tĕpor — Lewis & Short
tĕpor, ōris, m.id.,
I a gentle warmth, lukewarmness, tepidity, tepor (cf.: fervor, calor).
I Opp. to cold (class.):
externus et adventicius tepor,Cic. N. D. 2, 10, 26:
uvae,id. Sen. 15, 53:
solis,Liv. 41, 2, 4; Plin. 11, 18, 20, § 63:
mundi,Luc. 8, 365:
primus tepor, i. e. of spring,Sen. Herc. Oet. 381:
(cupressus) alibi non nisi in tepore proveniens,in a mild, moderate temperature, Plin. 16, 33, 60, § 142; 2, 50, 51, § 136; 16, 32, 59, § 137:
verno tepori similis,Curt. 4, 7, 17:
tepore febrium arescunt,Amm. 19, 4, 2.— In plur., Lucr. 2, 517; Cat. 46, 1. —
B Concr., plur., fomentations, Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 19, 120.—
II Opp. to warmth (very rare).
A Lit.:
excepta vox est, cum teporem incusaret,Tac. H. 3, 32 fin. —
B Trop., coldness, languor of language:
libri eiusdem lentitudinis ac teporis,Tac. Or. 21 med.