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warm

UK/wɔːm/ US/waːm/ common informal

adjective

1.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

  • “a warm body”
  • “a warm room”
  • “a warm climate”
  • “a warm coat”
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2.

psychologically warm; friendly and responsive

  • “a warm greeting”
  • “a warm personality”
  • “warm support”
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3.

(color) inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows

  • “warm reds and yellows and orange”
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4.

having or displaying warmth or affection

  • “affectionate children”
  • “caring parents”
  • “a fond embrace”
  • “fond of his nephew”
  • “a tender glance”
  • “a warm embrace”
5.

freshly made or left

  • “a warm trail”
  • “the scent is warm”
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6.

easily aroused or excited

  • “a quick temper”
  • “a warm temper”
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7.

characterized by strong enthusiasm

  • “ardent revolutionaries”
  • “warm support”
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8.

characterized by liveliness or excitement or disagreement

  • “a warm debate”
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9.

uncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble

  • “made things warm for the bookies”
10.

of a seeker; near to the object sought

  • “you”
  • “;”
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verb

1.

get warm or warmer

  • “The soup warmed slowly on the stove”
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2.

make warm or warmer

  • “The blanket will warm you”

adverb

1.

in a warm manner

  • “warmly dressed”
  • “warm-clad skiers”
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Origin

From Middle English warm, werm, from Old English wearm, from Proto-West Germanic *warm, from Proto-Germanic *warmaz, from one of: * Proto-Indo-European *wór-mo-s, from *wer- (“to burn”), which is related to Hittite 𒉿𒊏𒀀𒉌 (warāni, “to burn”), Armenian վառել (vaṙel, “to burn, heat, warm”), Old Church Slavonic варити (variti, “to cook, boil”).

Phrases

  • cold hands, warm heart
  • like death warmed over
  • warm antibody
  • warm as life
  • warm as toast
  • warm bank
  • warm body
  • warm boot
  • warm carl
  • warm down
  • warm over
  • warm someone's heart

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