balmy
adjective
ˈbäl-mē
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Definition of balmy
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Synonyms & Antonyms for balmy
Synonyms
absurd, asinine, brainless, cockeyed, crackpot, crazy, cuckoo, daffy, daft, dippy, dotty, fatuous, featherheaded, fool, foolish, half-baked, half-witted, harebrained, inept, insane, jerky, kooky (also kookie), loony (also looney), lunatic, lunkheaded, mad, nonsensical, nutty, preposterous, sappy, screwball, senseless, silly, simpleminded, stupid, tomfool, unwise, wacky (also whacky), weak-minded, witless, zany
Antonyms
judicious, prudent, sagacious, sage, sane, sapient, sensible, sound, wise
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In the days that followed, the weather turned balmy as islanders searched for Eddie Jacks by air and sea. — Earl Swift, Outside Online, "The Incredible True Story of the Henrietta C.," 20 June 2018 The weather was balmy and clear, bathing the ancient stones of Windsor Castle in a beautiful spring light. — chicagotribune.com, "Royal wedding guests pour into Windsor Castle ahead of nuptials watched 'round the world," 19 May 2018 Delicately, the groundskeepers pointed out that the weather in Manchester is a little less balmy, a little more sodden, than Catalonia or Bavaria, and that perhaps the grass should be slightly longer to account for that. — Rory Smith, New York Times, "The Greatness of Pep Guardiola, in a Blade of Grass," 6 Apr. 2018 There was nothing better than a balmy summer night out in pajamas and watching a movie on the huge drive-in screen before falling asleep and having your dad help you into bed. — Pat Lenhoff, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Savoring summer moments while thinking of days long gone," 5 July 2018 That’s picked up in recent years, aided by a relatively strong economy and — as anyone north of the Mason-Dixon line this week will appreciate — balmy winters. — Danny Hayes, Washington Post, "White voters are moving to the South — and making it more Democratic," 2 Jan. 2018 Zhuhai, sometimes referred to as China's Florida on account of its balmy climate and lush vegetation, is a family-friendly destination. — Sarah Lazarus, CNN, "The $20 billion 'umbilical cord': China unveils the world's longest sea-crossing bridge," 4 May 2018 With Fourth of July revelry reaching its apex, and Paris Couture Week continuing to enchant on and off the runway, this week's best beauty moments were a study in how to survive—and embrace—the balmy weather. — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, "The 10 Best Beauty Looks: Week of July 8, 2018," 10 July 2018 Working during the South Pole summer, when the sun never sets and temperatures hover at a balmy negative 18 degrees Fahrenheit, scientists and engineers melted dozens of mile-deep holes in the ice and dropped strings of spherical sensors into them. — Author: Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, "In a cosmic first, scientists detect ‘ghost particles’ from a distant galaxy," 12 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'balmy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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balmy
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of balmy
of air, weather, etc. : warm, calm, and pleasant
: crazy or foolish
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balmy
adjective
ˈbäl-mē\
Kids Definition of balmy
: warm, calm, and pleasant a balmy breeze
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