lukewarm C2+ Topic:Weather & Climate US /ˌlukˈwɔrm/ UK /ˌluːkˈwɔːm/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj only moderately warm; lacking enthusiasm The proposal got a lukewarm reception from the board. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · only moderately warm;... tepidunenthusiasticindifferentapathetichalfheartedcool ↔ Opposites hotenthusiasticardentferventkeen Word family Forms lukewarmly Derived forms lukewarmlylukewarmness Etymology AI details From Middle English lukewarm, from luke, lewk ('tepid') + warm. Luke is from dialectal lew ('tepid'), from Old English hleow ('warm, sheltered'). hleow Old English wearm Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Weather & Climate External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # lukewarm **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌlukˈwɔrm/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌluːkˈwɔːm/ ## Meanings 1. only moderately warm; lacking enthusiasm ## Examples - The proposal got a lukewarm reception from the board. ## Synonyms - tepid - unenthusiastic - indifferent - apathetic - halfhearted - cool ## Antonyms - hot - enthusiastic - ardent - fervent - keen ## Derived Forms - lukewarmly - lukewarmness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: hleow - Root: wearm ## Etymology From Middle English lukewarm, from luke, lewk ('tepid') + warm. Luke is from dialectal lew ('tepid'), from Old English hleow ('warm, sheltered'). ## AI Etymology Lukewarm comes from Middle English lukewarm, from luke, lewk ('tepid') + warm. Luke is from dialectal lew ('tepid'), from Old English hleow ('warm, sheltered'). The etymological trail includes Old English hleow, Old English wearm. The same word family includes lukewarmly, lukewarmness. Its current adjective use means "only moderately warm; lacking enthusiasm". ## Topics - Weather & Climate markdown