warm

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːm

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• (RP) IPA: /wɔːm/
• (US) IPA: /wɔːrm/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)m

Etymology 1

From Old English wearm, from Proto-Germanic *warmaz, with different proposed etymologies

1. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (warm, hot), related to Ancient Greek θερμός (thermos), Latin formus, Sanskrit घर्म (gharma).

2. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (to burn), related to Hittite (warnuzi).

The dispute is due to differing opinions on how initial Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰ- evolved in Germanic, some think that *gʷʰ would have turned to *b, and that the root *gʷʰer- would instead have given rise to burn etc. There also has been etymologies proposing a merger of the two roots. Cognate with West Frisian waarm, Dutch/German warm, Danish/Norwegian/Swedish varm and Icelandic varmur.

Adjective

warm (comparative warmer, superlative warmest)

1. Having a temperature slightly higher than usual, but still pleasant; a mild temperature.

   The tea is still warm.

2. Being something that causes warmth, or the impression thereof.

   This is a very warm room.

3. Caring or charming, of relations to another person.

   We have a warm friendship.

   • 1985: Robert Ferro, Blue Star

     It seemed I was too excited for sleep, too warm, too young.

4. Having a color in the red-orange-yellow part of the visible electromagnetic spectrum.
5. Close, often used in the context of a game in which "warm" and "cold" are used to indicate nearness to the goal.
6. (archaic) Ardent, zealous.
   • 1776: Edward Gibbon, The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Chapter 1

     To the strength and fierceness of barbarians they added a contempt for life, which was derived from a warm persuasion of the immortality and transmigration of the soul.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:warm
• See also Wikisaurus:affectionate

Antonyms

• (mild temperature): arctic, cold, cool, frozen
• (caring): arctic, cold, cool, frozen

Derived terms

• cold hands, warm heart
• lukewarm
• warmhearted/warm-hearted
• warmish
• warmly adv
• warm up / warm-up

Translations

having a temperature slightly higher than usual

Arabic: دافئ (ar) (dāfiʾ), دفيء (ar) (dafīʾ) Armenian: ջերմ (hy) (ǰerm), տաք (hy) (tak') Aromanian: caldu Belarusian: цёплы (be) (cjóply) Breton: tomm Bulgarian: топъл (bg) (tópǎl) Chinese: Mandarin: 暖和 (zh) (nuǎnhuó) Croatian: topao m., topla f., toplo n. Czech: teplý (cs) Danish: varm (da), lun (da) Dutch: warm (nl) Esperanto: varma (eo) Finnish: lämmin (fi), lämpöinen (fi) French: chaud (fr) m., chaude (fr) f. Friulian: cjalt German: warm (de) Guaraní: aku (h-) Hebrew: חמים (he) (khamím) m., חמימה (he) (khamimá) f. Hindi: गरम (hi), गर्म (hi) (garam, garm) Hungarian: meleg (hu) Indonesian: hangat (id) Interlingua: calide, calorose Irish: te (ga) Italian: caldo (it) Japanese: (weather) 暖かい (ja) (あたたかい, atatakai), (objects, feelings) 温かい (ja) (あたたかい, atatakai)

Korean: 더운 (ko) (deoun) Kott: fal, phal Latin: calidus (la), caleo (la) (I am warm) Latvian: silts (lv) Luxembourgish: waarm (lb), wuarm (lb) Persian: گرم (fa) (garm) Polish: ciepły (pl) m. Portuguese: quente m. and f. Romanian: cald m., caldă f. Romansch: chaud (rm) Russian: тёплый (ru) (tjóplyj) Scottish Gaelic: blàth Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: топао (sh) Roman: topao (sh) Slovak: teplý (sk) Slovene: topel (sl) Spanish: caliente (es) Swedish: varm (sv) Telugu: వెచ్చని (veccani) Thai: อุ่น (th) (ùn) Tupinambá: akub (s-) Ukrainian: теплий (uk) (téplyj) Urdu: گرم (ur) (garam, garm) Vietnamese: ấm (vi) West Frisian: waarm (fy)

being something that causes warmth

Armenian: ջերմ (hy) (ǰerm), տաք (hy) (tak') Breton: tomm, klouar Croatian: topao m., topla f., toplo n. Czech: teplý (cs) Danish: varm (da) Dutch: warm (nl) Finnish: lämmin (fi) French: chaleureux (fr) m., chaleureuse (fr) f. Hebrew: חמים (he) (khamím) m., חמימה (he) (khamimá) f. Indonesian: hangat (id) Interlingua: cordial Irish: te (ga)

