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WARMNESS

• WARMNESS (noun)
The noun WARMNESS has 2 senses:

1. a positive feeling of liking
2. the quality of having a moderate degree of heat

Familiarity information: WARMNESS used as a noun is rare.

• WARMNESS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A positive feeling of liking

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

philia; warmness; affectionateness; affection; fondness; warmheartedness; tenderness; heart

Context examples:

he had trouble expressing the affection he felt / the child won everyone's heart / the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home

Hypernyms ("warmness" is a kind of...):

feeling (the experiencing of affective and emotional states)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "warmness"):

attachment; fond regard (a feeling of affection for a person or an institution)

protectiveness (a feeling of protective affection)

regard; respect (a feeling of friendship and esteem)

soft spot (a sentimental affection)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

The quality of having a moderate degree of heat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

warmness; warmth

Context example:

an agreeable warmth in the house

Hypernyms ("warmness" is a kind of...):

heat; high temperature; hotness (the presence of heat)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "warmness"):

lukewarmness; tepidity; tepidness (a warmness resembling the temperature of the skin)

"A man needs a woman like a fish needs a bicycle."
(English proverb)
"He who would do great things should not attempt them all alone."
(Native American proverb, Seneca)
"The envious was created only to be infuriated."
(Arabic proverb)
"Heaven helps those who help themselves."
(Corsican proverb)

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