Meaning

4 senses
  1. Producing balm.

  2. Soothing or fragrant.

    lindernd, mildernd, sanft

    арома́тныйaromátnyj, благоуханныйblagouxannyj

  3. Of weather, mild and pleasant.

    mild, sanft

    не́жныйnéžnyj

    mild and pleasant

  4. (US, informal)Foolish; slightly crazy or mad; eccentric.

Examples

4 sentences
  1. The weather was balmy.

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  2. It's balmy today.

    ruСегодня тепло.

    deHeute ist es mild.

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  3. A balmy breeze signaled summer's arrival.

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  4. Frequently clear and balmy weather deteriorates and it soon rains cats and dogs.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
soothing or fragrant:
mild and pleasant:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
soothing or fragrant:
mild and pleasant:

Origin

From balm + -y. Piecewise doublet of balsamic.

From balm + -y. Piecewise doublet of balsamic.

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Forms

balmier, balmiest
Comparativebalmier Lesson
Superlativebalmiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

24 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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