halfhearted, half-hearted, tepid, lukewarm
(adjective) feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm; “a halfhearted effort”; “gave only lukewarm support to the candidate”
lukewarm, tepid
(adjective) moderately warm; “he hates lukewarm coffee”; “tepid bath water”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lukewarm (comparative lukewarmer or more lukewarm, superlative lukewarmest or most lukewarm)
(temperature) Between warm and cool.
Not very enthusiastic (about a proposal or an idea).
• tepid
Source: Wiktionary
Luke"warm`, a. Etym: [See Luke.]
Definition: Moderately warm; neither cold nor hot; tepid; not ardent; not zealous; cool; indifferent. " Lukewarm blood." Spenser. " Lukewarm patriots." Addison. An obedience so lukewarm and languishing that it merits not the name of passion. Dryden.
– Luce"warm`ly, adv.
– Luce"warm`ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 June 2025
(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
