Definitions for BALMY
ˈbɑ mibalmy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, around the bend, wacky, whackyadjective

   informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

   "it used to drive my husband balmy"

2. balmy, mild, softadjective

   mild and pleasant

   "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"; "a soft breeze"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. balmyadjective

   Producing balm.

2. balmyadjective

   Soothing or fragrant.

3. balmyadjective

   Mild and pleasant.

4. balmyadjective

   Foolish; slightly crazy or mad; eccentric.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Balmyadjective

   Etymology: from balm.

   1. Having the qualities of balm.

   Soft on the flow’ry herb I found me laid,
   In balmy sweat; which with his beams the sun
   Soon dry’d. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. viii.

   2. Producing balm.3. Soothing; soft; mild.

   Come, Desdemona, ’tis the soldier’s life
   To have their balmy slumbers wak’d with strife. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   Such visions hourly pass before my sight,
   Which from my eyes their balmy slumbers fright. Dryden.

   4. Fragrant; odoriferous.

   Those rich perfumes which, from the happy shore,
   The winds upon their balmy winds convey’d,
   Whose guilty sweetness first the world betray’d. Dryden.

   First Eurus to the rising morn is sent,
   The regions of the balmy continent. John Dryden, Ovid.

   5. Mitigating; assuasive.

   Oh balmy breath, that dost almost persuade
   Justice to break her sword! William Shakespeare, Othello.

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1. balmy

   Balmy generally refers to weather that is pleasantly warm or mild. It can also refer to something soothing, calming, or crazy, depending on the context.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Balmyadjective

   having the qualities of balm; odoriferous; aromatic; assuaging; soothing; refreshing; mild

2. Balmyadjective

   producing balm

3. Balmyadjective

   full of barm or froth; in a ferment

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1. Balmy

   Balmy vs. Barmy -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Balmy and Barmy.

Anagrams for BALMY »

1. lamby

How to pronounce BALMY?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say BALMY in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of BALMY in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of BALMY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of BALMY in a Sentence

1. Lucy Nicholson:

   One of the most striking things about the World Cup compared to the Olympics, is how male it is: the vast majority of fans, media, and obviously players are male, given this, it was surprising how little rowdiness I witnessed ... I found ordinary Russians, particularly women, to be invariably kind and warm ... This welcoming behavior could have been inspired by pride in a national event or perhaps by the balmy weather, but much of it seemed spontaneous and genuine.

2. The National Weather Service:

   Snowmelt is well underway and will continue through Monday. It is this snowmelt that will ultimately cause the flooding concerns, it is warming up already, it's in the 40s right now and based on the temperatures we've been dealing with, it's pretty balmy.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=BALMY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Balmy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=BALMY
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/BALMY