Word a Day
tepid
What does tepid mean?
tepid (adjective): lukewarm; neither warm nor cool.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use tepid in a sentence?
- I'm drinking a cup of tepid water. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce tepid?
/ˈtɛpɪd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does tepid come from?
Borrowed from Latin tepidus.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of tepid?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “tepid” mean?
lukewarm; neither warm nor cool
Right! That's what “tepid” means.
tending to vary often or widely
Not quite: that's what volatile means.
humorously sarcastic or mocking
Not quite: that's what ironic means.
rigid; hard to bend; inflexible
Not quite: that's what stiff means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “tepid”?
handsome
Not quite: handsome means something else.
imperial
Not quite: imperial means something else.
lukewarm
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dominant
Not quite: dominant means something else.
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