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lukeness

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English

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Etymology

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From luke +‎ -ness.

Noun

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lukeness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being lukewarm.
    • 1725, James Sedgwick, A new Treatise on Liquors, page 152:
      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 […]
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