lukewarmness
UK/luːkˈwɔːmnəs/
lukewarmness noun: the property of being lukewarm; ambivalence, weakness.
Noun
lukewarmness (countable and uncountable, plural lukewarmnesses)
- The property of being lukewarm; ambivalence, weakness.
- 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 […]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
- 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.1855, Elizabeth Gaskell, chapter 40, in North and South
- Synonyms:
- lukewarmth
lukewarmness meaning in Tamil and Kannada
lukewarmness in Tamil
- இளவெம்மை, நகவெதும்பல், வெதுவெதுப்பு, இளஞ்சூடு
lukewarmness in Kannada
- ಮಂದೋಷ್ಣತೆ
Synonyms of lukewarmness
Forms of lukewarmness
| plural | lukewarmnesses |
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Origin of lukewarmness
From lukewarm + -ness.
Questions about lukewarmness
- What does lukewarmness mean?
- Lukewarmness means the property of being lukewarm; ambivalence, weakness.
- What is lukewarmness in Tamil?
- Lukewarmness in Tamil is இளவெம்மை, நகவெதும்பல், வெதுவெதுப்பு. See Lukewarmness meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is lukewarmness?
- Lukewarmness is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lukewarmness?
- Lukewarmness is pronounced /luːkˈwɔːmnəs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of lukewarmness?
- The plural of lukewarmness is lukewarmnesses.
Words near lukewarmness in the dictionary
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