lauwarm

German

Etymology

Compound of lau + warm

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaʊ̯ˈvaʁm/, /ˈlaʊ̯.vaʁm/, /laʊ̯ˈvaʁm/
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Adjective

lauwarm (strong nominative masculine singular lauwarmer, not comparable)

  1. lukewarm
  2. (figurative) halfhearted
    • 2022 December 1, Nancy Cato, Rote Sonne, wildes Land: Zwei Australiensagas in einem Band: »Das Lied von Australien« und »Der Stern von Australien«, dotbooks, →ISBN, →OCLC:
      Mrs. Manning küßte Alix und nahm sogar das Kind auf den Arm, aber ihr Willkommen war lauwarm. Der Grund war offensichtlich – Caro war kein Junge. Zumindest, so ging es Alix durch den Kopf, brauchte sie sich keine Sorgen zu machen, ...
      Mrs. Manning kissed Alix and even picked up the child, but her welcome was lukewarm. The reason was obvious – Caro was not a boy. At least, it crossed Alix's mind, she needn't have worried...

Declension

Further reading

  • lauwarm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • lauwarm” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • lauwarm” in Duden online
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