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单词 balmy
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Definition of balmy in English:

balmy

adjectivebalmiest, balmier ˈbɑːmiˈbɑ(l)mi
  • 1Characterized by pleasantly warm weather.

    (天气)温和宜人的

    the balmy days of late summer

    夏末温暖宜人的日子。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Where was the balmy weather for which California is known?
    • Two balmy and often sunny days passed right before our eyes.
    • Dinner served here under the stars on a warm balmy night is unforgettable - rather like the entire Curaçao experience.
    • The weather was balmy with a pleasant temperature.
    • It was a balmy, sunny, tropical day, and the waters looked clear and calm.
    • It is easy to be blinded by the brilliance of that balmy Melbourne night.
    • York may have been basking in balmy weather this week - but the elderly and vulnerable in the city were today warned to brace themselves for what could be the coldest winter in nearly a decade.
    • Interstate visitors commented that we who live here take it all for granted, alluding to clear days, balmy nights and the Ranges at our doorstep.
    • Friday was officially the last day of the wet season and, as if to commemorate its passing, the evening was warm, still and balmy.
    • I find myself on a balmy, sunny day, pounding the streets of an ancient city in search of contemporary art.
    • Everything was tossed into further bloom and the weather was warm and balmy every day.
    • It was such a balmy evening we chose to sit outside, a decision we did not regret.
    • I mean, it's not balmy or sunny, but it's not too bad either, considering I was still wearing two layers of clothes a week ago.
    • Just got back from coffee break, where a few of us were sitting out in front of the Leabharlainn, enjoying some fine balmy early-autumn weather.
    • One night the moon was full, the sky clear, and the air balmy, so my partner and I had dinner and waited for dark.
    • We sat side by side on the lounge, the jazzy tune softly streaming through the speakers on a warm and balmy summer's night.
    • Sunny beaches and balmy winters are part of the good life in Florida.
    • It was particularly taxing, because with the clear skies, warm sun, and still, balmy weather we experienced for the entire journey, it became really quite hot in the car.
    • The Big Chill came just days after balmy weather which saw temperatures reaching double figures at the start of the week.
    • Nevertheless, it was a delightful town, and on this particular day the weather was warm and balmy.
    Synonyms
    mild, gentle, temperate, summery, calm, tranquil, clement, fine, pleasant, benign, soothing, soft
    fragrant, scented, perfumed
  • 2North American dated

    variant spelling of barmy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Both have palmy trees and sunny places in the south; both have balmy people and shady characters in the north.

Derivatives

  • balmily

  • adverb
    • Sankaran scats with verve, lending the words a suppleness and bringing a heady effervescence that wafts balmily into ‘A Night in Tunisia.’
      Example sentencesExamples
      • No, the problem this balmily sunny Jerusalem day is that Reva can't access my blog anymore no matter what portals she uses.
      • But the water was calm, the sky clear, and the wind blew balmily; so I waited for what should happen.
      • Henry Edward's burial rites had taken place on a glorious spring day, balmily out of keeping with the emotional desolation of the event.
      • As you can imagine, my eyes lit up at this prospect and I began to balmily enjoy looking forward to the prospect of towering hills of white powder littering up the home.
  • balminess

  • nounˈbɑːmɪnəsˈbɑ(l)minəs
    • Its wealth was not built on Sunbelt balminess, agricultural bounty or manufacturing muscle.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Alicia suddenly realised that her teeth were chattering, quite despite the balminess of the evening.
      • Entrées, though less spirited, offer the balminess that suffuses a seaside vacation.
      • Over the years, one comes to measure a place, too, not just for the beauty it may give, the balminess of its breezes, the insouciance and relaxation it encourages, the sublime pleasures it offers, but for what it teaches.

Rhymes

army, barmy, gourami, macramé, origami, palmy, pastrami, salami, smarmy, swami, tsunami, Yanomami

Definition of balmy in US English:

balmy

adjectiveˈbä(l)mēˈbɑ(l)mi
  • 1(of the weather) pleasantly warm.

    the balmy days of late summer

    夏末温暖宜人的日子。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Where was the balmy weather for which California is known?
    • The weather was balmy with a pleasant temperature.
    • Interstate visitors commented that we who live here take it all for granted, alluding to clear days, balmy nights and the Ranges at our doorstep.
    • Sunny beaches and balmy winters are part of the good life in Florida.
    • Dinner served here under the stars on a warm balmy night is unforgettable - rather like the entire Curaçao experience.
    • One night the moon was full, the sky clear, and the air balmy, so my partner and I had dinner and waited for dark.
    • Nevertheless, it was a delightful town, and on this particular day the weather was warm and balmy.
    • I find myself on a balmy, sunny day, pounding the streets of an ancient city in search of contemporary art.
    • It is easy to be blinded by the brilliance of that balmy Melbourne night.
    • It was a balmy, sunny, tropical day, and the waters looked clear and calm.
    • I mean, it's not balmy or sunny, but it's not too bad either, considering I was still wearing two layers of clothes a week ago.
    • Two balmy and often sunny days passed right before our eyes.
    • York may have been basking in balmy weather this week - but the elderly and vulnerable in the city were today warned to brace themselves for what could be the coldest winter in nearly a decade.
    • The Big Chill came just days after balmy weather which saw temperatures reaching double figures at the start of the week.
    • It was particularly taxing, because with the clear skies, warm sun, and still, balmy weather we experienced for the entire journey, it became really quite hot in the car.
    • We sat side by side on the lounge, the jazzy tune softly streaming through the speakers on a warm and balmy summer's night.
    • Everything was tossed into further bloom and the weather was warm and balmy every day.
    • Friday was officially the last day of the wet season and, as if to commemorate its passing, the evening was warm, still and balmy.
    • It was such a balmy evening we chose to sit outside, a decision we did not regret.
    • Just got back from coffee break, where a few of us were sitting out in front of the Leabharlainn, enjoying some fine balmy early-autumn weather.
    Synonyms
    mild, gentle, temperate, summery, calm, tranquil, clement, fine, pleasant, benign, soothing, soft
  • 2North American dated Extremely foolish; eccentric.

    this is a balmy decision
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Both have palmy trees and sunny places in the south; both have balmy people and shady characters in the north.
    1. 2.1 Mad; crazy.
      I think he's gone balmy again
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