warmness
warmness · warmnesses
The state of being warmThe state of being warm; warmth
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The state of being warm; warmth
More definitions
- the quality of having a moderate degree of heat
- a positive feeling of liking
Origin
From Middle English warmnesse, from Old English wearmnes (“warmness, warmth”), from Proto-From Middle English warmnesse, from Old English wearmnes (“warmness, warmth”), from Proto-West Germanic *warmnassī (“warmness, warmth”), equivalent to warm + -ness. Cognate with Scots warmnes (“warmness”), West Frisian waarmens (“warmness”), dialectal Dutch warmenesse, warmnis (“warmness”), German Low German Warmnis (“warmness”).
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Forms
plural: warmnesses| Singular | warmness |
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Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- the quality of having a moderate degree of heat:warmth
- a positive feeling of liking:affectionaffectionatenessfondnesstendernessheartwarmheartednessphilia
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedwarm
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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