Associations to the word «Lukewarm»

Wiktionary

LUKEWARM, adjective. (temperature) Between warm and cool.
LUKEWARM, adjective. (social) Not very enthusiastic (about a proposal or an idea).

Dictionary definition

LUKEWARM, adjective. Moderately warm; "he hates lukewarm coffee"; "tepid bath water".
LUKEWARM, adjective. Feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm; "a halfhearted effort"; "gave only lukewarm support to the candidate".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats