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What (who) is lukewarm water - definition

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The Lukewarm; Lukewarm (disambiguation); Luke warm

lukewarm         
1.
Something, especially a liquid, that is lukewarm is only slightly warm.
Wash your face with lukewarm water...
The coffee was weak and lukewarm.
= tepid
ADJ
2.
If you describe a person or their attitude as lukewarm, you mean that they are not showing much enthusiasm or interest.
The study received a lukewarm response from the Home Secretary.
ADJ: oft ADJ towards n
lukewarm         
¦ adjective
1. only moderately warm.
2. unenthusiastic.
Derivatives
lukewarmly adverb
lukewarmness noun
Origin
ME: from dialect luke (prob. from dialect lew 'lukewarm' and related to lee) + warm.
lukewarm         
adj.
halfhearted
lukewarm about, to (lukewarm about a proposal; lukewarm to an idea)
tepid
2) lukewarm to (lukewarm to the touch)

Wikipedia

Lukewarm

Lukewarm or The Lukewarm may refer to:

  • Lukewarm (Porridge), a fictional character from the BBC series Porridge
  • "2 + 2 = 5" (song), a 2003 song by Radiohead alternatively titled "The Lukewarm"
  • "The Lukewarm," a song by Omar Rodríguez-López from his album Se Dice Bisonte, No Búfalo (2007)
  • Luke Warm, pseudonym for English musician Jo Callis while he was in The Rezillos
  • Lukewarm, an album of rarities released by the band Ookla the Mok in 2022
Examples of use of lukewarm water
1. She gave birth while in a tub of lukewarm water which temperature is like that of the amniotic fluid in the mother’s tummy.
2. While waiting for the hot water to emerge from the faucet, she would fill up the bucket with the cold–lukewarm water that was available for the time being.
3. Pulling the power washer from a pail and aiming it like a rifle, he directed a stream of soapy, lukewarm water at the robber with a force of 2,000 pounds per square inch.
4. "Much as I love a hot shower, I bathe with lukewarm water instead of hot, and pat my skin dry with a soft towel – never rub – to avoid irritating my skin.
5. Before the water in the shower heats up, some two to six liters of cold and lukewarm water go down the drain, depending on the floor one lives on.