balmy
balmy
Definition
balmy (bäm′ē; occas. bäl′mē)
adjective balm′ier, balm′i·est
- having the qualities of balm; soothing, mild, pleasant, etc. a balmy day
Etymology: var. of barmy
Chiefly Brit., Slang crazy or foolish
balm′ily adverb
balm′i·ness noun
balmy
Synonyms
balmy
modif.
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Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- breeze: Warm sultry days followed by cool evenings with balmy breezes.
- evening: On balmy summer evenings, why not take your meal on the sun terrace - the choice is yours.
- climate: Spain's balmy climate allows for a long golf season.
- weather: Not just because of the balmy weather but for once we were all there together.
- night: Meals are enjoyed late into the warm, balmy nights.
- summer: If we are lucky enough to have a hot balmy summer, it is the perfect time to have your air-conditioning serviced.
Modifying Another Word
- quite: I was wearing just shorts because the evening was quite balmy.
- positively: We discussed the positively balmy conditions for February, both somewhat amazed to be perspiring in our fishing gear.
- almost: The water temperature here had dropped from an almost balmy 24 degrees to a rather cool 19 degrees.
- still: Four hours later, we stand in the still balmy and fragrant gardens of the Mamounia hotel.
Used with adjective complement
balmy Quotes
O thou, the friend of man assigned, With balmy hands his wounds to bind, And charm his frantic woe: When first Distress with dagger keen Broke forth to waste his destined scene, His wild unsated foe!
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