Lukewarmness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /luːkˈwɔːmnəs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lukewarmness is a noun meaning The property of being lukewarm; ambivalence, weakness.
Meaning
The property of being lukewarm; ambivalence, weakness.
Example Sentences
Sazonov was furious at the lukewarmness of the British and French reactions to Russia's protests.
Mr. Hale was disappointed in his pupil’s lukewarmness about Greek literature, which had but a short time ago so great an interest for him.
1665, Robert Boyle, New Experiments and Observations Touching Cold, Discourse II, in The Works of the Honourable Robert Boyle, London: A. Millar, 1744, Volume II, p. 246, And indeed, there is scarce any quality, for whose differences we have fewer distinct names, having scarce any for the many degrees of coldness, that may be conceived to be intermediate, betwixt lukewarmness and the freezing degree of cold […]
Word Forms
- lukewarmnesses
Synonyms for lukewarmness
Depending on context, synonyms include lukewarmth, tepidity, tepidness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tepidness, tepidity, lukeness, ambivalence, weak-mindedness, unambivalence.
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