luke·warm

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• luke´warm´ly — luke|warm «LOOK WRM», adjective. 1. neither hot nor cold; moderately warm: »a lukewarm bath. SYNONYM(S): tepid. 2. Figurative. showing little enthusiasm; half hearted: »a lukewarm greeting, a lukewarm supporter, lukewarm obedience. SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

• luke|warm — «LOOK WRM», adjective. 1. neither hot nor cold; moderately warm: »a lukewarm bath. SYNONYM(S): tepid. 2. Figurative. showing little enthusiasm; half hearted: »a lukewarm greeting, a lukewarm supporter, lukewarm obedience. SYNONYM(S): indifferent …   Useful english dictionary

• luke´warm´ness — luke|warm «LOOK WRM», adjective. 1. neither hot nor cold; moderately warm: »a lukewarm bath. SYNONYM(S): tepid. 2. Figurative. showing little enthusiasm; half hearted: »a lukewarm greeting, a lukewarm supporter, lukewarm obedience. SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

• warm — luke·warm·ish; re·warm; warm; warm·er; warm·ful; warm·heart·ed·ness; warm·ish; warm·ly; warm·ness; luke·warm·ly; luke·warm·ness; …   English syllables

• luke — luke; luke·warm·ish; luke·warm·ly; luke·warm·ness; mam·e·luke; …   English syllables

• Luke — (l[=u]k), a. [Prob. fr. lew, perh. influenced by AS. wl[ae]c warm, lukewarm, remiss. Cf. Lew.] Moderately warm; not hot; tepid; lukewarm. {Luke ness}, n. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Nine penn orth o brandy and water luke. Dickens. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Warm.fm — Warm FM Création mai 2004 Langue Français Pays  Belgique …   Wikipédia en Français

• luke — obsolete except in LUKEWARM (Cf. lukewarm) (late 14c.), from M.E. leuk tepid (c.1200), of unknown origin; perhaps from M.Du. or O.Fris. leuk tepid, weak, or from O.E. hleowe (adv.) warm, all from P.Gmc. *khlewaz (see LEE (Cf. lee)) …   Etymology dictionary

• Luke Ravenstahl — Infobox Mayor | Luke Ravenstahl order=58th Mayor of Pittsburgh term start=September 1, 2006 term end= predecessor=Bob O Connor successor=Incumbent birth date= birth date and age |mf=yes| 1980 | 02 | 6 birth place= Troy Hill, Pittsburgh,… …   Wikipedia

• Luke Pomersbach — Infobox cricketer biography playername = Luke Pomersbach female = country = Australia fullname = Luke Anthony Pomersbach nickname = Pomers living = true dayofbirth = 28 monthofbirth = 9 yearofbirth = 1984 placeofbirth = Bentley, Western Australia …   Wikipedia