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adjective
- 1. characterized by pleasantly warm weather: "the balmy days of late summer"
- 2. variant spelling of barmy dated North American
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(of weather) pleasantly warm: a balmy night. (Definition of balmy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of balmy. balmy. Everything seems so green and balmy, and the people are cheerful. From the. Hansard archive.
noun. Did you know? Aromatic ointments and fragrances are the bomb. They are also, literally, balms: healing substances and soothing scents with the power to ease both mind and body. The original balm, what Latin-speakers referred to as balsamum, was the oleoresin of a species of balsam tree.
Definition of balmy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of balmy. adjective. mild and pleasant. “ balmy days and nights” synonyms: mild, soft. clement. (of weather or climate) physically mild. adjective. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular. “it used to drive my husband balmy ”
(of weather) pleasantly warm: a balmy night. (Definition of balmy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of balmy. balmy. Take in the balmy temperatures, the flowers in bloom, and be idle together. From Huffington Post.
3 meanings: 1. (of weather) mild and pleasant 2. having the qualities of balm; fragrant or soothing 3. → a variant spelling of.... Click for more definitions.
There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective balmy, one of which is labelled obsolete, and one of which is considered offensive. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. balmy has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
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Britannica Dictionary definition of BALMY. 1. of air, weather, etc. : warm, calm, and pleasant. balmy [= mild] summer air. a balmy evening. 2. chiefly US, informal : crazy or foolish. a balmy [= (Brit) barmy] idea that no one took seriously.
balmy. mild and refreshing; soft; soothing; a balmy breeze; producing balm: balmy plants; crazy; foolish; eccentric: a balmy old hermit. Not to be confused with: barmy – containing or resembling barm, the yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting; frothy: a barmy drink.
