warmth

English

Etymology

From Middle English warmth, from Old English *wiermþu (“warmth”), corresponding to warm +‎ -th. Cognate with West Frisian waarmte (“warmth”), Dutch warmte (“warmth”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /wɔːmθ/

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Noun

warmth (uncountable)

1. A moderate degree of heat; the sensation of being warm.
2. Friendliness, kindness or affection.
3. (art) The effect of using mostly red and yellow hues.

Translations

moderate heat; sensation of being warm

• Armenian: տաքություն (hy) (tak’ut’yun), ջերմություն (hy) (ǰermut’yun)
• Czech: teplo (cs)
• Esperanto: varmo (eo)
• Finnish: lämpö (fi), lämpimyys (fi), kuumotus (fi)
• French: chaleur (fr) f
• German: Wärme (de) f
• Hungarian: melegség
• Italian: calore (it) m
• Japanese: (temperature) 暖かさ (ja) (atatakasa), (feelings) 温かみ (ja) (atatakami)
• Jèrriais: chaleu f
• Korean: 온기 (ko)

• Kurdish:

  Sorani: گه‌رمی

• Lithuanian: šiluma
• Luxembourgish: Wäermt (lb) f
• Polish: ciepło (pl) n
• Portuguese: calor (pt) m
• Romanian: căldură (ro) f
• Russian: тепло (ru) (tepló) n, теплота (ru) (teplotá) f
• Sicilian: calura f
• Slovene: toplota (sl)
• Spanish: calor (es) m