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Tepid vs Trepid - What's the difference?

tepid | trepid |

As adjectives the difference between tepid and trepid

is that tepid is lukewarm; neither warm nor cool while trepid is timid, timorous, fearful.

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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    trepid

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • timid, timorous, fearful
    • The trepid mouse.

    Antonyms

    * intrepid

    Derived terms

    * trepidly * trepidity * trepidation