warmth
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English warmth, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English *wiermþu (“warmth”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *warmiþō (“warmness; warmth”), corresponding to warm + -th. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Waarmte (“warmth”), West Frisian waarmte (“warmth”), Dutch warmte (“warmth”).
Pronunciation
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Audio (US) (file)
Noun
warmth (countable and uncountable, plural warmths)
- A moderate degree of heat; the sensation of being warm.
- Friendliness, kindness or affection.
- Fervor, intensity of emotion or expression.
- 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter XXXIII:
- "You don't know him—don't pronounce an opinion upon him," I said with warmth.
- 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter XXXIII:
- (art) The effect of using mostly red and yellow hues.
Translations
moderate heat; sensation of being warm
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friendliness, affection
intensity of emotion or expression
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arts: effect
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