lukewarm bath

Mildly heated tub

A lukewarm bath is bathwater at a temperature between warm and cool—tepid rather than hot or cold.

The temperature is comfortable but not stimulating, often recommended for medical purposes or for bathing infants.

Figuratively, lukewarm bath can describe any experience that fails to excite: The reception was a lukewarm bath—polite but unenthusiastic.

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comfortable · gentle · mild · steam · bubbles · suds · porcelain · faucet · running water · draining · cooling · temperature · body · immersion · unwinding · settling · cozy · skin

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Opposites
water temperature

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Heated water for soaking

ice bath · cold bath · cold plunge · hot tub · hot springs

intensity of sensation

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Therapeutic immersion in frigid water

cold plunge · cryotherapy · hot spring · polar bear plunge · thermal bath

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G