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Antonyms for balminess

Grammar : Noun
Spell : bah-mee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɑ mi

Definition of balminess

Origin :
  • c.1500, "delicately fragrant," from balm + -y (2). Figurative use for "soothing" dates from c.1600; of breezes, air, etc. "mild, fragrant" (combining both earlier senses) it is first attested 1704. Meaning "weak-minded, idiotic," 1851, is from London slang.
  • As in perfume : noun scent, often manufactured and packaged for personal use
Example sentences :
  • The day was lovely and the air had almost the balminess of spring.
  • Extract from : « Through Scandinavia to Moscow » by William Seymour Edwards
  • And I remember that she brought in with her some of the sunlight and balminess of the spring day.
  • Extract from : « The Story of a Child » by Pierre Loti
  • The air that morning had softened to a balminess like spring.
  • Extract from : « The Hidden Places » by Bertrand W. Sinclair
  • The balminess of the still September night made them reluctant to go indoors.
  • Extract from : « Marjorie Dean, College Senior » by Pauline Lester
  • In the sunny clime of North Carolina May comes with all the balminess and soft zephyrs of a more northern summer.
  • Extract from : « Daniel Boone » by John S. C. Abbott
  • The pride some had felt over the balminess of previous winters was forgotten.
  • Extract from : « Historic Towns of the Western States » by Various
  • The day was now rapidly waning, bringing on a balminess of evening such as is found in few places other than Naples.
  • Extract from : « Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service » by H. Irving Hancock
  • In this tranquil town, almost voluptuous in its richness of colour and balminess of atmosphere, you lose yourself in laziness.
  • Extract from : « Brittany » by Mortimer Menpes and Dorothy Menpes
  • It was of no use, sleep forsook his eyes, although he was so tired that he longed for its balminess.
  • Extract from : « Ralph Denham's Adventures in Burma » by George Norway

Synonyms for balminess

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