balmy
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
balm + -y. Doublet of balsamic.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈbɑː.mi/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɑmi/, /ˈbɔmi/, /ˈbɑlmi/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːmi, -ɑːlmi
Adjective[edit]
balmy (comparative balmier, superlative balmiest)
- Producing balm.
- Soothing or fragrant.
- Of weather, mild and pleasant.
- (informal, US) Foolish; slightly crazy or mad; eccentric.
- Synonym: (UK) barmy
- 1958 April 1, Roald Dahl, “Parson's Pleasure”, in Esquire[2], page 148:
- 'I reckon he's balmy,' Claud said, and Bert grinned darkly, rolling his misty eye slowly round in its socket.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
soothing or fragrant
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mild and pleasant
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colloquial: foolish
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