warmth

English

Etymology

From Middle English warmth, warmeth, wermþe, from Old English *wiermþu (“warmth”), from Proto-West Germanic *warmiþu (“warmness; warmth”), corresponding to warm +‎ -th. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Waarmte (“warmth”), West Frisian waarmte (“warmth”), Dutch warmte (“warmth”), German Low German Warmte, Warmt (“warmth”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /wɔːmθ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /wɔɹmθ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)mθ

Noun

warmth (countable and uncountable, plural warmths)

1. A moderate degree of heat; the sensation of being warm.
2. Friendliness, kindness or affection.
3. Fervor, intensity of emotion or expression.
   • 1847 October 16, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], “CHAPTER XXXIII”, in Jane Eyre. An Autobiography. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Smith, Elder, and Co., […], →OCLC:

     "You don't know him—don't pronounce an opinion upon him," I said with warmth.

4. (art) The effect of using mostly red and yellow hues.

Derived terms

• lukewarmth

Translations

moderate heat; sensation of being warm

• Armenian: տաքություն (hy) (takʿutʿyun), ջերմություն (hy) (ǰermutʿyun)
• Aromanian: cãloare f
• Assamese: উম (um), উহনি (uhoni)
• Bulgarian: топлина (bg) f (toplina)
• Czech: teplo (cs)
• Egyptian: (srf)
• Esperanto: varmo
• Finnish: lämpö (fi); lämmin (fi)
• French: chaleur (fr) f
• Galician: calor (gl) f
• Georgian: სითბო (sitbo)
• German: Wärme (de) f
• Greek:

  Ancient: θέρμη f (thérmē), θάλπος n (thálpos)

• Hungarian: melegség (hu)
• Hunsrik: Wäärem f
• Ido: varmeso (io), kaloro (io)
• Italian: calore (it) m
• Japanese: (temperature) 暖かさ (atatakasa), (feelings) 温かみ (atatakami)
• Korean: 온기 (on'gi)
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: گەرمی‎ (ckb) (germî)

• Latin: calor m
• Latvian: siltums m
• Lithuanian: šiluma (lt)
• Luxembourgish: Wäermt f
• Maori: mahanatanga
• Norman: chaleu f
• Northern Sami: liekkasvuohta
• Persian: گرمی‎ (fa) (garmi), هرم‎ (fa) (horm)
• Polish: ciepło (pl) n
• Portuguese: calor (pt) m
• Romanian: căldură (ro) f
• Russian: тепло́ (ru) n (tepló), теплота́ (ru) f (teplotá)
• Sanskrit: तपस् (sa) n (tapas), घर्म (sa) m (gharma)
• Sicilian: calura (scn) f
• Slovene: toplota (sl)
• Spanish: calor (es) m
• Swedish: värme (sv) c or n
• Tongan: māfana
• Turkish: sıcaklık (tr) sg, sıcaklıklar pl, ısı (tr) sg, ısılar pl
• Yiddish: וואַרעמקייט‎ f (varemkeyt)
• Yup'ik: maqaq

friendliness, affection

• Bulgarian: сърдечност (bg) (sǎrdečnost), отзивчивост (bg) f (otzivčivost)
• Finnish: lämpö (fi)
• Japanese: 親密さ (しんみつ-さ, shinmitsu-sa)
• Spanish: simpatía (es) f
• Turkish: sıcakkanlılık (tr) sg, sıcakkanlılıklar pl

intensity of emotion or expression

• Bulgarian: разпаленост (bg) f (razpalenost), въодушевление (bg) n (vǎoduševlenie)
• Finnish: kiihko (fi)

arts: effect

• Finnish: lämpö (fi)