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# lukewarm

adjective (lukewarm)

«lukewarm» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Only slightly warm; not hot and not cold: «lukewarm water». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lukewarm/#m1)
2. Not very interested or excited: «a lukewarm response». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lukewarm/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and safety: wash a burn under cool, not lukewarm, running water; bath water for babies should be lukewarm; lukewarm tea is disappointing. In stories «a lukewarm welcome» means people were not very friendly or excited.

### Examples

- The bath water was lukewarm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lukewarm/#x1)
- My tea went lukewarm while I was talking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lukewarm/#x2)
- Wash the cut with lukewarm water and soap. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lukewarm/#x3)
- The new idea got a lukewarm response from the class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lukewarm/#x4)
- Babies need lukewarm milk, not hot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lukewarm/#x5)
- The soup is lukewarm, so please heat it up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lukewarm/#x6)
- Sometimes he came home with his head bandaged, and then Wendy cooed over him and bathed it in lukewarm water, while he told a dazzling tale. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lukewarm/#x7)

### Note

One word, no comparative usually. «Luke» here is an old word meaning slightly warm, not the name Luke. Similar: tepid.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lukewarm» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lukewarm/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lukewarm» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lukewarm.html) on Mova free.