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warmth

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of warmth

1 the quality or state of being moderate in temperature

  • the cozy warmth of the inn's parlor was a welcome relief from the wintry weather outside
Synonyms of warmth

lukewarmness, tepidity, tepidness, warmness
Words Related to warmth

balminess, mildness, temperateness

glow, radiance, radiancy

heat, hotness, stuffiness, sultriness, torridity, torridness
Near Antonyms of warmth

bitterness, bleakness, cold, coldness, frigidity, frigidness, frostiness, iciness, rawness, sharpness

frost
Antonyms of warmth

chill, chilliness, coolness

2 depth of feeling

  • I was surprised by the warmth of the greeting
Synonyms of warmth

ardency, ardor, emotion, enthusiasm, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fire, heat, intenseness, intensity, passion, passionateness, vehemence, violence, white heat
Words Related to warmth

cathexis

emotionalism, emotionality, histrionics, mawkishness, melodrama, sappiness, sentimentality

eagerness, earnestness, excitement, gusto, keenness, zest

fanaticism, fever, hot-bloodedness, infatuation, mania, obsession, zeal

compassion, responsiveness, sentiment, sympathy, tenderness

torridity, torridness
Near Antonyms of warmth

aloofness, calmness, collectedness, composure, detachedness, dryness, phlegm, reserve, reservedness, reticence, taciturnity

apathy, indifference, stoicism, stoniness, unconcern

stiffness, woodenness

chilliness, coldness, coolness, frigidity, frigidness
Antonyms of warmth

impassiveness, impassivity, insensibility, insensibleness, insensitiveness, insensitivity

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