Lukewarm (adjective)

  1. Neither hot nor cold, especially in a way that is unenthusiastic or unresponsive.
  2. Having or showing little enthusiasm.

Origin:

Late middle english: from luke, the patron saint of physicians, + warm (probably from the belief that his body temperature was higher than that of other saints).

Examples:

  1. The response to the proposal was lukewarm.
  2. The soup was lukewarm, so I asked for it to be heated up.
  3. He was lukewarm about the idea of moving to a new city.
  4. The reception was lukewarm and no one seemed very excited.
  5. Her attitude towards the project was lukewarm and unenthusiastic.
Some random words: flu, legionnaire, reserve