warmth
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noun
1.
the quality or state of being warm; moderate or gentle heat.
2.
the sensation of moderate heat.
3.
liveliness of feelings, emotions, or sympathies; ardor or fervor; enthusiasm or zeal: She spoke her mind with great warmth. There was warmth in his greeting and in his handshake.
4.
the quality of being intimate and attached: All children need warmth and affection from their families.
5.
an effect of brightness, cheerfulness, coziness, etc., achieved by the use of warm colors: The room has warmth since it was redecorated.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the state, quality, or sensation of being warm |
| 2. | intensity of emotion: he denied the accusation with some warmth |
| 3. | affection or cordiality |
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Word Origin & History
warmth
c.1175, wearmth, P.Gmc. *warmitho- (cf. M.L.G. wermede, Du. warmte), from *warmo-; see warm (adj.).
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Example sentences
People around the world use firewood for heat, warmth and cooking.
Instead, the heat radiates through the wall into interior rooms, providing long-lasting warmth during the nighttime hours.
The warmth from that meeting, if there was any, seems to have turned into heat.
The fire pit even puts out enough warmth to heat her top deck, she says.
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