warm

A1 Topic:Weather & Climate

Also spelled warmin

US /wɔɹm/ UK /wɔːm/ See IPA manual

Freq #1314

Meanings

1

adj
Having a pleasant temperature that is fairly high but not hot.

It was a warm, sunny afternoon.
2

adj
Keeping in heat; making you feel warm.

Put on a warm coat before you go out.
3

verb
To make or become warmer.

The blanket will warm you up.
4

adj
Friendly and affectionate.

She gave us a warm welcome.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

3 verb · to make or become warmer. warm up

More balmy mild tepid

Opposites

arctic cold cool frozen

Word family

Forms warmedwarmerwarmestwarms

Derived forms lukewarmmilk-warmmuffin-warmpiss-warmwarm-bloodedwarm-bloodednesswarm-downwarm-heartedwarm-upwarmheartedwarmishwarmly

Related forms heated hot steamy temperature tepid

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Phrases (5)

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warm clothes
thick or insulating clothing suitable for cold weather

Adjective + noun
warm applause
friendly and appreciative clapping

Adjective + noun
warm feel
a quality of comfort or friendliness in an environment or material

Adjective + noun
warm feeling
a pleasant sense of comfort, affection, or goodwill

Adjective + noun
warm thanks
friendly, genuine gratitude

Adjective + noun

Proverbs (2)

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Simplified etymology

Warm comes from Old English and can be traced to an ancient root also represented by Greek thermos, “hot.” The Greek form later contributed to English words such as thermometer and thermostat.

Etymology

From Middle English warm, werm, from Old English wearm, from Proto-West Germanic *warm, from Proto-Germanic *warmaz, either from Proto-Indo-European *wór-mo-s, from *wer- (“to burn”), or Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰor-mo-s, from the root *gʷʰer- (“warm, hot”). Cognate with West Frisian waarm, Saterland Frisian woorm, Dutch warm, German warm, Swedish varm, Icelandic varmur, Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós) (in which case perhaps a distant doublet of thermos), Latin formus, Sanskrit घर्म (gharmá), or alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to burn”), related to Hittite 𒉿𒊏𒀀𒉌 (warāni, “to burn”),…

*gʷʰer- Proto-Indo-European warm Middle English wearm Old English *warm Proto-West Germanic *warmaz Proto-Germanic *wer- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Weather & Climate

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# warm

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** adj, verb
**IPA (US):** /wɔɹm/
**IPA (UK):** /wɔːm/
**Frequency rank:** 1314

## Meanings
1. Having a pleasant temperature that is fairly high but not hot.
2. Keeping in heat; making you feel warm.
3. To make or become warmer.
4. Friendly and affectionate.

## Examples
- It was a warm, sunny afternoon.
- Put on a warm coat before you go out.
- The blanket will warm you up.
- She gave us a warm welcome.

## Synonyms
- balmy
- mild
- tepid

## Antonyms
- arctic
- cold
- cool
- frozen

## Derived Forms
- lukewarm
- milk-warm
- muffin-warm
- piss-warm
- warm-blooded
- warm-bloodedness
- warm-down
- warm-hearted
- warm-up
- warmhearted
- warmish
- warmly

## Related Forms
- heated
- hot
- steamy
- temperature
- tepid

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *gʷʰer-
- Root: warm
- Root: wearm
- Root: *warm
- Root: *warmaz
- Root: *wer-

## Etymology
From Middle English warm, werm, from Old English wearm, from Proto-West Germanic *warm, from Proto-Germanic *warmaz, either from Proto-Indo-European *wór-mo-s, from *wer- (“to burn”), or Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰor-mo-s, from the root *gʷʰer- (“warm, hot”). Cognate with West Frisian waarm, Saterland Frisian woorm, Dutch warm, German warm, Swedish varm, Icelandic varmur, Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós) (in which case perhaps a distant doublet of thermos), Latin formus, Sanskrit घर्म (gharmá), or alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to burn”), related to Hittite 𒉿𒊏𒀀𒉌 (warāni, “to burn”),…

## AI Etymology
Warm is from Middle English warm, werm, from Old English wearm, from Proto-West Germanic *warm, from Proto-Germanic *warmaz, either from Proto-Indo-European *wór-mo-s, from *wer- (“to burn”), or Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰor-mo-s, from the root *gʷʰer- (“warm, hot”). Important historical forms include Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-, Middle English warm, Old English wearm, Proto-West Germanic *warm, Proto-Germanic *warmaz, and Proto-Indo-European *wer-. In present-day use, it can mean having a pleasant temperature that is fairly high but not hot, or keeping in heat; making you feel warm.

## Topics
- Weather & Climate

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