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lukewarm

/ˈluːkˈwɔːm/LOO-KWAWRM
/ˈlukˈwɔɹm/LOO-KWAWRM

Meaningmildly warm

Common meaning: only slightly warm

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishhled‘mildly warm’source
  2. Middle Englishleuksource
  3. Englishlukewarm‘only slightly warm’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English hled ‘mildly warm’.

Roots

  • hled Old English “mildly warm”

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