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tepidness

tepidness

7.0
A slight warmth that is not hot or cold
  • noun
  • /ˈtɛpɪd.nəs/
translation icon : templado
  • The tepidness of the bathwater made it relaxing but not overly hot.

Examples

  • She noticed the tepidness of his handshake, neither cold nor especially warm.

  • After an hour, the tepidness of the soup was no longer appetizing.

  • The tepidness of the water made it uninviting.

  • The soup's tepidness was disappointing after it had been heated.

  • The tepidness of the coffee made it difficult to enjoy.

  • He couldn't help but notice the tepidness of the room, lacking warmth from the sun.

  • She preferred her tea with more heat, finding the tepidness unappealing.

Synonyms

warmth
vstepidness
90 1.0

A gentle feeling of heat on your skin

emphasizes slight physical temperature rather than a feeling
lukewarmness
vstepidness
1 6.3

A way of being only a little warm or not very excited

focuses on physical slight heat rather than feelings
tepidity
vstepidness
9.1

Slight warmth like warm water on your skin

is broader meaning slight heat in general
warmness
vstepidness
1.0

A gentle heat in a place or from the sun

denotes only slight mild heat rather than broad heat

Antonyms

heat
583 1.0

A feeling of being hot or warm

coldness
5 1.0

A feeling or condition of low temperature

How Warm

heat
583 1.0
warmth
90 1.0
tepidness
7.0
coolness
6 1.0
coldness
5 1.0

Surface Forms

tepidness singular
tepidnesses plural

Morphology

tepidness = tepid (transparent) = tepid + ness

The suffix '-ness' is a common English suffix used to form nouns indicating a state or quality from adjectives.

Etymology

Tepidness comes from the old Latin word tepidus, which means 'lukewarm', and the ending -ness turns it into a state. So, tepidness describes being only a little warm, like bathwater that is not hot but not cold.