What's the difference between lukewarm and tepidity?
Lukewarm
Definition:
(a.) Moderately warm; neither cold nor hot; tepid; not ardent; not zealous; cool; indifferent.
Example Sentences:
(1) Trump’s appeals to African American voters received a lukewarm response inside the Washington County Fair Conference Center on Tuesday evening.
(2) Although several other countries are lukewarm about renewing or extending sanctions against Moscow or the Russian separatists, diplomats said there were no other dissenters on the statement, which squarely held Russia to blame for facilitating the Mariupol attack.
(3) He dismissed suggestions that ministers' eventual statements of support had been lukewarm, insisting: "You can read into quotes what you want."
(4) Britain and the US, both of which have strong financial sectors, have always been lukewarm about transaction taxes, arguing that they are impractical and will drive business offshore.
(5) It seems that Italy’s Matteo Renzi, despite his lukewarm support, is alone in fully grasping what is at stake in Greece.
(6) After another lukewarm show of quarterly earnings on Wednesday evening, that's the question both consumers and shareholders have been asking.
(7) The reaction to Osborne's announcement ranged from lukewarm praise to fiery opposition.
(8) In 2001, Howard Katz , an examination of male midlife crisis, sank amid lukewarm reviews.
(9) The Afghan president, who has put lots of his own political capital into seeking negotiations, even if he has always been lukewarm about the Qatar office, appeared to be edging back towards the negotiating table.
(10) The reaction of shareholders can't be described as icy, but Dudley will have hoped for better than lukewarm.
(11) One senior Lib Dem peer told the Guardian that Cable's defence was "lukewarm at best".
(12) Some lukewarm romances and underperforming comedies – Four Christmases, How Do You Know, Water for Elephants, This Means War – as well as the well-intentioned but flawed political thriller Rendition meant that the second half of the 2000s and early 2010s was a largely fallow period.
(13) The angriest say that he was fighting for justice for Serbs during the war; the more "lukewarm" only that he is innocent until proven guilty.
(14) We survived for six hours with only scraps of quality banter, three cans of Rockstar and a lukewarm quarter chicken that my mate Karl smuggled in his Superdry man bag.
(15) The reaction to a call for 30 days of tranquillity to allow people to go home to plant – although it may already be too late for this with the rains starting – was lukewarm: both leaders said they would if the other did, then made it clear they did not trust the other's words.
(16) The romantic comedy has been picking up lukewarm early reviews , by contrast with recent Oscar-winning Allen fare such as 2012's Midnight in Paris and last year's Blue Jasmine.
(17) In the 1979 devolution referendum a wobbly promise made by Alec Douglas Home of a better devolution bill later allowed lukewarm Labour devolutionists – such as present Scottish Labour leader, Johann Lamont – to vote against the Scottish assembly on offer then.
(18) A lukewarm response to Bachmann carried over as Romney's son's took to the stage.
(19) However the Afghan leader, who has long been lukewarm about efforts to set up a Taliban base in Qatar, also called for any negotiations to move back to Afghanistan as soon as possible.
(20) When the two were declared the winners in March's election with 50.03% of the vote, both countries gave only lukewarm congratulations.
Tepidity
Definition:
(n.) The quality or state of being tepid; moderate warmth; lukewarmness; tepidness.
Example Sentences:
(1) It’s drummed into us from the first day of medical school: “First, do no harm.” We can do without tepid, faux-conflicted advice from the likes of Sir Bruce Keogh, medical director of the NHS.
(2) This drubbing exposed not only the team's inadequacy on the day in the face of a rampant United side who sensed miserable resistance almost from the kick-off, but also Arsène Wenger's tepid commitment to the FA Cup, whatever his ready-made complaints of depleted resources before and after.
(3) Photograph: Romas Foord for Observer Food Monthly Series 4, signature challenge Makes 36 strong white bread flour 1kg salt 20g fast-action dried yeast 20g tepid water 800ml olive oil 4 tbsp pitted green olives 1kg, well drained fine semolina for dusting (optional) baking sheets 3, lined with baking paper Put the flour into the bowl of a large freestanding electric mixer fitted with a dough hook.
(4) Given the appalling criminal record of many M23 leaders, alarm bells should be ringing loud and clear, but once again international attention has been tepid.
(5) My new year forecast: Trumpian uncertainty, and lots of it Read more “The focus on the domestic market, recent anti-pollution measures and supply-side policies, combined with the sluggish international demand for Chinese goods, are all having a negative impact on export.” Julian Evans-Pritchard, China economist at the consultancy Capital Economics , said he saw little prospect of China’s trade position improving in the near future, partly thanks to tepid global growth.
(6) Their first-half efforts here all lacked direction, as was the case when their impish Spanish midfielder Carles Gil dragged wide just before Hull’s opening goal and when Ashley Westwood clipped a 36th-minute free-kick over the wall, or power on the only occasion they did manage an effort on target when Allan McGregor saved a tepid glancing header from Gabby Agbonlahor.
(7) Parliamentary byelections, which Hanna transformed into memorable TV fiestas in the Thatcher era, have become tepid and tedious since the bonhomous Belfast bruiser quit the BBC in 1987.
(8) We played very well in the first half but maybe it was too cold in the second half.” Although City later tried to clarify that Pellegrini apparently meant his players had performed in a “tepid” manner rather than being affected by the freezing temperatures, Hart said: “It was really cold in the first half, when having the wind in your face made a big change, but the second half was fine.
(9) The governments of wealthy nations have given only tepid backing.
(10) I have always maintained a tepid masculine indifference towards soft toys.
(11) The effects of prolonged muscular exercise (swim in tepid water for 60 min) on blood glucose, plasma FFA and R-GH were studied in a group of normal rats and the effect on blood glucose and plasma FFA in a group of hypophysectomized rats.
(12) But the reason the compromise proposal was so tepid is because they scuppered efforts to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, which enabled Lanza to kill far more children far more quickly.
(13) October 16, 2012 Updated at 1.39am BST 1.34am BST You can also find out what our readers thought were the questions that should be asked in tonight's debate – although it will be a pleasantly tepid day in Hell before issues such as this get raised: What gives the US the right to carry out long-range assassinations using pilotless drones?
(14) A rather forlorn-looking cup of tepid water into which the bag has yet to be introduced.
(15) • Despite tepid reviews for Ed Miliband’s speech Labour staff have been trying to flog copies (including the bits he forgot) to activists leaving Manchester.
(16) It literally can’t work.” The tepidity of British support this campaign has confirmed will only hasten its demise.
(17) Bush, one of the presumptive front-runners, gave a flaccid performance that received only polite, tepid applause.
(18) Kremlinologists pored over the words, detecting signs of tepidity in, for example, Mandelson's failure to lavish praise on Brown – confining himself to a bland statement that Hoon and Hewitt were not in the government and that "the prime minister continues to have the support of his colleagues".
(19) NSA veterans have bridled in the past at what they consider Obama’s tepid support, but both sides earlier showed support for each other.
(20) Adams had been disappointed that the world premiere weeks earlier in Brussels had been so tepidly received.