balmy (ˈbɑːmɪ
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Definitions
adjective
Word forms: balmier, balmiest
- (of weather) mild and pleasant
- having the qualities of balm; fragrant or soothing
- a variant spelling of barmy
Alternative Forms
ˈbalmily adverb ˈbalminess nounUsage examples
The night was balmy , the air fragrant with pine, and the walk proved more pleasant than she'd expected.
, EVERVILLE (2001)-By Seema Shukla It's 8: 00 p. m. on a balmy July weekday in Bangalore.
Business Today (2000)The clouds conceive not rain, or do not pour In the due birth time, down the balmy shower.
Globe and Mail (2003)On long hot days and balmy nights nothing makes an impact like the winning combination of crisp white cotton and cool blue denim.
Sun, News of the World (2002)at 8. The evening air was warm and balmy and I thought everything was going to be nice.
, The Kenneth Williams Letters (1994)