Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna positive feeling of liking
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Origin
- Proto-West Germanic*warmnassī“warmness, warmth”
- Old Englishwearmnes“warmness, warmth”
- Middle Englishwarmnesse
- Englishwarmness
From Middle English warmnesse, from Old English wearmnes (“warmness, warmth”), from Proto-West Germanic *warmnassī (“warmness, warmth”), equivalent to warm + -ness. Cognate with Scots warmnes (“warmness”), West Frisian waarmens (“warmness”), dialectal Dutch warmenesse, warmnis (“warmness”), German Low German Warmnis (“warmness”).
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warmness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warmness
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “warmness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warmness.
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