balmy C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled balmly US /ˈbɑmi/ UK /ˈbɑːmi/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj pleasantly warm and mild, of weather They strolled along the shore on a balmy summer evening. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · pleasantly warm and mild,... mildtemperategentlesoftpleasantclement ↔ Opposites harshfrigidstormy Word family Forms balminess Derived forms balminess Related forms balm Etymology AI details From balm + the adjective suffix -y; balm from Old French basme, from Latin balsamum ('balsam'), from Greek bálsamon. balsamum Latin bálsamon Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # balmy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈbɑmi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbɑːmi/ ## Meanings 1. pleasantly warm and mild, of weather ## Examples - They strolled along the shore on a balmy summer evening. ## Synonyms - mild - temperate - gentle - soft - pleasant - clement ## Antonyms - harsh - frigid - stormy ## Derived Forms - balminess ## Related Forms - balm ## Roots and Affixes - Root: balsamum - Root: bálsamon ## Etymology From balm + the adjective suffix -y; balm from Old French basme, from Latin balsamum ('balsam'), from Greek bálsamon. ## AI Etymology Balmy comes from balm + the adjective suffix -y; balm from Old French basme, from Latin balsamum ('balsam'), from Greek bálsamon. The historical trail runs through Latin balsamum and Ancient Greek bálsamon. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means pleasantly warm and mild, of weather. Derived formations include balminess; related forms include balm. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown