balmy

[ bah-mee ]

/ ˈbɑ mi /

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adjective, balm·i·er, balm·i·est.

mild and refreshing; soft; soothing: balmy weather.

having the qualities of balm; aromatic; fragrant: balmy leaves.

producing balm: balmy plants; a balmy shrub.

Informal. crazy; foolish; eccentric.

Origin of balmy

First recorded in 1490–1500; balm + -y¹

SYNONYMS FOR balmy

1 fair, gentle, temperate, clement.

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OTHER WORDS FROM balmy

balm·i·ly, adverb balm·i·ness, noun

Words nearby balmy

balmain bug, balmer, balmer series, balmoral, balmung, balmy, balneal, balneology, balneotherapy, balochi, balon

Example sentences from the Web for balmy

I got into my car and just sat there in the balmy London night replaying the events of the day in my mind.

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On a New York terrace, there is a dinner dance one balmy summer evening.

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During a balmy summer, few things provide immediate enjoyment like a chilled glass of rosé.

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Eleanor Roosevelt addressed the record crowd on a balmy Southern California afternoon.

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The air came with balmy freshness to my anxious, feverish brow.

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It was a bright, moonlight night, and we stood there leaning over the railing enjoying the smooth sea and balmy summer night air.

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She felt almost as if the balmy sunlight were some joy-giving fluid to be drunk like wine.

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The quickening power within pictured to them bright sunshine, refreshing showers and warm, balmy nights.

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It was a beautiful day in May, the air so balmy and delicious that it was a luxury to breathe it.

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British Dictionary definitions for balmy

balmy

/ (ˈbɑːmɪ) /

adjective balmier or balmiest

(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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balmy

adjective, balm·i·er, balm·i·est.

Origin of balmy

SYNONYMS FOR balmy

OTHER WORDS FROM balmy

Words nearby balmy

Example sentences from the Web for balmy

British Dictionary definitions for balmy

adjective balmier or balmiest

Derived forms of balmy

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

balmy

adjective, balm·i·er, balm·i·est.

Origin of balmy

SYNONYMS FOR balmy

OTHER WORDS FROM balmy

Words nearby balmy

Words related to balmy

Example sentences from the Web for balmy

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adjective balmier or balmiest

Derived forms of balmy

British Dictionary definitions for balmy