Antonyms for balm
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : bahm |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɑm |
Definition of balm
Origin :- early 13c., basme, aromatic substance made from resins and oils, from Old French basme (Modern French baume), from Latin balsamum, from Greek balsamon "balsam," from Hebrew basam "spice," related to Aramaic busma, Arabic basham "balsam, spice, perfume."
- Spelling refashioned 15c.-16c. on Latin model. Sense of "healing or soothing influence" (1540s) is from aromatic preparations from balsam (see balsam). Biblical Balm of Gilead, however, began with Coverdale; the Hebrew word there is tsori, which was rendered in Septuagint and Vulgate as "resin" (Greek rhetine, Latin resina).
- noun oily substance
- noun something soothing
- As usual, balm was on his lips, and I found encouragement and support.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- I crave for the balm of Nature, the anodyne of solitude, the breath of Mother Earth.
- Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
- I have no call for that: and that has no balm for the wounds of my mind.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- If Godwin had pricked men's consciences, Malthus brought the balm.
- Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford
- And of a truth, work is the balm of the sore mind of the world.
- Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
- She came across a border of balm, and left not a leaf of it unplucked.
- Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
- Within was the balm of rest—the rest that lies in the heart of the cyclone.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- But I still bear the scar of a wound that would be the better for the balm of your retraction.
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- At any rate, they acted as balm upon his tongue and macerated lips.
- Extract from : « The Web of the Golden Spider » by Frederick Orin Bartlett
- "Balm of marigolds, with the essential oil of crab-apple," said Martha.
- Extract from : « The Daltons, Volume II (of II) » by Charles James Lever
Synonyms for balm
- alleviation
- analgesic
- anodyne
- application
- assuagement
- balsam
- cerate
- comfort
- compound
- consolation
- cream
- curative
- cure
- demulcent
- dressing
- easement
- embrocation
- emollient
- formula
- lotion
- medicine
- mitigation
- ointment
- palliative
- potion
- poultice
- preparation
- prescription
- refreshment
- relief
- remedy
- restorative
- salve
- solace
- soother
- soothing agent
- unction
- unguent
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