WARM

Pronunciation (US):

• WARM (adjective)
  The adjective WARM has 10 senses:

1. having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
2. psychologically warm; friendly and responsive
3. (color) inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows
4. having or displaying warmth or affection
5. freshly made or left
6. easily aroused or excited
7. characterized by strong enthusiasm
8. characterized by liveliness or excitement or disagreement
9. uncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble
10. of a seeker; near to the object sought

  Familiarity information: WARM used as an adjective is familiar.

• WARM (verb)
  The verb WARM has 2 senses:

1. get warm or warmer
2. make warm or warmer

  Familiarity information: WARM used as a verb is rare.

• WARM (adverb)
  The adverb WARM has 1 sense:

1. in a warm manner

  Familiarity information: WARM used as an adverb is very rare.

• WARM (adjective)

Meaning:

Having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

Context examples:

a warm body / a warm room / a warm climate / a warm coat

Similar:

warming (imparting heat)

lukewarm; tepid (moderately warm)

warmed (having been warmed up)

Also:

hot (used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning)

Attribute:

temperature (the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity))

Antonym:

cool (neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat)

Meaning:

Psychologically warm; friendly and responsive

Context examples:

a warm greeting / a warm personality / warm support

Similar:

cordial; hearty (showing warm and heartfelt friendliness)

Also:

emotional (of more than usual emotion)

friendly (characteristic of or befitting a friend)

Attribute:

emotionalism; emotionality (emotional nature or quality)

Antonym:

cool (psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike)

Meaning:

(color) inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows

Context example:

warm reds and yellows and orange

Similar:

hot ((color) bold and intense)

Antonym:

cool ((color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets)

Meaning:

Having or displaying warmth or affection

Synonyms:

affectionate; fond; lovesome; caring; warm; tender

Context examples:

affectionate children / caring parents / a fond embrace / fond of his nephew / a tender glance / a warm embrace

Similar:

loving (feeling or showing love and affection)

Meaning:

Freshly made or left

Synonyms:

warm; strong

Context examples:

a warm trail / the scent is warm

Similar:

fresh (recently made, produced, or harvested)

Meaning:

Easily aroused or excited

Synonyms:

quick; warm

Context examples:

a quick temper / a warm temper

Similar:

excitable (easily excited)

Meaning:

Characterized by strong enthusiasm

Synonyms:

ardent; warm

Context examples:

ardent revolutionaries / warm support

Similar:

enthusiastic (having or showing great excitement and interest)

Meaning:

Characterized by liveliness or excitement or disagreement

Context example:

a warm debate

Similar:

lively (full of life and energy)

Meaning:

Uncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble

Context example:

made things warm for the bookies

Similar:

uncomfortable (providing or experiencing physical discomfort)

Meaning:

Of a seeker; near to the object sought

Context examples:

you're getting warm / hot on the trail

Similar:

close; near; nigh (not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances)

• WARM (verb)

Meaning:

Get warm or warmer

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

warm; warm up

Context example:

The soup warmed slowly on the stove

Hypernyms (to "warm" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Meaning:

Make warm or warmer

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

The blanket will warm you

Hypernyms (to "warm" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "warm"):

chafe (warm by rubbing, as with the hands)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

• WARM (adverb)

Meaning:

In a warm manner

Synonyms:

warm; warmly

Context examples:

warmly dressed / warm-clad skiers

Pertainym:

warm (having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat)