lukewarm

luke·warm

adjective \ˈlük-ˈwȯrm\

Definition of LUKEWARM

1

: moderately warm : tepid

2

: lacking conviction : halfhearted <gave them only lukewarm support>

— luke·warm·ly adverb

— luke·warm·ness noun

Examples of LUKEWARM

1. I hate drinking lukewarm coffee.
2. Our plan got a lukewarm reception.
3. The producer was lukewarm about her script.

Origin of LUKEWARM

Middle English, from luke lukewarm + warm; probably akin to Old High German lāo lukewarm — more at lee

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to LUKEWARM

Synonyms

heated, hottish, warm, tepid, toasty, warmed, warmish

Antonyms

chilled, coldish, cool, cooled, coolish, refrigerated, unheated

Related Words

thawed; boiling, broiling, burning, fiery, hot, piping hot, red-hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, steamy, sultry, sweltering, torrid, white-hot; overheated, roasted, superheated, sweltering; blazing, glowing, molten, sizzling; reheated, rewarmed, warmed-over

Near Antonyms

arctic, bitter, bleak, chill, chilly, cold, freezing, frigid, frosty, gelid, glacial, ice-cold, iced, icy, nippy, polar, raw, sharp, snappy, snowy, subfreezing, subzero, ultracold, winterly, wintry (also wintery); frosted; benumbed, nipped, numb

Rhymes with LUKEWARM

art form, aswarm, barnstorm, brainstorm, by-form, by storm, conform, deform, Delorme, dust storm, firestorm, free-form, hailstorm, ice storm, inform, L-form, landform, life-form, line storm, perform, planform, platform, preform, rainstorm, re-form, reform, sandstorm, slip form, snowstorm, transform, triform, waveform, windstorm