as in insanity
lack of good sense or judgment
only sheer balminess would possess someone to invest in that loser of a stock
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as in psychotic
having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind
a completely balmy but harmless old man who talked intently to plants and believed they answered back
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as in temperate
marked by temperatures that are neither too high nor too low
a balmy spring day
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as in gentle
not harsh or stern especially in nature or effect
a pleasant, balmy breeze was all that stirred the wildflowers growing near the shore
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as in absurd
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment
the balmy notion that the IRS wouldn't collect taxes on his lottery winnings
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Recent Examples of balminess
Lynette Rice, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2025
The rapid temperature change will be nothing new to New Yorkers, who enjoyed balmy weather early Saturday before shifting air masses dropped temperatures nearly 30 degrees in a matter of hours.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
Palmer’s matches have averaged a balmy (by UK standards) 13.7C, well above the league’s 10.8C average.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Spring’s transitional weather—sunny one day, cloudy the next; balmy on Tuesday, frigid by Friday—calls for a variety of products to keep the skin barrier soothed.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Hollywood workers threw themselves a pep rally on Sunday in hopes that their grassroots campaigning — not to mention their ability to lure hundreds of people into a hot warehouse in balmy Sun Valley — will be enough to keep production in Los Angeles.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2025
The rapid temperature change will be nothing new to New Yorkers, who enjoyed balmy weather early Saturday before shifting air masses dropped temperatures nearly 30 degrees in a matter of hours.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
Palmer’s matches have averaged a balmy (by UK standards) 13.7C, well above the league’s 10.8C average.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Spring’s transitional weather—sunny one day, cloudy the next; balmy on Tuesday, frigid by Friday—calls for a variety of products to keep the skin barrier soothed.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for balminess
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Dominguez has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to killing two people and grievously wounding a third over the space of five days in April and May 2023.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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However, on April 18, a judge in Fulton County Superior Court dropped the charges against Calabrese-Lewis, ordering that she should be declared not guilty by reason of insanity, citing her mental illness, according to the filing obtained by PEOPLE.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.—
Peter Hermann,
Washington Post,
7 Feb. 2023
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Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.—
Thomas Saccente,
Arkansas Online,
17 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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Spanish canals operated in a temperate climate and were managed by individual farmers who could maintain or increase their water flow.—
Ari Caramanica,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2025
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In fact, the more temperate weather can be the best time to snuggle up outside, sit by a fire pit, and enjoy a new piece of outdoor furniture.—
Shea Simmons,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Oct. 2024
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Follow discipline with a calm, comforting debrief Debriefing conversations should be gentle and happen after everyone has calmed down.—
Caroline Fleck, Contributor,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2025
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This square isn’t necessarily gentle, but these big, bold and potentially unsettling shifts are ultimately necessary for our growth.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Quarterly reports delayed by years would be absurd.—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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While that isn't anywhere close to of being traded 10 times, being traded in four straight seasons is quite absurd.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Liam Twomey got his teeth into the Marvel Comics-style madness of Real Madrid’s ‘El Loco’, Antonio Rudiger (above).—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The madness in the auditoriums has understandably irked theater operators and unsuspecting patrons, especially when one attendee brought a live chicken into a showing.—
Ryan Faughnder,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Amanda learned in like 10 seconds, which is insane.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Mar. 2025
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The emu egg—a two pound, eight-inch ovoid with a sultry teal shell gently speckled in pale green—seemed like just the right absurdist final flourish for an already insane endeavor.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
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Just like the name suggests, this moisture-wicking dress was designed to keep you cool on sunny, blisteringly hot days.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Apr. 2025
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Your skin is exposed to UV rays both on cold, cloudy days and sunny ones.—
Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH,
Verywell Health,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Balminess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balminess. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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