lukewarmness

lukewarmness
noun see lukewarm

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  • lukewarmness — index indifference Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Lukewarmness — Lukewarm Luke warm (l[=u]k w[add]rm ), a. [See {Luke}.] 1. Moderately warm; neither cold nor hot; tepid. [1913 Webster] 2. Not ardent; not zealous; cool; indifferent. Lukewarm blood. Spenser. Lukewarm patriots. Addison. [1913 Webster] An… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lukewarmness — noun The property of being lukewarm …   Wiktionary

  • lukewarmness — luke·warm·ness || lÊŒkwÉ”rmnɪs / wɔːm n. quality of being moderately warm, tepidness; indifference, apathy …   English contemporary dictionary

  • lukewarmness — luke·warm·ness …   English syllables

  • 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

  • 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

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

  • Defervescence — De fer*ves cence, Defervescency De fer*ves cency, n. [L. defervescere to grow cool.] 1. A subsiding from a state of ebullition; loss of heat; lukewarmness. [1913 Webster] A defervescency in holy actions. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Defervescency — Defervescence De fer*ves cence, Defervescency De fer*ves cency, n. [L. defervescere to grow cool.] 1. A subsiding from a state of ebullition; loss of heat; lukewarmness. [1913 Webster] A defervescency in holy actions. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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