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Definition of “balmy

balmy (ˈbɑːmɪPronunciation for balmy

Definitions

adjective

Word forms: balmier, balmiest
  1. (of weather) mild and pleasant
  2. having the qualities of balm; fragrant or soothing
  3. a variant spelling of barmy

Alternative Forms

ˈbalmily adverb ˈbalminess noun

Usage examples

  • The night was balmy , the air fragrant with pine, and the walk proved more pleasant than she'd expected.
    Clive Barker, 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.
    Davies, Russell (ed), The Kenneth Williams Letters (1994)

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