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Uninterested vs Lukewarm - What's the difference?

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Uninterested is a related term of lukewarm.


As adjectives the difference between uninterested and lukewarm

is that uninterested is (obsolete) unmotivated by personal interest; unbiased, disinterested while lukewarm is (label) between warm and cool.

uninterested

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Unmotivated by personal interest; unbiased, disinterested.
  • Not interested; indifferent, not concerned.
  • I was uninterested in the TV program, so I read a book instead.

    See also

    * disinterested

    lukewarm

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (label) Between warm and cool.
  • (label) Not very enthusiastic (about a proposal or an idea).
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  • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=10 , passage=The skipper Mr. Cooke had hired at Far Harbor was a God-fearing man with a luke warm interest in his new billet and employer, and had only been prevailed upon to take charge of the yacht after the offer of an emolument equal to half a year's sea pay of an ensign in the navy.}}

    Synonyms

    * tepid