Balmy - English meaning

adjective

Gentle and kindly.

Usage examples:

His benign but firm manner

adjective

Pleasant and kind

Usage examples:

A benign old lady

adjective

A benign growth is not cancer and is not likely to be harmful

Usage examples:

A benign tumour

adjective

Not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions.

Usage examples:

She had to keep calm at all costs

noun

The absence of strong emotions; calm feelings.

Usage examples:

His usual calm deserted him

verb

Make (someone) tranquil and quiet; soothe.

Usage examples:

I took him inside and tried to calm him down

adjective

(of weather) mild.

Usage examples:

It is a very clement day

adjective

Clement weather is pleasant or not severe

Usage examples:

It's very clement for the time of year.

adjective

Of very high quality; very good of its kind.

Usage examples:

This was a fine piece of film-making

noun

Very small particles found in mining, milling, etc.

Usage examples:

It raises dust, separating fines from aggregate.

adverb

In a satisfactory or pleasing manner; very well.

Usage examples:

‘and how's the job-hunting going?’ ‘oh, fine.’

adjective

Having a pleasant or sweet smell.

Usage examples:

She gathered the fragrant blooms

adjective

With a pleasant smell

Usage examples:

Fragrant flowers, the sauce itself was light, fragrant and slightly sweet.

adjective

Having or showing a mild, kind, or tender temperament or character.

Usage examples:

A gentle, sensitive man

verb

Make or become gentle.

Usage examples:

Cobb's tone gentled a little

noun

A maggot, especially the larva of a blowfly, used as bait.

Usage examples:

He put the gentle on the hook

adjective

Not severe, serious, or harsh.

Usage examples:

Mild criticism

noun

A kind of dark beer not strongly flavoured with hops.

Usage examples:

They still brew a delicious dark mild which is one of my favourite drinks.

adjective

Naturally having or producing a sweet, pleasant smell.

Usage examples:

Perfumed soap

verb

Give a pleasant smell to.

Usage examples:

Just one bloom of jasmine has the power to perfume a whole room

adjective

Having a pleasant perfume

Usage examples:

Perfumed bath oil, expensively perfumed women

adjective

Giving a sense of happy satisfaction or enjoyment.

Usage examples:

A very pleasant evening

adjective

Enjoyable or attractive, or (of a person) friendly and easy to like

Usage examples:

We spent a pleasant afternoon at the beach., she had a pleasant manner and was popular with everyon…

adjective

Having a pleasant scent.

Usage examples:

Scented soap

verb

Impart a pleasant scent to.

Usage examples:

A glass of tea scented with a local herb

adjective

Easy to mould, cut, compress, or fold; not hard or firm to the touch.

Usage examples:

Soft margarine

adverb

(of a consonant) pronounced as a fricative (as c in ice ).

adjective

Not hard or firm; changing its shape when pressed

Usage examples:

The crabs are plucked from the water before their soft shells have had a chance to harden., the bab…

adjective

Having a gently calming effect.

Usage examples:

She put on some soothing music

verb

Gently calm (a person or their feelings).

Usage examples:

A shot of brandy might soothe his nerves

adjective

Making you feel calm

Usage examples:

I put on some nice soothing music., her words had a soothing effect., a soothing ointment

adjective

Characteristic of or suitable for summer.

Usage examples:

We were blessed with summery weather

adjective

Typical of or suitable for summer

Usage examples:

Clare walked by looking very summery in a pale blue sundress.

adjective

Relating to or denoting a region or climate characterized by mild temperatures.

Usage examples:

Sage can be grown outdoors in cool, temperate climates

adjective

Not extreme; within a middle range

Usage examples:

The climate here is pretty temperate.

adjective

Free from disturbance; calm.

Usage examples:

Her tranquil gaze

adjective

Calm, quiet, and peaceful

Usage examples:

I lay on the dock under a tranquil blue sky., the tranquility of the forest helps me relax., vets h…

adjective

Calm and peaceful and without noise, violence, worry, etc.

Usage examples:

She stared at the tranquil surface of the water., the hotel is in a tranquil rural setting., a spas…