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balmy

[ bah-mee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, balm·i·er, balm·i·est.

mild and refreshing; soft; soothing:
balmy weather.
Synonyms: clement, temperate, gentle, fair
having the qualities of balm; aromatic; fragrant:
balmy leaves.
producing balm:
balmy plants; a balmy shrub.
Informal. crazy; foolish; eccentric.

balmy

/ ˈbɑːmɪ /

Origin of balmy¹

First recorded in 1490–1500; balm + -y ¹

I got into my car and just sat there in the balmy London night replaying the events of the day in my mind.

On a New York terrace, there is a dinner dance one balmy summer evening.

During a balmy summer, few things provide immediate enjoyment like a chilled glass of rosé.

The surprisingly boring movie Contagion, has arrived, signaling the end of balmy youth for the field of infectious diseases.

Eleanor Roosevelt addressed the record crowd on a balmy Southern California afternoon.

The relation existing between the balmy plant and the commerce of the world is of the strongest kind.

It seems hardly possible to draw a more graphic picture of the blessings diffused by the balmy plant, than that just given.

It opened most propitiously and was one of those soft, balmy September days, more like early June than autumn.

And it is not a bitter potion, such as Alfred ordered; no, it is balmy with the scent of wild flowers.

Everything would be favorable; it was balmy and beautiful spring weather now, and Nature was all tailored out in her new clothes.

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