1. the quality or state of being lukewarm in temperature
2. lack of enthusiasm, passion, or conviction; halfheartedness
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The tepidity of the bathwater made it barely comfortable.
• She tested the soup’s tepidity before serving it to the children.
• His tepidity toward the project was evident in his lackluster presentation.
• The audience’s tepidity disappointed the performers.
• The committee’s tepidity on the issue prevented any real progress.
• The tepidity of the coffee suggested it had been sitting out too long.