balminessn.
The state or quality of being balmy.
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kindliness1654
clemency1667
softness1710
mildness1774
balminess1862
1733 G. Cheyne Eng. Malady i. ii. 11 The Blood declines from its due Fluidity and Balmyness [cf. balsam n. 4].
1862 E. M. Goulburn Thoughts Personal Relig. (1873) iii. 199 A delicious balminess in the air.
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