Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to baths or bathing.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to a bath: as, “balneal heat,”
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to a bath.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
baths or tobathing
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From Latin balneum, bath; see bagnio.]
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Examples
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In one swift flurry of motion she turns to our daughter and takes both of Miranda’s hands in hers, giggling, and mother and daughter start to spin, jumping and dancing amidst balneal waters of hope.
Water Witches Chris Bohjalian 1995
viridian commented on the word balneal
–adj.
of or pertaining to baths or bathing.
November 13, 2007
knitandpurl commented on the word balneal
"Sitting on a broad, flat stone, that he had chosen with care, Etienne was following with listless eye the reduced activity of his balneal colleagues."
Witch Grass by Raymond Queneau, translated by Barbara Wright, p 169 of the NYRB paperback
November 7, 2010
qms commented on the word balneal
The best way I know how to heal
A pestilent rash popliteal
Is immersing your knees
As hot as you please
Applying the cure-all balneal.
July 24, 2016