lukeness

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noun

The quality of being lukewarm.

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Meanings

nounlukeness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being lukewarm.

    The properest Liquors […] for such Work, are those whose Temperament neither fire nor chill, such as become so, not only in their first Acceptance, but are able to maintain a proper Lukeness, ere they dissipate and are scatter'd over the Body […]

    1725, James Sedgwick, A new Treatise on Liquors, page 152

Origin

From luke + -ness.

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APA

lukeness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lukeness

MLA

“lukeness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lukeness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lukeness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lukeness.

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