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warmth

warmth

121 1.0
A gentle feeling of heat on your skin
  • noun
  • /wɔrmθ/
: calor
  • You need to sit in a hot tub and get some warmth into your bones.
  • warmth of the sun
  • warmth from a fire
  • warmth in winter

She came up close against him for the warmth of his body.

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Examples

  • The blanket provided enough warmth to keep me comfortable on a chilly night.

  • And I could feel this light and warmth going through me as I took communion.

  • The fact hit me like the warmth of a summer sun.

  • From the sun, expect warmth and light.

  • I looked to a setting sun and felt a bit of warmth on my face.

    Academic text (2006)
  • I could barely wait to feel the warmth of his touch.

  • You feel the warmth of the sunshine on your face.

  • So just picture the waves, the warmth of the sand between your toes.

  • She came up close against him for the warmth of his body.

  • The spousal relationship adds a personal warmth that the students always enjoy and sometimes find amusing.

    Academic text (1992)

Synonyms

heat
vswarmth
647 1.0

A feeling of being hot or warm

is limited to moderate degree rather than high temperature
mildness
vswarmth
1 1.8

Pleasant weather that is not very cold or hot

is the moderate heat feeling itself rather than a climate term
warmness
vswarmth
1 1.0

A gentle heat in a place or from the sun

is identical in meaning but differs as an alternative written form
lukewarmness
vswarmth
1 6.3

A way of being only a little warm or not very excited

is focused on physical moderate heat rather than emotional disinterest
tepidity
vswarmth
1 9.1

Slight warmth like warm water on your skin

is the general moderate degree of heat rather than skin-level
toastiness
vswarmth
1 4.1

A pleasant warmth that makes you feel comfortable

is neutral moderate heat without the extra comforting tone
tepidness
vswarmth
7.0

A slight warmth that is not hot or cold

is the fuller moderate degree rather than only slight heat
temperateness
vswarmth
6.7

A mild climate with no extreme heat or cold

is the specific moderate heat feeling rather than broad moderation

Antonyms

318 1.0

The feeling of low temperature on your body

5 1.0

A light, pleasant cold in the air or shade

Compounds

A feeling of comfort and safety when someone hugs you

Comforting heat and coziness from a fireplace that makes you feel at home

How Warm

hotness
1 1.4
heat
647 1.0
warmth
121 1.0
lukewarmness
1 6.3
coolness
5 1.0
coldness
7 1.0

Surface Forms

warmth singular
warmths plural

Morphology

warmth = warm (transparent) = warm + th

Straightforward nominalization of the adjective 'warm' indicating the state or quality of being warm.

Etymology

Warmth comes from the simple word warm plus the ending -th, which gave it the meaning 'state of being warm'. So warmth naturally means the gentle heat you feel from the sun, a fire, or a cozy room.