lukewarm
Only slightly warm, or not very enthusiastic.
lukewarm in a sentence
- The bath had gone lukewarm, and so had Dad's interest in the film.
- Nobody wanted the lukewarm soup, which was neither hot enough nor properly cold.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to lukewarm?
- Aboiling
- Bsteaming
- Chot
- Dwarmish
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D: warmish. The other three mean the opposite of lukewarm.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to lukewarm?
- Ahalf-hearted
- Bwarmish
- Chot
- Dmild
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C: hot. The other three mean nearly the same as lukewarm.
Words that mean something similar
warmish, mild, half-hearted
Words that mean the opposite
hot, boiling, steaming
More words about weather & nature
- lush: Growing thickly, green and healthy.
- mirage: Something you seem to see, often in heat, that is not really there.
- molten: Melted into hot liquid by great heat.
- nocturnal: Awake and active at night instead of during the day.
- nourish: To feed something so it grows healthy and strong.
- noxious: Harmful or poisonous, especially a gas or smell.
- overcast: Covered with grey cloud and dull.
- parched: Extremely dry, or very thirsty.
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