balmy
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| —adj , balmier, balmiest | |
| 1. | (of weather) mild and pleasant |
| 2. | having the qualities of balm; fragrant or soothing |
| 3. | a variant spelling of barmy |
| 'balmily | |
| —adv | |
| 'balminess | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
balmy
c.1500, "delicately fragrant," from balm (q.v.). Figurative use for "soothing" dates from c.1600; of breezes, air, etc. "mild, fragrant" (combining both earlier senses) it is first attested 1704. Meaning "weak-minded, idiotic," 1851, is from London slang.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
But even if the weather had been balmy, and he had been alive and physically capable, the guest of honor wouldn't have showed up.
Not the fear of temperatures dropping in the middle of the night, especially in this balmy winter weather.
Balmy typically means good things: soothing, mild, pleasant.
The weather is warm and balmy with high humidity all year round.
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