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Tepid vs Lepid - What's the difference?

tepid | lepid |

As adjectives the difference between tepid and lepid

is that tepid is lukewarm; neither warm nor cool while lepid is pleasant; jocose.

tepid

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Lukewarm; neither warm nor cool.
    • I'm drinking a cup of tepid water.
  • Uninterested; exhibiting little passion or eagerness.
    • He gave me a tepid response to the proposal.

    Synonyms

    * (neither warm nor cool) lukewarm * (exhibiting little passion) uninterested, lukewarm * See also

    Derived terms

    * tepidness

    Related terms

    * tepidity

    Anagrams

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    lepid

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) pleasant; jocose
    • The joyous and lepid consul. — Sydney Smith.
    (Webster 1913)