warm (wɔːm
)
Definitions
adjective
- characterized by or having a moderate degree of heat; moderately hot
- maintaining or imparting heat ⇒
a warm coat
- having or showing ready affection, kindliness, etc ⇒
a warm personality
- lively, vigorous, or passionate ⇒
a warm debate
- cordial or enthusiastic; ardent ⇒
warm support
- quickly or easily aroused ⇒
a warm temper
- (of colours) predominantly red or yellow in tone
- (of a scent, trail, etc) recently made; strong
- near to finding a hidden object or discovering or guessing facts, as in children's games
- informal uncomfortable or disagreeable, esp because of the proximity of danger
verb
- (sometimes foll by up) to raise or be raised in temperature; make or become warm or warmer
- intr, often foll by to to make or become excited, enthusiastic, etc (about) ⇒
he warmed to the idea of buying a new car
- (intr) to to feel affection, kindness, etc (for someone) ⇒
I warmed to her mother from the start
- (tr) British to give a caning to ⇒
I'll warm you in a minute
noun
- informal a warm place or area ⇒
come into the warm
- informal the act or an instance of warming or being warmed
Alternative Forms
ˈwarmer noun ˈwarmish adjective ˈwarmly adverb ˈwarmness nounWord Origin
Old English wearm; related to Old Frisian, Old Saxon warm, Old Norse varmrSynonyms
View thesaurus entry= moderately hot
heated,
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affable,
kindly,
friendly,
affectionate,
loving,
happy,
tender,
pleasant,
cheerful,
hearty,
good-humoured,
amiable,
amicable,
cordial,
sociable,
genial,
congenial,
hospitable,
approachable,
amorous,
good-natured,
likable or likeable
Translations
- British English:
warm
Something that is warm has some heat but not enough to be hot.It was warm during the day, but the nights were cold.wɔːm ADJECTIVE It was warm during the day, but the nights were cold.
- Spanish:
templado
adj templada
- French:
chaud
adj
- German:
warm
adj
- Chinese: 温暖的 adj
- Arabic: دَافِئ adj
- Portuguese: quente adj
- Russian: теплый nm теплая
- Croatian: topao adj topla
- Czech: teplý adj
- Danish: varm adj
- Dutch: warm adj
- Finnish: lämmin adj
- Greek: ζεστός adj ζεστή
- Italian: tiepido adj tiepida
- Japanese: 暖かい adj
- Korean: 따뜻한 adj
- Norwegian: varm adj
- Polish: ciepły adj ciepła
- Brazilian Portuguese: quente adj
- European Spanish:
templado
adj templada
- Swedish: varm adj varmt
- Thai: อุ่น adj
- Turkish: ılık adj
- Vietnamese: ấm adj
Usage examples
Voss sat in Hirschfeld's vacated warm , damp chair, tapped his lips with a finger.
, THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)Ideally the weather should be a combination of wet and warm.
Country Life (2004)There they crowded into the small offices or stayed outside in the warm weather, chatting in groups.
Irish Times (2002)Bedtime was late, filled with the warm feeling of having been among friends.
Glasgow Herald (2001)In fact it was like swimming in the Caribbean - clear and warm.
, FATAL STORM (2001)