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balmy

[ bah-mee ]

adjective

, balm·i·er, balm·i·est.
  1. mild and refreshing; soft; soothing:

    balmy weather.

    Synonyms: clement, temperate, gentle, fair

  2. having the qualities of balm; aromatic; fragrant:

    balmy leaves.

  3. producing balm:

    balmy plants; a balmy shrub.

  4. Informal. crazy; foolish; eccentric.


balmy

/ ˈbɑːmɪ /

adjective

  1. (of weather) mild and pleasant
  2. having the qualities of balm; fragrant or soothing
  3. See barmy
    a variant spelling of barmy


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Derived Forms

  • ˈbalmily, adverb
  • ˈbalminess, noun

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Other Words From

  • balmi·ly adverb
  • balmi·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of balmy1

First recorded in 1490–1500; balm + -y 1

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Example Sentences

In some of the balmier spots around the country, you still might be able to enjoy al fresco dining without getting frostbite.

On a balmy August morning in Emanuel County in eastern Georgia, hundreds of children bounded off freshly cleaned school buses and out of their parents’ cars.

The entire industry was benefiting from a balmy climate where relatively few car, credit card, or small-business loans were going into default, a benefit that countered the drag of low rates and brought one of the best runs in banking history.

From Fortune

The planet has become a scorched and acidic wasteland today, but researchers suspect it hosted balmy oceans for billions of years in its early history—roughly ten times longer than Mars did.

High carbon dioxide in the atmosphere alone wouldn’t have been enough to keep the region balmy so close to the pole.

I got into my car and just sat there in the balmy London night replaying the events of the day in my mind.

On a New York terrace, there is a dinner dance one balmy summer evening.

During a balmy summer, few things provide immediate enjoyment like a chilled glass of rosé.

The surprisingly boring movie Contagion, has arrived, signaling the end of balmy youth for the field of infectious diseases.

Eleanor Roosevelt addressed the record crowd on a balmy Southern California afternoon.

The relation existing between the balmy plant and the commerce of the world is of the strongest kind.

It seems hardly possible to draw a more graphic picture of the blessings diffused by the balmy plant, than that just given.

It opened most propitiously and was one of those soft, balmy September days, more like early June than autumn.

And it is not a bitter potion, such as Alfred ordered; no, it is balmy with the scent of wild flowers.

Everything would be favorable; it was balmy and beautiful spring weather now, and Nature was all tailored out in her new clothes.

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