Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having the quality or fragrance of balm; soothing.
- adjective Mild and pleasant.
- adjective Chiefly British Slang Eccentric in behavior.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the qualities of balm; aromatic; fragrant.
- Producing balm: as, “the balmy tree,”
- Soft; soothing; assuaging; refreshing.
- Of healing virtue; healing: as, balmy medicines.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having the qualities of balm; odoriferous; aromatic; assuaging; soothing; refreshing; mild.
- adjective Producing balm.
- adjective Informal Highly eccentric or crazy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Producing
balm . - adjective
Soothing orfragrant . - adjective
Mild andpleasant . - adjective informal
Foolish ; slightlycrazy ormad ;eccentric .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective mild and pleasant
- adjective informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
Etymologies
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Examples
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He had been sun-bathed in balmy weather, and brought in out of the wet when it rained.
CHAPTER 7 2010
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I'm so glad I moved here from Texas, where it's nice and balmy from the global warming.
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It's officially autumn today, but it still feels like summer here in balmy southern Ontario.
happy autumn 2005
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The attendant of the room was sleeping like a near relative of the celebrated Seven, and nothing short of pins would rouse him; for he had been out that day, and whiskey asserted its supremacy in balmy whiffs.
Hospital Sketches 1863
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It was accompanied by a voice so enchantingly tender and melodious, that its sounds fell on the heart of Osbert in balmy comfort: it seemed sent by Heaven to arrest his fate: – the storm of passion was hushed within him, and he dissolved in kind tears of pity and contrition.
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The last week or so had seen a rise in temperatures to the 80s, described as balmy and August-like.
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DH said today felt "balmy" in comparison since we had a high of around 10 degrees F. Joy.
Postcard from the Cave Nalini Singh 2009
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Although Aillaud describes the weather as "balmy" on this November day, the temperature is 12 degrees, and the 22 mph wind makes it feel colder.
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But looking in advance of the front, we do have a lot of moisture coming into areas of New England making for cloudy kind of balmy weather.
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St James Park in Exeter has proven to be some kind of balmy Big Freeze-defying oasis this weekend.
BBC News - Home 2010
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