tiède
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French tiede, semi-learned (hence the change of v to d) from Old French tieve, teve, inherited from Latin tepidus. Doublet of tépide, a borrowing.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
tiède (plural tièdes)
- (literal and figurative) tepid, lukewarm
- de l’eau tiède ― lukewarm water
- un vent tiède ― a lukewarm wind
- un amant tiède ― a tepid lover
- Je l’ai trouvé bien tiède sur cette affaire. ― I found him quite lukewarm about this business.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “tiède”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.