Was Does Tepid Mean?

1 : moderately warm : lukewarm a tepid bath. 2a : lacking in passion, force, or zest tepid poetry. b : marked by an absence of enthusiasm or conviction a tepid interest a tepid response.

What does it mean when someone calls you tepid?

Lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted. ... It also is someone or something that indicates very little warmth or enthusiasm. An example of tepid is a description for bathwater that has been sitting for a while and begun to cool.

Does tepid mean warm?

moderately warm; lukewarm: tepid water. characterized by a lack of force or enthusiasm: tepid prose; the critics' tepid reception for the new play.