Tepid \Tep"id\, a. [L. tepidus, fr. tepere to be warm; akin to Skr. tap to be warm, tapas heat.] Moderately warm; lukewarm; as, a tepid bath; tepid rays; tepid vapors. -- {Tep"id*ness}, n.
tepidness n 1: a warmness resembling the temperature of the skin [syn: {lukewarmness}, {tepidity}] 2: lack of passion, force or animation [syn: {lukewarmness}]