tepidity

9.1

Slight warmth like warm water on your skin

noun
/tɛˈpɪdəti/

: tepidez

The tepidity of the bath water made it comfortable for soaking.

Examples

He preferred the tepidity of the soup, which was gentle enough to enjoy.
On a sunny day, the tepidity in the air felt pleasant and soothing.
Despite the sun, there was only a tepidity in the air, not true heat.
She was surprised by the tepidity of the water, expecting it to be colder.
The bath's tepidity was soothing after a long day.
The tepidity of the water was perfect for a bath.
In the summer, I enjoy the tepidity of the lake.

Synonyms

warmth

vstepidity

90 1.0

A gentle feeling of heat on your skin

focuses on the gentle skin-level temperature rather than broad heat

lukewarmness

vstepidity

1 6.3

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

focuses on gentle skin temperature rather than showing attitude

tepidness

vstepidity

7.0

A slight warmth that is not hot or cold

is the alternate form with identical meaning

warmness

vstepidity

1.0

A gentle heat in a place or from the sun

highlights a softer skin-level temperature rather than general conditions

mildness

vstepidity

1.8

Pleasant weather that is not very cold or hot

applies to a small-scale gentle temperature rather than wide weather patterns

Antonyms

heat

583 1.0

A feeling of being hot or warm

How Warm

heat

583 1.0

warmth

90 1.0

tepidity

9.1

coolness

6 1.0

coldness

5 1.0

Surface Forms

tepidity singular

tepidities plural

Morphology

tepidity = tepid (transparent) = tepid + ity

Standard nominalization from the adjective 'tepid' indicating the state or quality of being moderately warm.

Etymology

The word tepidity comes from the Latin root tepid-, which means 'warm'. It is the same root as the English word tepid, meaning only a little warm, so tepidity is the state of gentle or mild warmth.