warmth
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) A moderate degree of heat; the sensation of being warm.
- (countable, uncountable) Friendliness, kindness or affection.
- (countable, uncountable) Fervor, intensity of emotion or expression.
- (countable, uncountable) The effect of using mostly red and yellow hues.
Synonyms
high temperature
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/wɔːmθ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English warmth, warmeth, wermþe, from Old English *wiermþu (“warmth”), from Proto-West Germanic *warmiþu (“warmness; warmth”), corresponding to warm + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Waarmte (“warmth”), West Frisian waarmte (“warmth”), Dutch warmte (“warmth”), German Low German Warmte, Warmt (“warmth”).
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