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warmth

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warmth

[wawrmth]
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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6.
the means or ability to produce a sensation of heat: a jacket with little warmth.
7.
slight anger or irritation: Her denial betrayed some warmth.
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Origin:
1125–75; Middle English wermth. See warm, -th1

warmth·less, adjective
warmth·less·ness, noun


3. heat, fire, spirit, vigor. 4. tenderness, kindness, affection.

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warmth (wɔːmθ)
 
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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