balmy
/ˈbɑːmi
/adjective (balmier, balmiest)
1Characterized by pleasantly warm weather: the balmy days of late summer...
- The weather was balmy with a pleasant temperature.
- Nevertheless, it was a delightful town, and on this particular day the weather was warm and balmy.
- Everything was tossed into further bloom and the weather was warm and balmy every day.
Synonyms
mild, gentle, temperate, summery, calm, tranquil, clement, fine, pleasant, benign, soothing, soft;
fragrant, scented, perfumed
2North American or dated variant spelling of barmy.Both have palmy trees and sunny places in the south; both have balmy people and shady characters in the north.
Derivatives
balmily
- As you can imagine, my eyes lit up at this prospect and I began to balmily enjoy looking forward to the prospect of towering hills of white powder littering up the home.
- But the water was calm, the sky clear, and the wind blew balmily; so I waited for what should happen.
- No, the problem this balmily sunny Jerusalem day is that Reva can't access my blog anymore no matter what portals she uses.
balminess
/ noun ...- Its wealth was not built on Sunbelt balminess, agricultural bounty or manufacturing muscle.
- Over the years, one comes to measure a place, too, not just for the beauty it may give, the balminess of its breezes, the insouciance and relaxation it encourages, the sublime pleasures it offers, but for what it teaches.
- Entrées, though less spirited, offer the balminess that suffuses a seaside vacation.