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noun
the state of being warm; warmth
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the quality of having a moderate degree of heat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: warmth
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hotness, heat, high temperature
Narrower terms: lukewarmness, tepidity, tepidness
noun
a positive feeling of liking
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmheartedness, philia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: feeling
Narrower terms: attachment, fond regard, protectiveness, regard, respect, soft spot
History
From Middle English warmnesse, from Old English wearmnes (“warmness, warmth”), from Proto-West Germanic *warmnassī (“warmness, warmth”), equivalent to warm + -ness. Cognate with Scots warmnes (“warmness”), West Frisian waarmens (“warmness”), dialectal Dutch warmenesse, warmnis (“warmness”), German Low German Warmnis (“warmness”).
