warmth
Other forms: warmths
Warmth is a quality of comfortable, soothing heat, like the warmth of a crackling fire in the hearth or the warmth of your cat in your lap.
When you feel the sensation of being warm, that's warmth. You'll enjoy the warmth of a car's heated seats when you climb in after sledding for hours, as well as the warmth of a big mug of hot chocolate in your hands once you're home. Besides this literal heat-related warmth, there's also the figurative warmth of kindness and good feelings: "The warmth of my mom's smile makes everyone feel at home."
Definitions of warmth
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the quality of having a moderate degree of heat“an agreeable warmth in the house”
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synonyms:
warmness
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types:
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lukewarmness, tepidity, tepidness
a warmness resembling the temperature of the skin
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type of:
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heat, high temperature, hotness
the presence of heat
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lukewarmness, tepidity, tepidness
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the sensation caused by heat energy
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synonyms:
heat
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type of:
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temperature
the somatic sensation of cold or heat
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temperature
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a warmhearted feeling
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synonyms:
warmheartedness
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type of:
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caring, lovingness
a loving feeling
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caring, lovingness
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a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
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synonyms:
affectionateness, fondness, lovingness
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types:
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tenderness
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
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uxoriousness
foolish fondness for or excessive submissiveness to one's wife
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type of:
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emotionalism, emotionality
emotional nature or quality
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tenderness
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the trait of being intensely emotional
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types:
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fieriness
a passionate and quick-tempered nature
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type of:
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emotionalism, emotionality
emotional nature or quality
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fieriness
Pronunciation
US
/ˈwɔrmθ/
UK
/wɔmθ/
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