warm
English
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)m
Etymology 1
From Middle English warm, werm, from Old English wearm, from Proto-Germanic *warmaz, with different proposed origins:
- Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“warm, hot”), related to Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós), Latin formus, Sanskrit घर्म (gharma).
- Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to burn”), related to Hittite [script needed] (warnuzi) and to Old Church Slavonic варити (variti).
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. Some have also proposed a merger of the two roots.
Adjective
warm (comparative warmer, superlative warmest)
- Having a temperature slightly higher than usual, but still pleasant; mildly hot.
- The tea is still warm.
- This is a very warm room.
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- Warm and still is the summer night.
- 1985, Robert Ferro, Blue Star:
- It seemed I was too excited for sleep, too warm, too young.
- Caring and friendly, of relations to another person.
- We have a warm friendship.
- Having a color in the red-orange-yellow part of the visible electromagnetic spectrum.
- Close, often used in the context of a game in which "warm" and "cold" are used to indicate nearness to the goal.
- (Can we date this quote by Black and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- Here, indeed, young Mr. Dowse was getting "warm", as children say at blindman's buff.
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- Fresh, of a scent; still able to be traced.
- (figurative) Communicating a sense of comfort, ease, or pleasantness
- a warm piano sound
- (archaic) Ardent, zealous.
- a warm debate, with strong words exchanged
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- Mirth, and youth, and warm desire!
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- Each warm wish springs mutual from the heart.
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- They say he's a warm man and does not care to be made mouths at.
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- I had been none of the warmest of partisans.
- 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.
- (archaic, colloquial) Well off as to property, or in good circumstances; rich.
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- warm householders, every one of them
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- You shall have a draft upon him, payable at sight: and let me tell you he as warm a man as any within five miles round him.
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- (archaic) Requiring arduous effort.
- 1929, The Listener (issues 41-50, page 552)
- The circular iron platform over there is used in the task of tyring the wheels, a warm job, too, by the way.
- 1929, The Listener (issues 41-50, page 552)
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:warm
- See also Thesaurus:affectionate
- See also Thesaurus:difficult
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Etymology 2
From Old English werman.
Verb
warm (third-person singular simple present warms, present participle warming, simple past and past participle warmed)
- (transitive) To make or keep warm.
- (intransitive) To become warm, to heat up.
- My socks are warming by the fire.
- The earth soon warms on a clear summer day.
- (intransitive) To favour increasingly.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 5, in The China Governess[1]:
- Mr. Campion appeared suitably impressed and she warmed to him. He was very easy to talk to with those long clown lines in his pale face, a natural goon, born rather too early she suspected.
- He is warming to the idea.
- Her classmates are gradually warming to her.
- (intransitive) To become ardent or animated.
- The speaker warms as he proceeds.
- (transitive) To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal in; to enliven.
- (transitive, colloquial) To beat or spank.
- 1945, The Atlantic (volume 176, page 94)
- Not bothering to turn around and not missing a mouthful, Myrtle comforted her with threats of "I'll warm your bottom"; "I'll turn you over to your dad"; "I'll lock you in the truck"; "I'll send for the bogey man" — all of which Darleen ignored […]
- 1945, The Atlantic (volume 176, page 94)
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Noun
warm (plural warms)
- (colloquial) The act of warming, or the state of being warmed; a heating.
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- Shall I give your coffee a warm in the microwave?
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch warm, from Middle Dutch warm, from Old Dutch warm, from Proto-Germanic *warmaz.
Adjective
warm (attributive warmer, comparative warmste, superlative warmste)
- warm
- 2016, “Dinge Raak Warm”, in Sal Jy Met My Dans?[2], performed by Kurt Darren, South Africa:
- Dinge raak warm.
- Things touch warm.
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German warm, from Old High German warm, from Proto-Germanic *warmaz. Cognate with German warm, Dutch warm, English warm, Icelandic varmur.
Adjective
warm
References
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch warm, from Old Dutch warm, from Proto-Germanic *warmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“warm, hot”) or alternatively *wer- (“to burn”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
warm (comparative warmer, superlative warmst)
- warm, hot
- Antonym: koud
- (meteorology, officially) 20 °C or more
Inflection
Declension of warm | ||||
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uninflected | warm | |||
inflected | warme | |||
comparative | warmer | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | warm | warmer | het warmst het warmste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | warme | warmere | warmste |
n. sing. | warm | warmer | warmste | |
plural | warme | warmere | warmste | |
definite | warme | warmere | warmste | |
partitive | warms | warmers | — |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: warm
See also
German
Etymology
From Old High German warm, from Proto-Germanic *warmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“warm, hot”) or alternatively *wer- (“to burn”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
warm (comparative wärmer, superlative am wärmsten)
- warm; mildly hot
- (of clothes) warm; keeping the wearer warm
- (dated, except in warmer Bruder) homosexual, gay; generally only of male homosexuality; though not in general use, this sense is current enough to make it advisable not to describe the relation between two men as warm (unless the implication is intended)
Usage notes
- German warm means “warm”, but not “feeling warm”; therefore the phrase ich bin warm (literally “I am warm”) would mean that one’s body has a high temperature, particularly that one’s skin is warm on the outside. The English “I am warm” (that is: I feel warm) is equivalent to German mir ist warm (literally “there is warm to me”).
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Further reading
- “warm” in Duden online
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch warm, from Proto-Germanic *warmaz.
Adjective
warm
Inflection
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Further reading
- “warm”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “warm”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English wearm; from Proto-Germanic *warmaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
warm (plural and weak singular warme, comparative warmer, superlative warmest)
- (temperature) warm, mildly hot
- (weather) warm, pleasant, mild
- heated, warmed
- (locations or garments) having a tendency to be warm; designed to stay warm
- Being at a healthy temperature
- enthusiastic, vigourous
Descendants
References
- “warm (adj.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-26.
Noun
warm
References
- “warm (adj.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-26.
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *warmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“warm, hot”) or alternatively *wer- (“to burn”).
Adjective
warm
Derived terms
Descendants
- Middle High German: warm
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *warmaz (“warm”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“warm, hot”) or alternatively *wer- (“to burn”).
Adjective
warm (comparative warmoro, superlative warmost)
Declension
Weak declension | ||||||
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gender | masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | warmoro, warmora | warmoron, warmorun | warmora, warmore | warmoron, warmorun, warmoran | warmora, warmore | warmoron, warmorun |
accusative | warmoron, warmoran | warmoron, warmorun | warmorun, warmoron, warmoran | warmoron, warmorun, warmoran | warmora, warmore | warmoron, warmorun |
genitive | warmoren, warmoran | warmorono, warmoreno | warmorun, warmoran, warmoren | warmorono | warmoren, warmoran | warmorono, warmoreno |
dative | warmoron, warmoren, warmoran | warmoron, warmorun | warmorun, warmoran | warmoron, warmorun | warmoron, warmoren, warmoran | warmoron, warmorun |
Descendants
- Low German: warm
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