What does lukewarm mean?
Lukewarm means (temperature) Between warm and cool..
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/ˌluːkˈwɔːm/ · adjective
(temperature) Between warm and cool..
Wash it in lukewarm water.
My curry is lukewarm.
The suggestion met with only a lukewarm response.
The skipper Mr. Cooke had hired at Far Harbor was a God-fearing man with a luke warm interest in his new billet and employer, and had only been prevailed upon to take charge of the yacht after the offer of an emolument equal to half a year's sea pay of an ensign in the navy.
The centre-vestibule "open" type of coach, which met with a very lukewarm reception when first introduced over half-a-century ago, is now used in increasing numbers as a non-dining vehicle.
Use lukewarm when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Lukewarm means (temperature) Between warm and cool..
Common synonyms include Laodicean, lew, luke, tepid.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Wash it in lukewarm water.
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