Tepid.
It came from the old English "Hleow" meaning "tepid".
Tepid means liquid that is slightly warm or lukewarm. It also could mean to show little enthusiasm in something. Tepid is also an adjective.
(Tepid = moderately warm or lukewarm.)The mother lowered her baby into the tepid bath.OR(Tepid = lack of enthusiasm)The young girl's tepid reaction to meeting her new step-father proved worrisome to her mother.
The definition of a tepid sponge bath is just washing up with a wash cloth and a certain temperature of water. It means not getting into the tub or shower at all. Tepid means to use water that is not hot and not cold, mix hot and cold water together with more cold than hot to achieve a tepid temperature.
Tepid.
lukewarm.
Hot water is hotter than tepid water. Hot water is typically heated to a higher temperature, usually close to boiling point, while tepid water is lukewarm and moderate in temperature.
The soup was tepid ; it was neither cold or hot but lukewarm .
Hot water is warmer than tepid water. Tepid water is lukewarm, while hot water is heated to a higher temperature.
Lukewarm is slightly warmer than tepid. Tepid typically refers to something that is neither hot nor cold, whereas lukewarm is slightly warm but still not hot.
Tepid just means lukewarm, so one could get tepid water from any household faucet.
Hot water is warmer than tepid water. Tepid water typically refers to water that is lukewarm or slightly warm, while hot water is heated to a higher temperature.
Tepid or lukewarm
Tepid means lukewarm (slightly warm). So the answer is yes, I could swim in tepid water.
Tepid can also be considered "lukewarm", which is room temperature (or slightly above): 23 C or 73 F
It is derived from the Latin word 'tepidus' meaning 'lukewarm'