Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tepidity

/təˈpɪd.ɪ.ti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: te-pid-i-ty
IPA: /təˈpɪd.ɪ.ti/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being tepid.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Now that walking plants were established facts, the press lost its former tepidity and bathed them in publicity. So a name had to be found for them."

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin tepidusbor. English tepid Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English tepidity From tepid + -ity.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /təˈpɪd.ɪ.ti/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

tepidities (plural)

Synonyms

lukewarmness tepidness

Questions

How do you pronounce tepidity?: The recorded pronunciation is /təˈpɪd.ɪ.ti/.
What does tepidity mean?: The property of being tepid.
Where does tepidity come from?: Etymology tree Latin tepidusbor. English tepid Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English tepidity From tepid + -ity.

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