balmy
Origin of balmy
1Other words for balmy
Other words from balmy
- balm·i·ly, adverb
- balm·i·ness, noun
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How to use balmy in a sentence
There was a deceptive balminess in the air that seemed merely to overlay a penetrating chilliness.
Turn About Eleanor | Ethel M. KelleyThe day was now rapidly waning, bringing on a balminess of evening such as is found in few places other than Naples.
Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service | H. Irving HancockIn this tranquil town, almost voluptuous in its richness of colour and balminess of atmosphere, you lose yourself in laziness.
Brittany | Mortimer Menpes and Dorothy MenpesEverything seemed frosty and pinched, just as the cutting air did after the warm balminess of California.
The Turtles of Tasman | Jack LondonIt was of no use, sleep forsook his eyes, although he was so tired that he longed for its balminess.
Ralph Denham's Adventures in Burma | George Norway
British Dictionary definitions for balmy
/ (ˈbɑːmɪ) /
(of weather) mild and pleasant
having the qualities of balm; fragrant or soothing
a variant spelling of barmy
Derived forms of balmy
- balmily, adverb
- balminess, noun
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