warm atmosphere
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- noun
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- The cozy cafe has a warm atmosphere that makes everyone feel at home.
- a very warm atmosphere
Examples
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Visitors often comment on the warm atmosphere of the family-owned bakery, where everyone is greeted with a smile.
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Such a warm atmosphere, and DH said it was the best chicken he ever ate!
Blog text (22) -
The dark walnut cabinets that Dad put up years ago still give the kitchen its warm atmosphere.
Fiction book (1992) -
For students to feel comfortable writing in this vulnerable fashion and reading their peers' honest reflections, the classroom certainly needs a friendly, warm atmosphere.
Academic text (2012) -
When a child's personality develops in a warm atmosphere of love and acceptance, he will usually socialize well with all age groups, including his own.
Academic text (2001) -
To foster creativity, the workshop was designed with a warm atmosphere that encourages open dialogue.
Synonyms
A warm, comfortable feeling in a place that makes people feel welcome
A warm, comfortable feeling in a room that makes you feel relaxed
A feeling of kindness and affection toward someone
A comfortable, familiar place that feels used and cared for by people
Antonyms
How Welcoming
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'friendly and welcoming environment' is directly derivable from combining 'warm' (affectionate, cordial) with 'atmosphere' (emotional tone or ambiance); this is a straightforward adjective + noun composition. Such figurative but predictable use of 'warm' to describe ambience is common cross-linguistically and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Warm atmosphere comes from the simple picture of a room that is warm — with soft heat, gentle light and cozy air — and an atmosphere that makes people feel safe. One popular image is friends talking comfortably in that room, so the phrase came to mean 'a friendly and welcoming environment'.