
Esperanto: indiferenta, neentuziasma
French: tiède
Hungarian: t|hu|lagymatag
Italian: tiepido m, tiepida f
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Norwegian: lunken
Polish: ch�odny, sceptyczny, zdystansowany
Portuguese: morno
Russian: п�о�ладн�й (prokhládnyj), �авнод��н�й (ravnodúšnyj)
Spanish: tibio, m tibia f
Swedish: ljum, likgiltig
Turkish: umursamaz, ilgisiz, kayıtsız
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ttbc|Indonesian: suam-suam kuku
ttbc|Interlingua: tepide
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ttbc|Japanese: ��� (nurui)
ttbc|Volapük: vamülik
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