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warmth

noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /wɔːmθ/
  • US: /wɔɹmθ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)mθ
  • CMU ARPABET: W AO1 R M TH 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
  • Bulgarian: сърдечност (sǎrdečnost) — friendliness, affection
  • Bulgarian: отзивчивост (otzivčivost) — friendliness, affection
  • Catalan: calidesa — friendliness, affection
  • Dutch: warmte — friendliness, affection
  • Estonian: soojus — friendliness, affection
  • Finnish: lämpö — friendliness, affection
  • French: chaleur — friendliness, affection
  • Japanese: 親密さ (shinmitsu-sa) — friendliness, affection
  • Spanish: simpatía — friendliness, affection
  • Turkish: sıcakkanlılık — friendliness, affection
  • Turkish: sıcakkanlılıklar — friendliness, affection
  • Bulgarian: разпаленост (razpalenost) — intensity of emotion or expression
  • Bulgarian: въодушевление (vǎoduševlenie) — intensity of emotion or expression
  • Finnish: kiihko — intensity of emotion or expression
  • Finnish: lämpö — arts: effect