Antonyms for balmy
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : bah-mee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɑ mi |
Definition of balmy
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.
- adj comfortable with respect to weather
- adj insane
- The night wind was balmy, and there was a fragrance of cedar in its breath.
- Extract from : « A Little Book of Profitable Tales » by Eugene Field
- All nature was stirring, refreshed with the balmy dew and coolness of the night.
- Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman
- They rained down like the flowers of dreams from a clear and balmy sky.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- He thought that a balmy dew was falling on his poor wounded heart.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- It was warm weather; and he was racing with Miette in the balmy air.
- Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
- The air was warm and balmy and heavy with the scent of flowers from the garden below.
- Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini
- The sun was shining, the air was soft and balmy, and the surface of the water was smooth.
- Extract from : « Rollo on the Atlantic » by Jacob Abbott
- Think of the balmy airs of Sicily, the oranges, the flowers.
- Extract from : « Shawl-Straps » by Louisa M. Alcott
- The tenth of September passed, and the eleventh, mild, balmy and extremely still.
- Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
- The air came with balmy freshness to my anxious, feverish brow.
- Extract from : « Ernest Linwood » by Caroline Lee Hentz
Synonyms for balmy
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