Italian: caldo (it), caloroso (it), cordiale (it) Japanese: 暖かい (ja) (あたたかい, atatakai), 温かい (ja) (あたたかい, atatakai) Latin: calidus (la), caleo (la) (i am warm) Latvian: silts (lv) Luxembourgish: waarm (lb), wuarm (lb) Polish: ciepły (pl) m. Portuguese: caloroso m., cordial m. and f. Romanian: cald m., caldă f. Russian: тёплый (ru) (tyoply) Scottish Gaelic: blàth Slovak: teplý (sk) Telugu: వెచ్చని (veccani)

caring, of relation to another person

Armenian: ջերմ (ǰerm) Croatian: topao m., topla f., toplo n. Czech: vřelý (cs) m. Danish: varm (da) Dutch: warm (nl) Finnish: lämmin (fi) French: cordial (fr) m., cordiale (fr) f. German: warmherzig, fürsorglich Hebrew: חם (he) (khám) m., חמה (he) (khamá) f.

Italian: caloroso (it) Japanese: 温かい (atatakai) Latin: calidus (la), caleo (la) (i am warm) Luxembourgish: waarm (lb), wuarm (lb) Malayalam: ഊഷ്മളം (ooshmaLam) Polish: ciepły (pl) Romanian: apropiat m., apropiată f. Telugu: సాదరంగా, సాదరమైన (saadaraMgaa, saadaramaina)

ardent, zealous

Croatian: žarki m., žarka f., žarko n. Finnish: palava (fi) French: enflammé (fr) m., enflammée (fr) f.

Italian: ardente (it) Polish: żarliwy

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Esperanto: varma Ido: varma Portuguese: morno, quente

See also

• heated
• hot
• steamy
• temperature
• tepid

Etymology 2

From Old English werman

Verb

warm (third-person singular simple present warms, present participle warming, simple past and past participle warmed)

1. (transitive) To make or keep warm.
2. (intransitive) to become warm, to heat up

   My socks are warming by the fire.

3. (intransitive) To increasingly favour.

   He is warming to the idea.

   Her classmates are gradually warming to her.

Derived terms

• like death warmed over

Translations

to make or keep warm

Croatian: grijati (hr) Danish: varme (da), opvarme (da), holde (da) varm (da) Dutch: opwarmen (nl), verwarmen (nl), warm houden (nl) Finnish: lämmittää (fi), lämmitellä (fi) French: chauffer (fr), échauffer (fr), réchauffer (fr) German: wärmen Hebrew: חימם (he) (khimém) Italian: riscaldare (it), scaldare (it) Japanese: 暖める (atatameru), 温める (atatameru) Latin: calefacio (la), calesco (la) Latvian: sildīt (lv)

Lithuanian: šildyti Luxembourgish: wiermen (lb) Old French: eschaufer Polish: ogrzewać Portuguese: aquecer (pt), esquentar (pt) Romanian: a încălzi Scottish Gaelic: gar (gd) Slovene: greti (sl), ogreti (sl), segreti (sl) Spanish: calentar (es)  !Xóõ: ǁqhàã (oneself)

to increasingly favour

Danish: blive interessere (da)t i Dutch: warmlopen (nl) Finnish: lämmetä (fi)

Hebrew: נפתח (he) (niftákh) Italian: accostarsi a, affezionarsi a Japanese: 温める (atatameru)

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Latin: fovere

Statistics

• Most common English words before 1923: escape · Mr · shot · #927: warm · sufficient · conduct · directly

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Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *warm, from Proto-Germanic *warmaz.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑrm
• IPA: /ʋɑrm/

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Adjective

warm (comparative warmer, superlative warmst)

1. warm, hot
2. (meteorology, officially) 20 °C or more

Declension

Declension of warm

		positive	comparative	superlative
				attributive	predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial		warm	warmer
neuter singular	indefinite	warm	warmer
	definite	warme	warmere	warmste	het warmst(e)
common singular		warme	warmere	warmste	de warmste
plural		warme	warmere	warmste	de warmste
partitive		warms	warmers

Antonyms

• koud

Related terms

• tropisch
• zomers

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German

Etymology

From Old High German warm

Pronunciation

• IPA: /vaʁm/

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Adjective

warm (comparative wärmer, superlative am wärmsten)

1. warm, hot

Antonyms

• kalt, kühl

Related terms

• Wärme
• wärmen
• Wärmer

Derived terms

• Warmbad
• Warmblüter
• Wärmeenergie
• Warmwasser
• erwärmen
• aufwärmen
• anwärmen
• lauwarm
• brühwarm
• zimmerwarm

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *warmaz, whence also Old English wearm, Old Norse varmr

Adjective

warm

1. warm