lukewarm
to be slightly interested
TRANSLATION
lukewarm = lauwarm, mäßig, halbherzig, desinteressiert lukewarm support - halbherzige Unterstützung lukewarm applause - mäßige Applaus --- GOOGLE INDEX lukewarm: approximately 4,400,000 hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
A landmark study of American evangelical Christians has determined, among several noteworthy findings, that evangelicals oppose gay marriage but are LUKEWARM in their support for a constitutional amendment to ban it.
(Christian Century Magazine)
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Regular readers of motor magazines may have noticed that Peugeot's new 207 has met with a rather LUKEWARM response.
(The Sunday Mirror)
(Christian Century Magazine)
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Regular readers of motor magazines may have noticed that Peugeot's new 207 has met with a rather LUKEWARM response.
(The Sunday Mirror)
Did you
know?
lukewarm
adjective
1. Mildly warm; tepid
2. Lacking conviction or enthusiasm; indifferent
(The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.)
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WORD ORIGIN
The word luke, which is obsolete except for its use in lukewarm, likely derives from the Middle English and Middle Dutch leuk, which means to lack emotional enthusiasm. In turn, leuk probably originated from the Old English hleowe, meaning warm.
Luke is also a first name that derives from the Greek name Loukas, which was a reference to Lucania, an ancient region in Italy. Some of the better-known “Lukes” are:
Lucky Luke - the comic book cowboy who can shoot faster than his shadow.
The Apostle Luke - along with Matthew, Mark and John, author of one of the New Testament's four gospels (Evangelium).
Luke Skywalker - the Star Wars hero.
Cool Hand Luke - a character played by Paul Newman in the same-named movie, which produced the famous line: “What we've got here is failure to communicate.”
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
“I thought my presentation on our new sales strategy was brilliant, but the reaction from the board was lukewarm.”
adjective
1. Mildly warm; tepid
2. Lacking conviction or enthusiasm; indifferent
(The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.)
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WORD ORIGIN
The word luke, which is obsolete except for its use in lukewarm, likely derives from the Middle English and Middle Dutch leuk, which means to lack emotional enthusiasm. In turn, leuk probably originated from the Old English hleowe, meaning warm.
Luke is also a first name that derives from the Greek name Loukas, which was a reference to Lucania, an ancient region in Italy. Some of the better-known “Lukes” are:
Lucky Luke - the comic book cowboy who can shoot faster than his shadow.
The Apostle Luke - along with Matthew, Mark and John, author of one of the New Testament's four gospels (Evangelium).
Luke Skywalker - the Star Wars hero.
Cool Hand Luke - a character played by Paul Newman in the same-named movie, which produced the famous line: “What we've got here is failure to communicate.”
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
“I thought my presentation on our new sales strategy was brilliant, but the reaction from the board was lukewarm.”
