tepidityn.

/tɪˈpɪdɪti/

Etymology: < late or medieval Latin tepiditās (631 in Gallia Christiana II. 186), < tepidus tepid adj. So French tépidité (14th cent. in Godefroy Compl.).

The quality or condition of being tepid; moderate or slight warmth; lukewarmness.

a. literal.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > [noun] > lukewarmness

lukenessc1440

lukewarmness1573

lukewarmth1598

tepidity1656

tepor1657

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Tepidity, lukewarmnesse.

1676 J. Beal in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 11 601 Any perceptible degree of tepidity.

1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 80. ⁋3 The body, chilled with the weather, is gradually recovering its natural tepidity.

b. figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [noun] > lukewarmness or lack of enthusiasm

warmness1561

lukewarmness1573

coolnessa1586

lukeness1597

unzealousness1615

tepiditya1631

mambling1640

half-heartedness1670

lukewarmth1716

unfervency1787

tepidness1821

under-zeal1841

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1958) IX. 177 This heat may overcome my former frigidity and coldness, and..my succeeding tepidity and lukewarmness.

1740 G. Cheyne Ess. Regimen 333 Of the two Evils, Infidelity and Tepidity is..the worst..in regard of the Infidels and Tepid themselves.

1819 Metropolis (ed. 2) I. 48 The mawkish tepidity of his manner.

1884 Fortn. Rev. Jan. 138 Tepidity of political belief.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	tepidity
释义	tepidityn. /tɪˈpɪdɪti/ Etymology: < late or medieval Latin tepiditās (631 in Gallia Christiana II. 186), < tepidus tepid adj. So French tépidité (14th cent. in Godefroy Compl.). The quality or condition of being tepid; moderate or slight warmth; lukewarmness. a. literal. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > [noun] > lukewarmness lukenessc1440 lukewarmness1573 lukewarmth1598 tepidity1656 tepor1657 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Tepidity, lukewarmnesse. 1676 J. Beal in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 11 601 Any perceptible degree of tepidity. 1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 80. ⁋3 The body, chilled with the weather, is gradually recovering its natural tepidity. b. figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [noun] > lukewarmness or lack of enthusiasm warmness1561 lukewarmness1573 coolnessa1586 lukeness1597 unzealousness1615 tepiditya1631 mambling1640 half-heartedness1670 lukewarmth1716 unfervency1787 tepidness1821 under-zeal1841 a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1958) IX. 177 This heat may overcome my former frigidity and coldness, and..my succeeding tepidity and lukewarmness. 1740 G. Cheyne Ess. Regimen 333 Of the two Evils, Infidelity and Tepidity is..the worst..in regard of the Infidels and Tepid themselves. 1819 Metropolis (ed. 2) I. 48 The mawkish tepidity of his manner. 1884 Fortn. Rev. Jan. 138 Tepidity of political belief. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.a1631
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