warmth

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UK/wɔːmθ/US/wɔɹmθ/

noun

A moderate degree of heat; the sensation of being warm.

Similar
heatwarmheartednesswarmnesspassionaffectionatenessfondnesslovingness
OriginMiddle English warmth ← Old English *wiermþu ← Proto-West Germanic *warmiþu →
CommonScrabble 14
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Meanings

nounwarmth (countable and uncountable, plural warmths)

plural warmths

  1. countableuncountableA moderate degree of heat; the sensation of being warm.
  2. countableuncountableFriendliness, kindness or affection.
    1 more example

    Included in the crowd of more than 10,000 was a gay contingent of over 100. A large banner proclaiming "Gay American Revolution" beckoned other gay marchers to join the contingent. Several participants said that they were pleased with the noticeable warmth of the other demonstrators toward the gay people.

    1973 December 22, “Boston Tea Party”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 27, page 1
  3. countableuncountableFervor, intensity of emotion or expression.

    "You don't know him—don't pronounce an opinion upon him," I said with warmth.

    1847 October 16, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], “CHAPTER XXXIII”, in Jane Eyre. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Smith, Elder, and Co., […], →OCLC
  4. countableuncountableartThe effect of using mostly red and yellow hues.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe sensation caused by heat energy

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heat
Broader
temperature

nouna warmhearted feeling

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warmheartedness
Broader
lovingnesscaring

nounthe quality of having a moderate degree of heat

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warmness
Broader
hotnessheathigh temperature

nounthe trait of being intensely emotional

Similar
heatpassion
Broader
emotionalityemotionalism

nouna quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love

Similar
affectionatenessfondnesslovingness
Broader
emotionalityemotionalism
Also see
affectionatenessbonhomiecordialitycrackfondnessheatlovingnesspassionwarmheartednesswarmness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*warmiþu“warmness; warmth”
  2. Old English*wiermþu“warmth”
  3. Middle Englishwarmth
  4. Englishwarmth

From Middle English warmth, warmeth, wermþe, from Old English *wiermþu (“warmth”), from Proto-West Germanic *warmiþu (“warmness; warmth”), corresponding to warm + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Waarmte (“warmth”), West Frisian waarmte (“warmth”), Dutch warmte (“warmth”), German Low German Warmte, Warmt (“warmth”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek θέρμη, θάλπος
  • θέρμη (thérmē)moderate heat; sensation of being warm
  • θάλπος (thálpos)moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Arabic دفاء
  • دفاء (difāʔ)moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Bulgarian топлина, сърдечност
  • топлина (toplina)moderate heat; sensation of being warm
  • сърдечност (sărdečnost)friendliness, affection
  • отзивчивост (otzivčivost)friendliness, affection
  • разпаленост (razpalenost)intensity of emotion or expression
  • въодушевление (văoduševlenie)intensity of emotion or expression
Catalan calor, calidesa
  • calormoderate heat; sensation of being warm
  • calidesafriendliness, affection
Czech teplo
  • teplomoderate heat; sensation of being warm
Dutch warmte, warmte
  • warmtemoderate heat; sensation of being warm
  • warmtefriendliness, affection
Esperanto varmeco, varmo
  • varmecomoderate heat; sensation of being warm
  • varmomoderate heat; sensation of being warm
Estonian soojus, soojus
  • soojusmoderate heat; sensation of being warm
  • soojusfriendliness, affection
Finnish lämpö, lämmin
  • lämpömoderate heat; sensation of being warm
  • lämminmoderate heat; sensation of being warm
  • lämpöfriendliness, affection
  • kiihkointensity of emotion or expression
  • lämpöarts: effect
French chaleur, chaleur
  • chaleurmoderate heat; sensation of being warm
  • chaleurfriendliness, affection
German Wärme
  • Wärmemoderate heat; sensation of being warm
Hindi तपन
  • तपन (tapan)moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Hungarian melegség
  • melegségmoderate heat; sensation of being warm
Indonesian kehangatan
  • kehangatanmoderate heat; sensation of being warm
Italian calore
  • caloremoderate heat; sensation of being warm
Japanese 暖かさ, 温かみ
  • 暖かさ (atatakasa)moderate heat; sensation of being warm
  • 温かみ (atatakami)moderate heat; sensation of being warm
  • 親密さ (shinmitsu-sa)friendliness, affection
Korean 온기
  • 온기 (on'gi)moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Latin calor
  • calormoderate heat; sensation of being warm
Latvian siltums
  • siltumsmoderate heat; sensation of being warm
Lithuanian šiluma
  • šilumamoderate heat; sensation of being warm
Māori mahanatanga
  • mahanatangamoderate heat; sensation of being warm
Persian گرمی
  • گرمی (garmi)moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Polish ciepło
  • ciepłomoderate heat; sensation of being warm
Portuguese calor
  • calormoderate heat; sensation of being warm
Romanian căldură
  • căldurămoderate heat; sensation of being warm
Russian тепло́, теплота́
  • тепло́ (tepló)moderate heat; sensation of being warm
  • теплота́ (teplotá)moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Spanish calidez
  • calidezmoderate heat; sensation of being warm
Swedish värme
  • värmemoderate heat; sensation of being warm
Turkish sıcaklık, sıcaklıklar
  • sıcaklıkmoderate heat; sensation of being warm
  • sıcaklıklarmoderate heat; sensation of being warm
  • ısımoderate heat; sensation of being warm
  • ısılarmoderate heat; sensation of being warm
  • sıcakkanlılıkfriendliness, affection
  • sıcakkanlılıklarfriendliness, affection
Yiddish וואַרעמקייט
  • וואַרעמקייט (varemkeyt)moderate heat; sensation of being warm
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