noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK:/wɔːmθ/
US:/wɔɹmθ/
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)mθ
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A moderate degree of heat; the sensation of being warm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Friendliness, kindness or affection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Fervor, intensity of emotion or expression.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The effect of using mostly red and yellow hues.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: art, arts
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: affectionateness, fondness, lovingness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: emotionality, emotionalism
Narrower terms: tenderness, uxoriousness
6
noun
Meaning 6
the trait of being intensely emotional
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: heat, passion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: emotionality, emotionalism
Narrower terms: fieriness
7
noun
Meaning 7
the quality of having a moderate degree of heat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an agreeable warmth in the house
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: warmness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hotness, heat, high temperature
Narrower terms: lukewarmness, tepidity, tepidness
8
noun
Meaning 8
the sensation caused by heat energy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: heat
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: temperature
9
noun
Meaning 9
a warmhearted feeling
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: warmheartedness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lovingness, caring
History
Etymology
From Middle English warmth, warmeth, wermþe, from Old English *wiermþu (“warmth”), from Proto-West Germanic *warmiþu (“warmness; warmth”), corresponding to warm + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Waarmte (“warmth”), West Frisian waarmte (“warmth”), Dutch warmte (“warmth”), German Low German Warmte, Warmt (“warmth”).
Across languages
Translations
81 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
nxehtë
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Armenian:
տաքություն
(takʻutʻyun)
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Armenian:
ջերմություն
(ǰermutʻyun)
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Aromanian:
cãloare
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Assamese:
উম
(um)
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Assamese:
উহনি
(uhoni)
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Asturian:
calentura
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Asturian:
calor
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Bulgarian:
топлина
(toplina)
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Catalan:
calor
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Czech:
teplo
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Dutch:
warmte
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Egyptian:
s-r:f-Q7
(srf)
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Esperanto:
varmeco
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Esperanto:
varmo
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Estonian:
soojus
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Finnish:
lämpö
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Finnish:
lämmin
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
French:
chaleur
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Galician:
calor
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Georgian:
სითბო
(sitbo)
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
German:
Wärme
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Ancient Greek:
θέρμη
(thérmē)
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Ancient Greek:
θάλπος
(thálpos)
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Hindi:
तपन
(tapan)
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Hungarian:
melegség
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Hunsrik:
Wäärem
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Ido:
varmeso
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Ido:
kaloro
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Indonesian:
kehangatan
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Italian:
calore
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Japanese:
暖かさ
(atatakasa)
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Japanese:
温かみ
(atatakami)
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Korean:
온기
(on'gi)
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Central Kurdish:
گەرمی
(germî)
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Latin:
calor
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Latvian:
siltums
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Lithuanian:
šiluma
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Luxembourgish:
Wäermt
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Māori:
mahanatanga
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Middle High German:
wermede
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Norman:
chaleu
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Persian:
گرمی
(garmi)
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Persian:
هرم
(horm)
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Polish:
ciepło
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Portuguese:
calor
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Romanian:
căldură
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Russian:
тепло́
(tepló)
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Russian:
теплота́
(teplotá)
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Northern Sami:
liekkasvuohta
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Sanskrit:
तपस्
(tapas)
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Sanskrit:
घर्म
(gharma)
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Sicilian:
calura
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Slovene:
toplota
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Spanish:
calor
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Swedish:
värme
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Tongan:
māfana
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Turkish:
sıcaklık
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Turkish:
sıcaklıklar
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Turkish:
ısı
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Turkish:
ısılar
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Ottoman Turkish:
ایصی
(ısı, ıssı)
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Ottoman Turkish:
صیجاق
(sıcak)
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Ottoman Turkish:
حرارت
(hararet)
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Yiddish:
וואַרעמקייט
(varemkeyt)
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm
Yup'ik:
maqaq
— moderate heat; sensation of being warm