# tepid

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈtɛpɪd/ · frequency rank #41,418

## Definitions
1. Lukewarm; neither warm nor cool.
2. Uninterested; exhibiting little passion or eagerness; lukewarm.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tepidus. Cognate with Sanskrit तप् (tap), Proto-Slavic *teplъ.

## Easily confused with
- **Teri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tepid-vs-teri)
- **topic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tepid-vs-topic)
- **typed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tepid-vs-typed)
- **timid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tepid-vs-timid)
- **Ted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ted-vs-tepid)
- **tend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tend-vs-tepid)

## Common misspellings (7)
`etpid`, `teipd`, `tepdi`, `tepidd`, `teppid`, `tpeid`, `ttepid`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tepid